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FirstEnergy asking to file plan at same time as three-year outline
By Betty Lin-Fisher
Beacon Journal business writer
Published on Thursday, Nov 26, 2009
FirstEnergy Corp. has asked for an extension to file a new proposal for its controversial light bulb plan.
The Akron-based electric company's plan to distribute compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) door to door and recoup costs from customers was halted last month after state regulators, legislators and consumers objected.
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio had ordered that FirstEnergy turn in its new proposal, after meeting with a collaboration of groups representing customers and other organizations, by Monday.
FirstEnergy has said it wants to change its plans and offer vouchers for customers to use.
This week, FirstEnergy filed for an extension on the Monday deadline, asking that it be allowed to turn in its proposal with an upcoming required filing to outline its three-year plan for energy efficiency programs. That filing is due by Dec. 31, and putting the two issues together would cause less confusion, the company said. The company said it intended to file its three-year plan within the next few weeks.
In its filing, FirstEnergy said all parties except the Ohio Consumers' Counsel, Natural Resources Defense Council and Citizens Power have indicated they do not oppose the extension. In its original instructions, PUCO directed FirstEnergy to turn in its proposal by Nov. 30 and gave parties seven days to raise objections.
FirstEnergy also asked that any opposing filings be submitted by Wednesday due
to the Thanksgiving holiday.
Dylan Sullivan of the Natural Resources Defense Council said parties were told only last Friday that FirstEnergy would ask for an extension, which did not give them enough time to get their objections filed by Wednesday.
Sullivan said the parties involved have been working to improve the failed program, which is essentially ready to file with the commission. The environmental action group agrees with the program, but still has some concerns it will raise before the commission, he said.
''We think packaging it with the other program will delay it until possibly Dec. 31 and probably lead to delayed implementation of the program,'' said Sullivan. ''Every day these bulbs sit in a warehouse is a day these bulbs can't help customers save energy and money.''
Sullivan said his organization believed that FirstEnergy wanted to include the light bulb program with its other energy-efficiency programs to gain easier public support.
PUCO spokesman Matt Butler said the commission did not need to make a decision in this case since it is assigned to an attorney examiner. The attorney examiner did not plan to make a decision Wednesday, he said, and would decide Monday.
Betty Lin-Fisher can be reached at
330-996-3724 or blinfisher@
thebeaconjournal.com.
FirstEnergy Corp. has asked for an extension to file a new proposal for its controversial light bulb plan.
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Orrville, Oh
Posted 05:26 PM, 11/26/2009
PUCO attorney making decision on FirstEnergy billing customers for the more stock dividends (money) FirstEnergy Stockholders, Chinese, Foreign and Domestic Investors and Stockholders (money marketers) market quarterly in the wholesale and retail price of light bulbs that gets only light bulbs is out to lunch!
