PUCO Orders Refunds to First Energy Customers - FIRST ENERGY FINED $250 MILLION, REFUNDS ORDERED TO CUSTOMERS
[PUCO ordered refunds to First Energy customers following hearings stemming from the HB6 scandal. ]_PUCO has ordered First Energy to issue $180 million in refunds to all of their electric utility customers. Learn how this could affect your bills!_
Following a long hearing, the PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION OF OHIO [https://www.ohenergyratings.com/apples-to-apples] issued over $250 million in fines to FIRST ENERGY. The penalty comes after the infamous HB6 scandal [https://www.ohenergyratings.com/blog/hb6-shadow-darkens-ohios-electric-rates/] that has dogged FIRST ENERGY for nearly 6 years. As a result, customers may see refunds on their bills from the energy giant. But will it be enough for the company to earn back consumer trust?
HOW MUCH ARE CUSTOMERS OWED?
To start, PUCO ruled that FIRST ENERGY [https://www.ohenergyratings.com/companies/firstenergy] wrongly set up a lobbying fund using customer payments. It also found that triple damages were justified. As a result, FIRST ENERGY must pay about $180 million back to consumers [https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/21/ohio-regulators-order-250-million-penalty-against-firstenergy-for-role-in-bribery-scandal/]. PUCO also ordered the company return $6.64 million plus interest that it collected from customers through wrongly classed costs. All in all, the refunds will go out over three billing cycles [https://www.ohe...
