Grassroots effort to prevent AEP rate hike

Here’s a short summary of the article from Spectrum News about the grassroots push against the proposed rate increase by AEP Ohio:

Local advocates are mounting a campaign to block AEP Ohio’s requested 2.14% raise in distribution base rates — a change that could add about $3.95 per month to a typical customer’s electric bill (for ~1,000 kWh/month). They say many families are already struggling, some choosing between paying rent, food, or utilities, and a number have recently received disconnection notices.

Through the campaign — led by grassroots group Columbus Stand Up — residents and small businesses are being urged to sign a petition, speak out, and attend public hearings before the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) this December.