ALL ELECTRIC HOME ENERGY ISSUES: Please read

Dear CKAP Friends,
 
If you recall, there has been some confusion regarding the expected bill increases to AE customer bills as a result of ESP3.   I have completed my calculations, and they have been confirmed by the OCC, and I am awaiting confirmation from FE later this week.   The part that was left out of previous calculations was the fact that we will start to lose our RGC credit beginning in Winter 2013.   To review, the RGC credit is roughly half of the total AE Discount we currently receive (about 3.5 cents) and as part of the 2011 PUCO AE Decision, will be phased out beginning Winter 2013. 
 
If you factor together the proposed ESP3 with the high capacity auction prices with our loss of RGC credit,  CEI (Illuminating customers can expect an overall increase of 31% over the next three years ending 2015/2016.   OE customers will fare better but still can expect an overall increase of 16% over the next three years ending in 2015/2016.  Once we reach this point, we still have 3 more consecutive years of increased bills on top of this until the RGC is completely phased out by 2018. 
 
I hope this inspires you to take a couple minutes and send comments into the PUCO Case Docket for this case.   Some of you may feel it is useless to complain to the PUCO; however, I can tell you having your comments logged on this case serve many purposes.   For instance, when the AE Crisis of 2010 hit, the PUCO defended their decisions that raised our rates by saying that no one had complained about projected rate increases and thus the PUCO had no idea AE customers would be negatively impacted. We cannot afford to let that happen again. 
 
Still only about 200 of you out of 3,000 have sent comments into the PUCO.    You don’t need to be an expert on the issue, you simply need to express your concern of rising bills as an all-electric customer.
 
To file comments, use one of the methods below and be sure to request your comments be filed in the case for FirstEnergy’s new ESP3 or Case # 12-1230-EL-SSO:
 
·         Online form via  https://www.puc.state.oh.us/secure/PicForm/index.cfm?intype=comment
·         By Fax (614) 752-8351
·         By Phone (800)-686-7826  8 am to 5pm
 
In the past, you could simply send an email to docketing@puc.state.oh.us with your concerns.  The PUCO doesn’t advertise this method anymore, but I believe it still reaches the docket.  You should include your name and address if you use this method, along with the Case #.
 
 
Sue Steigerwald, Founder
Citizens for Keeping the All Electric Promise (CKAP)
www.AllElectricHomes.info

Submitted by Gail Larson
                       Trumbull Township