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Ohio Consumers' Counsel warns Greene County residents of proposed AES Ohio and CenterPoint distribution rate increases
Summary
Maureen Willis of the Ohio Consumers' Counsel told the Greene County Board of Commissioners that distribution-rate applications filed by CenterPoint (gas) and AES Ohio (electric) could raise local residential bills if granted; she outlined participation options, a 9–12 month timeline, and local assistance programs.
Maureen Willis, agency director for the Office of the Ohio Consumers' Counsel, told the Greene County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 20 that distribution-rate applications filed by CenterPoint (natural gas) and AES Ohio (electric) could significantly raise local residential utility bills if the utilities receive the full amounts they have requested.
The Consumers' Counsel is a state agency that represents residential utility customers before the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. Willis said the agency expects CenterPoint's requested distribution change to be around 30% and AES Ohio's to be about 15%, pending the commission's final decision.
Willis said the cases follow a standard regulatory timeline and typically take about nine to 12 months from application to an…
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