Did PUCO Comply With State Public Utility Laws In Approving New Natural Gas Pricing Formula?
Ohio Partners for Affordable Energy v. The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, Case no. 2006-1633 ISSUE: Did the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio act within its statutory authority in May 2006 when it issued an order authorizing the East Ohio Gas Company, d.b.a. Dominion East Ohio, to abandon the “Gas Cost Recovery” rate-setting formula prescribed in R.C. Chapter 4905 and instead to begin charging its retail “commodity” gas service customers a “Standard Service Offer” rate based on the current market prices charged by competitive natural gas suppliers? BACKGROUND: Dominion East Ohio (DEO) is a state-regulated utility company that provides natural gas service to customers in northeastern Ohio. In April 2005, DEO filed an application with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) seeking to “restructure its commodity service” to retail customers who were still purchasing natural gas directly through DEO rather than through one of a dozen competing gas suppliers who have entered
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