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AEP, the PUCO staff and the Ohio Consumers Counsel want data center companies to pay 85% of the electricity usage. The companies wanted to pay 75% of the cost.

A deal between AEP Ohio and Intel to have AEP Ohio's customers foot the $95-million bill for the new electric infrastructure Intel needs is gaining more support.

The increase could mean AES Ohio electric customers have to foot a bill $40 higher a year.

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio is participating in International Roadcheck, a 72-hour blitz from May 14-16 throughout the United States, Mexico and Canada that checks motor carriers for safety violations.

Jenifer French was appointed as Public Utilities Chair of Ohio in 2021. Sam Randazzo, former head of the PUCO, died of apparent suicide earlier this year after he was indicted for bribery.

Former Public Utilities Commission of Ohio chair Sam Randazzo, accused of heavy involvement in the state's largest bribery scheme, died by suspected suicide Tuesday morning.

Ohio’s electric customers were charged more than $100 million to subsidize two unprofitable coal plants in 2020.

Former Ohio Public Utilities Commission Director Sam Randazzo had sought to have his trial moved to Columbus.

The request from the Ohio Consumers' Counsel comes after Attorney General Dave Yost advised the PUCO to halt four investigations related to the nuclear power plant bailout law known as House Bill 6.

For two days, Gov. Mike DeWine has been answering questions about the indictments of two former FirstEnergy executives and the man he appointed to chair Ohio's utility regulating panel.