In re Comm. Rev. of the Capacity Charges of Ohio Power Co. (Slip Opinion)

I. Summary

{¶ 1} This case arises from the Public Utilities Commission’s approval of a capacity charge for the American Electric Power operating companies, Ohio Power Company and Columbus Southern Power (collectively, “AEP”). Competitive retail electric service (“CRES”) providers that sell generation service in Ohio must ensure that they have sufficient capacity to meet customer demand. Because AEP is responsible for providing capacity to all suppliers of electricity within its service area, CRES providers who operate in the company’s territory rely on AEP’s capacity resources to meet their…