Coal Plant Bailout

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has to decide whether or not consumers should get money back after paying subsidies for at-times-unprofitable coal-fired power plants.

FirstEnergy Solutions blames the current energy market for its decision to shutter its Ohio coal plant in Ohio within the next four years. It seems to be…

After years in limbo, a plan to construct a new coal plant has been scrapped. That leaves Ohio without any proposals for new coal plant generation.…

Lawmakers are trying to decide whether the state should step in and save struggling power plants that might be on the brink of closing. As the…

Clean energy issues have been a sparkplug for debate at the Statehouse for years now, with opposition mostly coming from Republicans and Democrats…

Ohio utilities are considering their next steps after federal regulators knocked down a measure that would’ve allowed subsidies for struggling power…

Coal plants are struggling to make a profit in Ohio. And there have been proposals from regulators and lawmakers that would help prop up those plants by…

It’s not every day that a group known for defending the free market celebrates federal intervention. But a conservative group in Ohio is saying the feds…

Ohioans could see a new charge in their electric bills as early as June, now that state regulators have approved plans by FirstEnergy and AEP to guarantee…

State regulators have approved a pair of deals that allow FirstEnergy and AEP to impose multi-billion dollar rate increases on electricity customers to…