Ohio ratemaking reform bill would give more favors to utilities, critics say

Ohio ratemaking reform bill would give more favors to utilities, critics say • Ohio Capital Journal

An electricity meter. Getty Images.Ohio utilities haven’t asked to increase electricity rates in more than a decade — but that doesn’t mean customers aren’t paying more. Instead, utilities have sidestepped the comprehensive and relatively transparent regulatory process for setting rates ever since a 2008 state law made it easier for companies to collect more money from customers by tacking on extra bill charges, known as riders. In one extreme e…

Ohio ratemaking reform bill would give more favors to utilities, critics say

Ohio utilities haven’t asked to increase electricity rates in more than a decade — but that doesn’t mean customers aren’t paying more.