FirstEnergy / Nuclear Energy
on April 26, 2017 at 5:46 pm ×
COLUMBUS — “FirstEnergy’s president on Tuesday urged lawmakers to require consumers to pay more to keep the lights on at its two struggling nuclear power plants, or permanently risk losing a reliable and valuable source of electricity. Chuck Jones dismissed suggestions that House Bill 178 and its companion Senate Bill […]
AEP / Fixed Rate Hikes
on April 26, 2017 at 5:26 pm ×
COLUMBUS — “American Electric Power wants to raise its billing fee by $10 per month, a proposal that critics say would hit low-income consumers hardest and would discourage clean-energy technologies. The opponents had the floor to themselves Tuesday at a public hearing before the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. All […]
Energy / FirstEnergy
on April 26, 2017 at 4:58 pm ×
CLEVELAND — “FirstEnergy’s latest effort to funnel more money from its customers to its struggling power plants got under way late Tuesday with a plea to lawmakers from the company’s top executive. ‘Ohio cannot afford to continue heading down a path that could lead to less fuel-diverse and fewer homegrown […]