Unregulated utility billing practice under question in Ohio [Video]

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Naomi Pearce pays careful attention to how much electricity she is using in her 1,000-square-foot apartment on the east side of Columbus.

Every morning, she will check her weather app and open her windows if it is nice enough outside. Most days, she keeps her lights off while she works from home.

“It just gets to a point where you’re just like, ‘What am I going to do, I have to have electricity,’” Pearce said.

The stress about her energy usage started a few months after moving into her apartment when she got her utility bill for the month of December and was shocked at the $230 price tag. At the time, she was still spending her days at an office …