FirstEnergy Corp. v. Public Utilities Commission

*402{¶ 1} With the passage of Am.Sub.S.B. No. 3 (“S.B. 3”) in 1999, the General Assembly enacted a comprehensive statutory scheme to implement competition in Ohio’s retail electricity market. Most of the provisions of S.B. 3 are contained in newly enacted R.C. Chapter 4928, and most provisions became effective on October 5, 1999. R.C. 4928.31, part of S.B. 3, requires that each eleptric utility file a transition plan with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio regarding the utility’s provision of competitive electric service in Ohio.

{¶ 2} In December 1999, FirstEnergy Corp. (“FirstEnergy”)-, on…