In re Application of Columbus S. Power Co. (Slip Opinion)

{¶ 71} I believe that the majority prematurely reaches its conclusions that the commission’s order violates R.C. 4928.38 and that AEP is recovering the equivalent of unlawful transition revenue through the Retail Stability Rider (“RSR”). I thus dissent in part.

Analysis

{¶ 72} R.C. Chapter 4928 is a labyrinthian scheme that governs Ohio’s retail electric service, i.e., “any service involved in supplying or arranging for the supply of electricity to ultimate consumers in this state, from the point of generation to the point of consumption.” R.C. 4928.01(27). Among its provisions are those…