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COLUMBUS — “Customers would pay an extra $2.50 a month for the new program, but Trish Demeter, chief of staff for the Ohio Environmental Council Action Fund, argued that it’s a bailout for FirstEnergy Solutions’ two unprofitable nuclear plants in northern Ohio. ‘Maybe those plants do bring some environmental value, […]
COLUMBUS — “Management of the regional electric grid that serves Ohio and a dozen other states has said loss of the nuclear plants would not adversely affect availability and affordability of power in the region. But Mr. Griffing and a firm that conducted a study on its behalf argued that […]
“’The impact of losing the state’s nuclear facilities cannot be overstated,’ Dave Griffing, vice president of government affairs for FirstEnergy Solutions, the former FirstEnergy subsidiary that was spun off last year and has been working to climb out of bankruptcy. Griffing told a House subcommittee that if the plants are […]
Illinois and New York have approved hundreds of millions of dollars in clean-energy incentives for nuclear power companies. New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland could be next TRENTON, NJ — “In each state, the push for subsidies has come after warnings that the plants would have to close. But critics of […]
“The strongly-worded opposition letter was not surprising, given that state AARP chapters routinely oppose utility rate increases. The Pennsylvania office of the AARP opposes a similar nuclear power plant subsidy bill in that state. FirstEnergy Solutions owns a two-reactor nuclear power plant near Pittsburgh with a total capacity of about 1,815 megawatts. […]
“Rep. David Leland, D-Columbus, asked the sponsors whether they could specify how the $9.25-per-megawatt hour was developed. ‘No,’ Callender said. ‘We’re dealing with some complex issues and coming up with an exact number is not an exact science.’ Leland later remarked that he was ‘totally surprised’ that it was not […]
COLUMBUS — “FirstEnergy’s efforts to try to get Ohio politicians to rescue its troubled nuclear power business haven’t come cheap. Since 2017, FirstEnergy and its allies have spent millions on campaign contributions to Ohio politicians, as well as on lobbying, public relations and advertising, state and federal records show. The […]
“The first is scheduled for 11 a.m., April 16, in a House Energy and Natural Resources Committee meeting. Sponsor testimony is expected in the hearing, according to the Ohio House of Representatives meeting calendar. The following day another hearing is scheduled at 9 a.m. in an Energy Generation Subcommittee meeting. The hearings […]
COLUMBUS — “The bill, sponsored by Reps. Jamie Callender (R., Concord) and Shane Wilkin (R., Hillsboro), will be the subject of hearings beginning next week. Mr. Householder said he hopes to get it to Gov. Mike DeWine’s desk by the end of June, before lawmakers recess for the summer. Neither the […]
An updated version of the bill would still exclude most wind and solar from clean air credits, while allowing payments to unspecified “reduced emissions resources” that could include gas and coal. COLUMBUS — “Republican lawmakers in the Ohio House introduced legislation Friday that would provide subsidies for two Ohio nuclear power plants […]
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