LAKEWOOD, Ohio — Ohio's Public Utilities Commission (PUCO) is proposing a more than $3 million penalty against the FirstEnergy utility serving Lakewood after an investigation found probable violations of state law tied to repeated power outages that left thousands of customers without power during two of the hottest months this year. Everyone is over power outages in LakewoodRELATED: Lakewood lost power, again. The notice proposes a $3,049,750 civil forfeiture and six corrective actions aimed at the utility’s infrastructure, equipment and communication with customers. According to PUCO, the data indicated that most of the outages are classified as being caused by equipment or line failure. Lakewood residents, leaders call out FirstEnergy amid potential legal battleThe findings are preliminary, and FirstEnergy has until Aug. 21 to respond.