Office of the Ohio Consumers' Counsel

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OCC Historical Timeline

Overview of the Office of the Consumers' Counsel

1976	Foundation of advocacy set with first Consumers’ Counsel
1978	Bill of rights shapes commitment to residents
1980	Financial risk cannot be given to residents
	Disconnection rules designed with insight of OCC
1983	OCC work paramount in disconnection relief
1984	Central, Southwest Ohio consumers get refunds in the millions
1985	Transmission case nets $600M in savings for residents
1988	OCC saves consumers more than half a billion dollars
1991	OCC helps shave off $98.2 million in rate increases
1997	Choice saves Ohioans millions in natural gas costs
	Bill unlocks competition in electric market
	Merger creates largest rate reduction in Ohio history
2001	OCC-led coalition produces changes in telecom rules
2006	Supreme Court rules rate plans must follow electric choice
2007	OCC proposes energy bill amendments: Residential customer protections and safeguards recommended
2008	OCC reacts to Supreme Court decision on AEP's proposed IGCC plant
2009	OCC gains consumer benefits through Frontier-Verizon merger agreement
2010	OCC helps strengthen electric reliability standards
2011	OCC wins at Supreme Court on AEP electric security plan, protects customers from unlawful and unreasonable rate increases approved by the PUCO

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