Coal
on October 1, 2018 at 6:22 pm ×
WASHINGTON, DC — “The Trump administration has completed a detailed legal proposal to dramatically weaken a major environmental regulation covering mercury, a toxic chemical emitted from coal-burning power plants, according to a person who has seen the document but is not authorized to speak publicly about it. The proposal would not eliminate […]
Clean Power Plan / Climate Change / Coal
on September 13, 2018 at 1:21 pm ×
COLUMBUS – “The public can now comment on the Trump administration’s proposal to replace the Clean Power Plan, an Obama-era rule aimed at drastically cutting carbon emissions from coal power plants. Under what’s being called the Affordable Clean Energy Rule, or ACE, states would develop their own reduction goals and submit […]
Coal / Energy / FirstEnergy
on September 6, 2018 at 4:59 pm ×
WASHINGTON, DC — “FirstEnergy Solutions, the power plant division of FirstEnergy Corp., filed for bankruptcy protection in April. The company has aggressively lobbied Washington for a federal lifeline for its ailing coal and nuclear facilities, which have been weighed down by low wholesale power prices and stiff competition from natural […]
Clean Power Plan / Coal / Energy
on September 5, 2018 at 4:11 pm ×
Citing the administration’s own analysis, environmental advocates say the Clean Power Plan replacement will ‘make things worse.’ WASHINGTON, DC — “Ohioans likely face more early deaths, more asthma attacks and higher electric bills under the Trump administration’s plan to replace the Clean Power Plan, say environmental groups. Those conclusions come from the Environmental […]
Coal / Energy
on September 4, 2018 at 5:58 pm ×
The U.S. is on course for more coal plant closings as utilities shift to cheaper renewables and natural gas. Analysts say the administration can do little about it. WASHINGTON, DC — “The Trump administration’s proposal for rolling back federal power plant regulations could affect the short-term fate of some plants, […]
Duke Energy / Energy / FirstEnergy
on September 4, 2018 at 5:06 pm ×
Consumer advocates are worried that a bankruptcy court decisionallowing FirstEnergy Solutions (FES) to withdraw from the Ohio Valley Electric Corporation (OVEC), which operates a pair of coal plants, could wind up raising prices for retail consumers. Both OVEC and Duke Energy of Ohio, which owns a part of the power cooperative, have filed for a […]
AEP / Duke Energy / Energy / FirstEnergy
on August 30, 2018 at 4:30 pm ×
The new roadmap, product of a year-long business model investigation, aims to create a level playing field for innovation on the utility distribution system. COLUMBUS — “How is a distribution system like an iPhone? That’s not a riddle; it’s a vision Ohio regulators have formed around the future of the grid, […]
Coal / Coal Ash
on August 22, 2018 at 4:12 pm ×
Ruling casts doubt on legality of EPA’s plan to weaken coal ash protections WASHINGTON, D.C. — “The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued a decision today holding that the first-ever federal safeguards set by the Obama Administration for coal ash dumps do not sufficiently protect communities and the environment […]
AEP / Coal / Energy / Solar Energy
on August 20, 2018 at 7:17 pm ×
COLUMBUS — “The fate of a pair of 1950s-era coal plants and the largest solar project ever proposed in Ohio are entangled in a single case before the state’s Supreme Court. American Electric Power agreed to build the 400-megawatt solar project in Appalachian Ohio as part of a controversial settlement […]
Coal / Energy
on August 15, 2018 at 6:17 pm ×
As natural gas and renewables get cheaper elsewhere, residents in Appalachia are stuck paying for coal-fired power plants that no longer make economic sense WHITESBURG, Kentucky — Buddy Sexton opened a community meeting about the financial troubles of local volunteer fire departments with his head bowed: “Let people understand what […]