Ohio PUC approves electric rate proposal for AEP Ohio units, includes SmartGrid

摘要

American Electric Power’s rates are rising in Ohio, thanks tonan order by state regulators, but by less than half of thencumulative 52% increase requested by the company last summer.nIn approving long-awaited electric security plans for AEP’snOhio Power and Columbus Southern Power subsidiaries,ntogether known as AEP Ohio, (Case Nos. 08-917-EL-SSO and 08-n918-EL-SSO), the Public Utilities Commission authorized a 23%nhike for Ohio Power — 8% in 2009, 7% in 2010 and 8% inn2011, and a 19% boost for Columbus Southern Power — 7% inn2009 and 6% in both 2010 and 2011.