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Ohio Consumers’ Council warns Washington Court House residents of potential double utility rate increases; offers ways to respond
Summary
State agency representatives told the Washington Court House City Council that proposed distribution and supply filings by CenterPoint and AES Ohio could raise household utility costs and urged residents and the council to file comments, attend PUCO hearings and consider a council resolution opposing the increases.
Maureen Willis, a representative of the Ohio Consumers— Council, told the Washington Court House City Council on Jan. 22 that two pending utility cases could raise monthly household energy costs and encouraged local advocacy at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.
Willis said CenterPoint has filed for a roughly 25% increase in distribution rates and AES Ohio has filed for about a 14% total-bill increase. "You will potentially residents will potentially see their utility bills rise," Willis said, adding that those increases affect only the distribution portion of a bill — the lines that deliver gas and electricity to homes — not supply or transmission.
The council was urged to consider formal local action. "What you can do... is draft a resolution," Willis told Council member Caleb Johnson. "A resolution that says, we oppose this rate increase. It's gonna harm our community." She said such resolutions and local testimony become…
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