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Bay Village to press PUCO: council objects to FirstEnergy proposal to lengthen outage restoration windows
Summary
Council reviewed and authorized a city letter and resolution opposing FirstEnergy's request at the PUCO to lengthen allowed outage restoration windows. City staff cited increased local outages, noting Ward 3 experienced at least seven outages in an eight-month period in 2025, and moved to file comments before the PUCO comment deadline.
Bay Village council reviewed a drafted letter and resolution opposing FirstEnergy's request before the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to lengthen allowable outage-restoration windows.
"Ward 3 experienced, at least 7 power outages in 8 8 month period in 2025 alone," the director of public service stated as the basis for the city's objection. The letter and drafted resolution argue that reduced reliability standards combined with rising rates would harm residents and public-safety services (medical equipment, refrigerated medication, heating/cooling). The administration noted that while it had not completed a comprehensive dataset review, it had resident-submitted outage documentation and cited local incidents.
Council discussed whether to collect additional data before filing; because the PUCO comment period deadline was imminent, staff had already filed a letter (signed by the mayor and the public service director) and recommended a council resolution as additional support. Members agreed to bring the resolution to an immediate vote and to coordinate county-level advocacy to strengthen the municipal submission.
