Ohio utility regulator lacks key workload data as 360-day rate-case deadline carries automatic approval

A state audit found that the Ohio utility regulator lacks sufficient data to manage its workload effectively. This is significant because state law allows for the automatic approval of utility rate applications if the commission misses a 360-day deadline.
Ohio law can automatically approve certain utility rate applications if PUCO misses a 360-day deadline. A new state audit says the commission lacks some of the workload and performance data needed to measure how it handles that work.
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