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Feb 26, 2010 (The News-Herald - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) --
FirstEnergy Corp. customers irate over recent electricity rate hikes not only are complaining to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio about the company, but also are targeting the utility regulator itself.

A customer e-mail campaign is under way to get the Ohio Inspector General involved, as a way to keep the heat turned up on the PUCO as well as the power company.

"Our next action item/front of attack is to send a flurry of complaints to the Ohio Inspector General's Office calling for an investigation of the PUCO," said Kirtland resident Sue Steigerwald in the e-mail sent to like-minded customers.

"The Inspector General's Office reports directly to Gov. (Ted) Strickland. While complaints to the Ohio Inspector General's Office usually involve criminal activity investigations of public agencies and officials, we feel it is worth a shot to do this, and Mr. (State Sen. Tim) Grendell agrees."


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