coal plants

More than a dozen bills have been proposed to repeal all or the repeal of House Bill 6, which was stripped of its subsidies to Ohio’s nuclear plants in 2021.

The subsidies mean that ratepayers are paying for inefficient coal plants, the residential utilities advocate says.

First Energy Solutions blames the current energy market for its decision to shutter its Ohio coal plant in Ohio within the next four years. Statehouse…

Here are your morning headlines for Monday, April 2:FirstEnergy generation subsidiary files for bankruptcy;CDC to investigate suicides in Stark County;New…

Here are your morning headlines for Friday, March 9:Three more subpoenas served in Cuyahoga County corruption probe;Ohio legislators renew calls for aid…

Here are your morning headlines for Thursday, Feb. 15:Ohio productivity nears pre-Great Recession levels, employment still lags;Akron nonprofit launches…

Big changes are coming to one of Akron’s largest employers. FirstEnergy may soon separate itself from its power generating business. Chief Financial…

Here are your morning headlines for Wednesday, Jan. 10:Coal executive warns of plant closures following FERC decision;Cordray, Taylor choose running mates…

Leaders in the House and Senate are on the brink of approving a provision that would allow power companies to add another fee to your electric bill. The…

State officials, utilities and other groups have worked on deregulating the energy market in Ohio for more than a decade. Now two major utility companies…