Ohio Regulators Cite FirstEnergy After Lakewood Residents Report Outage Harm
Ohio regulators cited FirstEnergy after hundreds of Lakewood residents reported grueling outages during dangerous heat, leaving people without power for about 12 hours on average and up to 48 hours. Residents described spoiled food, dead phones, unsafe conditions, and health and medical care disruptions. Survey results showed 70% replaced food and 28% reported adverse health impacts, with frustration worsened by communication issues.