Chair Jenifer French wants to rebuild trust in Ohio utilities commission after scandals wvxu.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wvxu.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Jenifer French was appointed as Public Utilities Chair of Ohio in 2021. Sam Randazzo, former head of the PUCO, died of apparent suicide earlier this year after he was indicted for bribery.
More than 60 names are on the potential witness list for the state in the House Bill 6 trial of former FirstEnergy executives Chuck Jones and Michael Dowling. Former Public Utilities Commission of Ohio Chair Sam Randazzo was also facing trial for being accused of involvement in a more than $60 million bribery scheme involving state lawmakers and energy executives. Randazzo died by suspected suicide Tuesday.
FirstEnergy collected $465 million under the distribution rider before the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that it was illegal. Because of the way it and other riders are structured by the PUCO, there’s no way to refund them to customers if they’re later declared illegal.