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CoalOhio Enacts Controversial Bill to Subsidize Nuclear, Coal, and Slash Renewable Standard
Ohio’s Gov. Mike DeWine (R) on July 23 quickly signed a controversial nuclear subsidy bill that narrowly passed the state’s House of Representatives on Tuesday, making Ohio the fifth state in the nation to prop up nuclear power. Lawmakers passed H.B. 6 with a 51–38 vote Tuesday. The bill passed the state Senate on July […]
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CoalOhio Nixes Duke Energy Proposal to Guarantee Income from Coal Plants
As it decided in a February case involving American Electric Power (AEP), the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) has denied Duke Energy Ohio’s request to charge ratepayers for power from two aging coal plants owned by the Ohio Valley Electric Corp. (OVEC). In an April 2 order, the state regulator approved the Duke Energy […]