Ohio utility regulators impose $250M fine on FirstEnergy for HB 6 violations

FirstEnergy ordered to refund $180M for HB 6 scandal

(The Center Square) – FirstEnergy’s Ohio utilities owes customers nearly $180 million for its part in the state’s largest bribery scandal in history.

Ohio regulators order $250 million penalty against FirstEnergy for role in bribery scandal

Ohio utility regulators ordered FirstEnergy to pay about $250 million for its role in the House Bill 6 bribery scheme, including $180 million in customer restitution and major penalties tied to ex-PUCO chair Sam Randazzo.

Ohio regulators order $250 million penalty against FirstEnergy for role in bribery scandal

Smart energy meter. (Stock photo via Getty Images) Ohio utility regulators handed down a quarter billion-dollar penalty Wednesday against FirstEnergy for its part in the Ohio House Bill 6 political bribery and utility bailout scandal. The Public Utility Commission of Ohio decision comes more than five years after former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder was indicted, and the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel sought a review of FirstEnergy’s conduct. Oh…

Ohio PUC orders FirstEnergy utilities to pay $250.7M over HB 6 bribery scandal

The decision “closes a chapter tied to activities that do not represent the company we are today,” according to FirstEnergy, which has paid $390 million in other fines related to the scandal.

FirstEnergy ordered to pay more than $250 million for misconduct in sweeping Ohio bribery scheme

Ohio utility regulators have ordered Akron-based FirstEnergy to pay over $250 million in fines, restitution and refunds for its misconduct in a sweeping bribery scandal whose fallout continues five years on. The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio's Wednesday action includes…

FirstEnergy ordered to pay $250M related to H.B. 6 scandal

COLUMBUS — FirstEnergy’s Ohio utilities — Toledo Edison, Ohio Edison, and Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company — are required to pay a combined $250.7 ...