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Former FirstEnergy Executive Sheds Light on Ohio HB 6 Machinations, Denies Culpability
The former vice president also was asked about Tony George’s involvement in the scandal
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Ohio High Court Races Will Decide Future of State’s Energy Transition and Utility Fairness
Expect judges to weigh questions about siting solar and wind generation, Ohio’s ongoing corruption scandal, refunds for consumers, oil and gas drilling, and more.
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Ohio Supreme Court: Sam Randazzo’s Assets Can Be Frozen in Connection With FirstEnergy Case
State asked for freeze of assets to potentially claw back $4.3 million FirstEnergy bribe
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What Can Ohio Regulators Do to Prevent Future Utility Corruption Scandals?
“The rules have to be really airtight,” or else companies will exploit any loopholes
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Former PUCO Commissioner: Ohio Energy Policy Is Incoherent, Asymmetrical, and Driven by Special Interests
Favored interests are the powerful drivers of energy policy in the state
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Special Counsel Hired to Help PUCO With Document Requests Has Multiple Ties to HB 6 Push
Links include an HB 6 co-sponsor, a lobbyist for FirstEnergy’s former subsidiary, and a former partner who served as an officer for Generation Now.
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Ohio Utility Regulators Freeze Investigations Into FirstEnergy Bribes
The move is meant to defer to the ongoing criminal cases
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A Court-Ordered Freeze of Regulator’s HB 6 Cases Could Further Harm Ohio Consumers
A federal prosecutor’s move to stay PUCO cases would thwart investigations behind FirstEnergy’s spending and other matters related to Ohio’s ongoing House Bill 6 corruption scandal
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Ohioans Face Gas and Electric Rate Hikes as Utility Companies Propose $400 Million in New Collections
Those charges could be spread between customers of Columbia Gas, AES Ohio, Duke Energy, and Aqua Ohio
