The Robert F. Manifold Award is the highest honor of the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates, recognizing a lifetime of public service. It was awarded to Bruce Weston for "Dedication and Meritorious Service to the People of Ohio and to NASUCA."
Laws enacted by the Ohio General Assembly shape the standards for protection of Ohio consumers regarding their utility services. The Consumers’ Counsel advocates for consumers in the legislative process. This advocacy includes presenting testimony in legislative hearings. Here is a link to OCC testimony before the Ohio General Assembly.
OCC also serves as a resource for legislators on issues affecting utility consumers. Elected officials and their staff members may contact our Legislative Liaison listed on our Media Contacts page with questions about utility services.
Our work is more effective when individual consumers make their voices heard. The Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel advocates on behalf of Ohio’s residential consumers in the state legislature, at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio and other state and federal agencies.
Did you know you can express your concerns to those making decisions about the utility rates you pay? There are several ways to make your voice heard at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO). Learn more about how to Make Your Voice Heard at the PUCO.
The first step to taking action is identifying who represents your area on the state and national levels. Click below to find out who your state and national elected officials are, or by calling 1-800-282-0253 and learn How Utility Legislation Becomes Law in Ohio.
OCC asks FERC to step in and review supplemental transmission projects that are costing Ohioans hundreds of millions of dollars.
A submeter allows an apartment owner or other company to purchase utility service (electric and water) and then resell that service to tenants by utilizing the submeter to record usage.
Did you know you can express your concerns to those making decisions about the utility rates you pay?
A law begins as an idea, which then goes through many steps to become a law. Here is how it happens.
Ruling will give at-risk Ohioans protection from utility disconnection during assistance application process.
OCC joined several Ohio Legal Aid advocates asking the PUCO for a virtual hearing in FirstEnergy’s latest rate increase proposal that consumers deserve.
OCC partners with advocates to call for consumer protections.
OCC Board passes resolution to reform the process for selecting PUCO Commissioners.
OCC and legal advocates partner to ask for PUCO to investigate summer outages.
OCC asks PUCO to investigate FirstEnergy on behalf of consumers.
Utility should eliminate ‘FERC Candy’ charge, orders refund for AEP consumers.