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Public hearings scheduled in Ashtabula and Tiffin regarding Ohio American Water proposed rate increaseJan. 29, 2010
Public hearings for the Ohio American Water proposed rate increase have been added in the Ashtabula and Tiffin. The OCC requested these two locations be added to the hearing schedule so more than 20,000 OAW residential customers have the opportunity to speak about the proposed rate increase.
Ohio American Water withdraws step-increase rate proposal; OCC maintains water rate decrease recommendationJan. 20, 2010
Ohio American Water has filed a letter with the PUCO announcing it will remove the step-increase portion of its proposed increase request from its rate case. The OCC maintains that residential water consumers are warranted a rate decrease.
Franklin County: Consumers to voice opinions, concerns at Ohio American Water public hearingsJan. 19, 2010
Franklin County: Consumers to voice opinions, concerns at Ohio American Water public hearings
Mansfield-Marion: Consumers to voice opinions, concerns at Ohio American Water public hearingsJan. 19, 2010
Mansfield-Marion: Consumers to voice opinions, concerns at Ohio American Water public hearings
Ohio Consumers' Counsel Migden-Ostrander earns regional leadership awardJan. 14, 2010
Advocating for energy efficiency benefits has earned Ohio Consumers' Counsel Janine Migden-Ostrander the Inspiring Efficiency Leadership Award. It will be presented by the Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance as part of the alliance's Midwest Energy Solutions Conference.
Consumers' Counsel recommends changes to FirstEnergy's proposals for generation serviceJan. 08, 2010
FirstEnergy's proposed bidding process to arrive at the generation rates customers will pay should be permitted but greatly modified.
OCC: Rate decrease warranted for residential water customers of Ohio American WaterJan. 05, 2010
Residential customers of Ohio American Water (OAW) would pay lower rates based on reductions sought by the Office of the Ohio Consumers' Counsel (OCC). The consumer advocate yesterday filed testimony with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) asking to amend a proposed OAW rate increase.

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