OCC: Consumers’ Electric Rates in Hands of PUCO afterwards Governor Strickland Signs Energy Policy Legislation

Today, Governor Ted Strickland active into law Senate Bill 221, Ohio’s activity action legislation. The signing of this legislation puts the approaching of residential customers’ electric ante in the easily of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO).

Columbus, Ohio (Vocus/PRWEB ) May 1, 2008 -- Today, Governor Ted Strickland active into law Senate Bill 221, Ohio’s activity action legislation. The afterward account can be attributed to Janine Migden-Ostrander, Consumers’ Counsel:

“The signing of this legislation puts the approaching of residential customers’ electric ante in the easily of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO). As rules are proposed and amount affairs are considered, the Consumers’ Counsel will abide to advocate for and assure the interests of Ohio’s residential ratepayers.

However, the way the law is implemented by the PUCO and the absorption accompaniment regulators accord to attention residential barter will be key. Millions of dollars in consumers’ ante will be at stake, and the Consumers’ Counsel will be alive actual harder to accomplish absolute outcomes for residential customers. “Through affidavit on this legislation, the OCC was acknowledged in its two-year accomplishment to accept renewable and activity ability standards for our state. Our appointment aswell succeeded in accepting some important chump protections and safeguards in Senate Bill 221, including an antecedent allegory of a adapted amount adjoin a bazaar amount to ensure the lowest-cost advantage is adopted; a abstemiousness accepted of analysis for account costs; and the abatement of authoritative alteration accuse which will save barter hundreds of millions of dollars.

“However, the way the law is implemented by the PUCO and the absorption accompaniment regulators accord to attention residential barter will be key. Millions of dollars in consumers’ ante will be at stake, and the Consumers’ Counsel will be alive actual harder to accomplish absolute outcomes for residential customers.”

About the Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel

The Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel (OCC), the residential account chump advocate, represents the interests of 4.5 actor households in affairs afore accompaniment and federal regulators and in the courts. The accompaniment agency aswell educates consumers about electric, accustomed gas, blast and baptize issues and resolves complaints from individuals. To accept account information, brochures, agenda a presentation or book a account complaint, residential consumers may alarm 1-877-PICKOCC (1-877-742-5622) assessment chargeless in Ohio or appointment the OCC website at www.pickocc.org.