PUCO overturns AEP's rate increase decision
Partially based on the reaction of the small business community throughout the American Electric Power Company Inc. (AEP) service area, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) unanimously overturned its recent decision on an AEP rate case that resulted in "rate increases as high as 40 percent," Business First reports. According to the article, more than 400 small businesses, school districts, and local governments have filed complaints over their bills since January. AEP will have 30 days to file a new rate application, said a PUCO spokesman. For more, read the full story here.
