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FirstEnergy says it has taken steps to move forward. Issues related to HB 6 continue to play a role in the company’s push to raise charges and more.

FirstEnergy utilities and solar advocates have reached an agreement over the utilities net metering plan for customers that generate their own electricity. The deal proposed to the West Virginia Public Service Commission by Mon Power, Potomac Edison and groups including solar installer Solar Holler would resolve what has been an especially intense rate case-based dispute.

Most Ohioans can't broker secret deals with their electric companies for lower bills.

Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in shares of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE:FE – Free Report) by 3.1% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 13,573,719 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after buying an additional 407,350 shares during the period. […]

Mike DeWine now says putting attorney Sam Randazzo on the PUCO was a mistake but DeWine says he didn't know at the time about a $4.3 million payment.

What has Ohio done to strengthen its ethics laws for elected officials since the Householder scandal? Nothing, says our editorial board.

DeWine made Sam Randazzo the head of PUCO. New allegations say Randazzo had a corrupt relationship with FirstEnergy dating back to 2010

FirstEnergy customers are furious at the former utility company executives who raised their bills to allegedly fund the largest bribery scheme in Ohio history — especially as they pleaded not guilty.

The West Virginia House of Delegates Energy and Manufacturing Committee approved a bill, on Feb. 14, 2024, that would allow a tax credit for operating environmental pollution control equipment at coal-fired plants. House Bill 5522 would apply to electric utility-controlled plants.

FirstEnergy has cited West Virginia energy policy as a key obstacle causing it to abandon its greenhouse gas reduction target for 2030. The utility says its target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions 30% by 2030 from a 2019 baseline depended on a “meaningful reduction in operation” at its Harrison and Fort Martin power stations that hasnt materialized.