The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio announced on Wednesday that it is ordering electric provider FirstEnergy to pay $250.7 million for violating Ohio law, PUCO regulations and PUCO orders.

The fines and restitution come from the passage of Amended Substitute House Bill 6 during the 133rd General Assembly in 2019 and 2020.

The fines come from the PUCO investigation in response to the criminal investigation brought by the U.S. Department of Justice after Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for his role in which FirstEnergy paid $61 million in bribes for a ratepayer bailout by consumers for their nuclear power plants in Ohio. Former FirstEnergy CEO Chuck Jones and Vice President Michael Dowling were indicted in January on federal racketeerin

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