This week, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) approved an unopposed settlement agreement with AEP, requiring the company to adopt stronger reliability standards.

The changes come in the form of decreasing the System Average Interruption Frequency Index (SAIFI), which is the average number of interruptions per customer, lowering it from 1.18 to 1.13.

The OMA was the only C&I involved in the case, bringing a win for customers to ensure fewer outages and more grid reliability. The standards will take effect in Jan. 2025. The full agreement can be found here. 7/10/2024