Ohio Utilities and Energy
Ohio House releases HB 6 documents subpoenaed by feds: Capitol Letter
Ohio House releases HB 6 documents subpoenaed by feds: Capitol Letter
A new campaign aims to oust Ohio’s top utilities regulator. Who is Sam Randazzo and how is he tied to FirstEnergy?
A new campaign aims to oust Ohio’s top utilities regulator. Who is Sam Randazzo and how is he tied to FirstEnergy?
FirstEnergy is described as “Company A,” but not charged, in the federal government’s $61 million bribery case over the passage of House Bill 6, from which the Akron company’s nuclear power plants have benefitted.
Householder ally Tony George contributed campaign money, support for FirstEnergy
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Householder ally Tony George contributed campaign money, support for FirstEnergy
Prominent Cleveland businessman Tony George and his family gave nearly $120,000 in contributions to Householder over the past four years, just as Householder returned to state politics and rose to become the speaker of the Ohio House, records show.
City Council legislation seeks repeal of nuke plant bailout, investigation of First Energy tactics in Cleveland
City Council legislation seeks repeal of nuke plant bailout, investigation of First Energy tactics in Cleveland
The resolution, introduced Wednesday, calls on the Ohio General Assembly to repeal a $1.3-billion bailout approved last year with passage of House Bill 6.
Criminal charges against Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder echo past pay-to-play allegations
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Criminal charges against Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder echo past pay-to-play allegations
In past years, entities including the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Ohio Secretary of State probed Householder without bringing charges.
DeWine flips on HB6 after flopping: Darcy cartoon
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DeWine flips on HB6 after flopping: Darcy cartoon
After sleeping on the taint of HB6, Ohio Governor DeWine has had second thoughts that should have been his first -- to now support repealing and replacing HB6.
Who is Juan Cespedes and what is he accused of in the Ohio statehouse bribery case
Who is Juan Cespedes and what is he accused of in the Ohio statehouse bribery case
Juan Cespedes is described in an FBI affidavit as a key middleman who helped FirstEnergy carry out its end of a $60 million quid pro quo with House Speaker Larry Householder to push legislation bailing out the company’s nuclear power plants.
FirstEnergy customer skeptical of ‘no-fee’ energy efficiency kit offer: Money Matters
FirstEnergy customer skeptical of ‘no-fee’ energy efficiency kit offer: Money Matters
Today I got an email with a solicitation from FirstEnergy: “Order Your No-Fee Energy Efficiency Kit.” It does not say free, so is it?
Why so many robocalls, debt collection and scam calls come from 608-371-6666: Money Matters
Why so many robocalls, debt collection and scam calls come from 608-371-6666: Money Matters
I have call-blocking on my home phone to stop robocalls and scam calls from getting through. But recently I’ve received calls every day from the number 608-371-6666. Is this legit?
How one Cleveland lamppost shines a light on dark side of your electric bill
How one Cleveland lamppost shines a light on dark side of your electric bill
A streetlight turned a traffic island into a park. How does it cost $700 per year?
CenturyLink customer unable to cancel service without a password he may never have received: Money Matters
CenturyLink customer unable to cancel service without a password he may never have received: Money Matters
It all started with changing from CenturyLink to Spectrum for my phone and internet. Spectrum told me to wait to cancel with CenturyLink to keep my original phone number. I finally got a call back from CenturyLink to cancel. They tell me I need a password to cancel. I tell them I don’t know the password. Mind you this has been almost 10 years since I set it up. I don’t know that there ever was a password.
State bailout of FirstEnergy Solutions would raise electric prices, stymie future gas plants
State bailout of FirstEnergy Solutions would raise electric prices, stymie future gas plants
Gas turbine power plant developer William Siderewicz has already developed two large power plants in Ohio, including one in Lordstown and a second near Toledo. He plans two more, next to the first plants. But renewed talk of a state bailout for the two FirstEnergy Solutions nuclear plants has jeopardized funding for the new plants, he said. The gas plants would help keep customer prices low, Siderewicz argues. The FES bailout, funded by customers state-wide whether or not they are FES customers, would increase monthly bills.
Frontier customer angry about $9.99 internet cancelation fee: Money Matters
Frontier customer angry about $9.99 internet cancelation fee: Money Matters
Did you know Frontier charges customers a $9.99 “broadband processing fee” when canceling residential internet service? Sounds shady, if not illegal.I only learned this after paying what was supposed to be my last payment of $6.47. I’ve been a customer for 10 years but quit after seeing they charge $65 for 12 mbps. Spectrum is the same price for 100 mbps.
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