• Upcoming Events
  • March 7, 2024 – Bidder Information Session
  • March 8, 2024 – PIPP Supplier Application can be submitted
  • March 20, 2024 – Announcement of blended SSO price (tentative)
  • March 21, 2024 – PIPP Supplier Application is due

The RFP Process for Procuring PIPP Supply

The PIPP RFP process is a solicitation by which The Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company, The Toledo Edison Company, and Ohio Edison Company ("FirstEnergy Ohio Utilities"), wholly-owned subsidiaries of FirstEnergy Corp, are seeking to procure full requirements service for their Percentage of Income Payment Plan (“PIPP”) customers. Winning bidders will assume all responsibilities of a Load Serving Entity (“LSE”) in PJM.

Only Competitive Retail Electric Service (“CRES”) providers certified by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (“PUCO” or “Commission”) are allowed to submit bids in the PIPP RFP.

The schedule for the PIPP RFPs and the delivery periods of the products being procured can be found on the Calendar page of this Website.

The PIPP RFP Manager, CRA International, Inc. d/b/a Charles River Associates, manages the PIPP RFP process. For additional information regarding the PIPP RFP and to receive updates please register on this Information Website. Click here to register.

This PIPP RFP process is being conducted pursuant to the Commission’s Finding and Order on PIPP in Case No. 16-247-EL-UNC. Click here for more information.


This PIPP RFP process is separate from the competitive bidding process (“CBP”) used by FirstEnergy Ohio Utilities to procure full requirements service for their Standard Service Offer (“SSO”) customers – which is load not being served by a Competitive Retail Electric Service ("CRES") Supplier and excludes load associated with customers on the Percentage of Income Payment Plan (“PIPP Customers”). More information about that CBP can be found at http://www.firstenergycbp.com.


The information provided for the PIPP RFP process, or on the PIPP RFP Information Website, has been prepared to assist prospective participants who may be considering participating in the process. There is no assurance or representation that this information is all the information that may be relevant to a participant in satisfying its due diligence efforts. Neither FirstEnergy Corp., the FirstEnergy Ohio Utilities nor the PIPP RFP Manager make any representation or warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the information, and shall not, either individually or as a corporation, be liable for any representation expressed or implied in the PIPP RFP processor any omissions from the PIPP RFP process, or any information provided to a participant by any other source. A participant should check the PIPP RFP Information Website frequently to ensure it has the latest documentation and information that are provided on the Website. Neither the FirstEnergy Ohio Utilities nor the PIPP RFP Manager nor any of their representatives shall be liable to a participant or any of its representatives for any consequences relating to or arising from the participant's use of outdated information. The PIPP RFP process, the results of the process, and the acceptance or rejection of the results of the process are subject to review and order from the Commission.

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