{"id":13152,"date":"2016-05-04T14:07:12","date_gmt":"2016-05-04T19:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/?p=13152"},"modified":"2016-05-04T14:15:56","modified_gmt":"2016-05-04T19:15:56","slug":"a-bailout-by-any-other-name-firstenergy-still-trying-to-stick-it-to-ohio-customers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2016\/05\/04\/a-bailout-by-any-other-name-firstenergy-still-trying-to-stick-it-to-ohio-customers\/","title":{"rendered":"A Bailout by Any Other Name: FirstEnergy Still Trying to Stick It to Ohio Customers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-13154\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2016\/05\/handshake_iStock_000000409076_L3-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"handshake_iStock_000000409076_L3\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2016\/05\/handshake_iStock_000000409076_L3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2016\/05\/handshake_iStock_000000409076_L3.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>You have to give some credit to FirstEnergy. It does hire creative lawyers.<\/p>\n<p>After the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) effectively <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2016\/05\/02\/ohio-failed-to-protect-customers-and-markets-so-federal-regulators-came-to-the-rescue\/\">killed<\/a> the utility giant\u2019s $4-billion bailout request to keep its uneconomic power plants online, those expensive attorneys figured they could redefine a few words and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/firstenergy-ohio-utilities-seek-changes-to-rate-plan-to-help-ensure-long-term-price-stability-for-ohio-customers-300261246.html\">restore the subsidies<\/a>. In an attempt to thwart FERC\u2019s decision, the utility is asking the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) to consider \u201cmodifications\u201d to its bailout plan. However, these changes will still result in increased customer bills at the rate of $4 billion.<\/p>\n<p>For almost two years, FirstEnergy argued it needed to prop up its uneconomic generators with \u201cpower purchase agreements\u201d (PPA) between the utility and its affiliate companies. After federal regulators declared such transactions were illegal because they distorted competitive markets, FirstEnergy lawyers are now saying, \u201cJust kidding!\u201d Instead of using the term \u201cPPAs,\u201d the utility now prefers \u201csurcharges,\u201d skirting FERC\u2019s ruling and hoping it won\u2019t notice there\u2019s been no real change.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The utility also hires creative accountants. FirstEnergy\u2019s original proposal would have the PPAs reflect the actual costs of producing electricity from these old power plants. Now those accountants are saying, \u201cJust kidding!\u201d So instead of actual costs (which require FERC review), the \u201csurcharges\u201d would be based on estimated power production costs \u2013 guesses the utility made 18 months ago that have already proven to be <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2015\/10\/01\/ohios-firstenergy-forecasts-are-more-political-than-accurate\/\">way off base<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[Tweet &#8220;A Bailout by Any Other Name: FirstEnergy Still Trying to Stick It to Ohio Customers&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>These number crunchers also no longer care about actual contracts, so long as they secure the higher rates. Without the official agreements in place, it now seems a handshake among the utility\u2019s affiliates will do, meaning state regulators don\u2019t have to regulate those \u201cdeals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>FirstEnergy wants more money and wants it now. The utility is asking the PUCO to embrace this totally new (but basically the same) approach within the next couple of weeks \u2013 so the power firm can start charging higher rates by the first of June. In its rush for profits, the utility wants to avoid hearings, filings, and investigations \u2013 those pesky things that regulators usually do.<\/p>\n<p>You have to give FirstEnergy credit for chutzpah. With a straight face, its lawyers and accountants still say the $4-billion bailout will \u201cprotect customers,\u201d the very people who will be stuck with higher electricity bills. Of course, the real beneficiary of these legal and accounting sleights of hand is the utility, who\u2019s hoping to recover from a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bibeypost.com\/firstenergy-nysefe-hit-with-downgrade-by-barclays-capital-is-this-a-concern\/\">stock downgrade<\/a> after the FERC ruling.<\/p>\n<div class=\"simplePullQuote right\"><p>FERC stepped in to protect Ohioans in this case, but now FirstEnergy is trying to flex its political muscle in the state again.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>As we\u2019ve noted before, FirstEnergy also <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/opinion\/index.ssf\/2015\/12\/lobbyist-tilted_playing_field.html\">hires<\/a> powerful lobbyists, many of whom are the friends and former staffers of key politicians. The power company contributes generously to lawmakers and their favorite causes, which seems to usually ensure it gets what it wants in Ohio. FERC stepped in to protect Ohioans in this case, but now FirstEnergy is trying to flex its political muscle in the state again.<\/p>\n<p>If the lawyers and accountants were being honest with their wording, rather than creative, they\u2019d describe the \u201cnew\u201d FirstEnergy bailout for what it is and always has been \u2013 \u201ccorporate cronyism.\u201d Here\u2019s hoping Ohio regulators \u2013 all of whom are self-described conservatives who embrace markets over subsidies \u2013 will mock FirstEnergy\u2019s new proposal. Call it creative, but still flawed \u2013 and still essentially a bailout.<\/p>\n<p><em>Photo credit: \u00a9 Oleg Prikhodko \/ istockphoto.com<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You have to give some credit to FirstEnergy. It does hire creative lawyers. 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