Energy Law Blog Archives - Meyers, Roman, Friedberg & Lewis: A Cleveland Law Firm

House Bill 8 Is Bad for Ohio Landowners

Written by Andrew Thomas, November 5th, 2015

Landowners in Ohio should call their Legislators and ask them to vote against House Bill 8. House Representative Al Landis described

Some Strategies for Ohio Oil and Gas Service Companies to Survive

Written by Andrew Thomas, November 5th, 2015

In 2012, when Ohio became an “oil and gas state,” we all knew that the business was cyclical. Prices go up

Are You Better Off Being Forced Into a Unit than to Lease?

Written by Andrew Thomas, November 5th, 2015

There are two good news items for forced unit landowners in Ohio. First, House Bill 8, which was unanimously passed by

Moving Ohio Beyond an Extractive Mineral Economy

Written by Andrew Thomas, November 4th, 2015

On Monday, Oct. 12, and Tuesday, Oct. 13, I attended the Tri-State Shale Summit in Morgantown, W. Va., at which representatives

Surviving the Downtimes in the Oil and Gas Industry

Written by Andrew Thomas, November 4th, 2015

I got a call last week from an oil and gas training company in Singapore that asked me to teach a

Disputing First Energy’s RTO Expense Surcharge

Written by Carolyn Blake, July 11th, 2014

This month, many FirstEnergy Solutions (FES) customers noticed a new line item on their electric bills: the Regional Transmission Organization (RTO)

Capacity auctions show high electric capacity charges will be sticking around

Written by Carolyn Blake, May 30th, 2014

On Friday, May 23, PJM Interconnection, the regional transmission organization that provides wholesale electricity to our region, announced the results of

Five things to watch for when signing a power generation agreement

Written by Carolyn Blake, March 21st, 2014

Last week, FirstEnergy Solutions announced a new, coming charge on its customers’ bills: the Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) Expense Surcharge. Due