PUCO sets up plan on FirstEnergy light-bulb program

COLUMBUS — State regulators will spend up to two months considering FirstEnergy’s comprehensive energy-efficiency initiative, including its plans to distribute compact fluorescent lights to customers who want them.

The Ohio Public Utilities Commission released its procedural schedule for the plan Thursday, including deadlines for groups that want to play an official part in the proceedings and submit testimony and objections.

There will be two meetings open to the public: a Jan. 21 technical conference and a March 2 evidentiary hearing. Both will take place at PUCO’s offices in downtown Columbus, near the Statehouse.

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