The state鈥檚 utility regulators are looking over a plan that would guarantee a profit for two utilities that operate coal plants by raising the price on electric bills and want to hear why certain groups are ok with it.
础贰笔鈥檚for a power purchase agreement would keep three coal units afloat for eight years and then guarantee their closure by 2030.
The Ohio Consumers鈥� Counsel represents customers in these cases. The OCC鈥檚 William Michael wants three groups - IGS Energy, Direct Energy and the Sierra Club - to give depositions on why they weren鈥檛 opposing 础贰笔鈥檚 plan.
鈥淭his is a $2 billion case. It is a case of the most gravity and I think the commission would benefit from a very robust record,鈥� said Michael.
Those groups argued that questions as to why they signed off on the plan could violate attorney-client privileges.
The attorney examiners for the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio ruled for the OCC and asked those three groups to provide depositions at some point this week.
