Thanks to Midwest utilities, regulators and a pair of unprofitable power plants, electricity customers in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana will get a lump of coal this holiday season. The owners keep running these plants at a big loss – projected at over $5 billion – resulting in higher electricity prices and polluting power that isn’t… Keep reading →
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Grinch Utilities And Regulators Spoil Holidays By Forcing Customers To Pay Billions For Midwest Coal Plants
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By Charles Dale III, William Keyser, David Mawhinney & Michael O'Neill | K&L Gates LLPReport: More Renewables Could Mean 5,000 New Jobs And $8B In Investment For Ohio
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange BlogLast year, I highlighted how voters in Ohio overwhelmingly support developing more clean energy like solar and wind over more traditional resources like coal. Ohio has a remarkable opportunity to capture the benefits of a growing renewable energy market. A new report shows the state could boost supply chains and create local jobs by developing more wind and solar,… Keep reading →
New Utility Settlement Highlights How Ohio Utilities Are Leaving FirstEnergy Behind On Clean Energy
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange BlogA new utility settlement in Ohio is loaded with promising clean-energy components. Meanwhile, Ohio-based utility giant FirstEnergy continues to cling to the energy sources of the past. Encouraging settlement Along with FirstEnergy, Duke, and AEP, Dayton Power & Light (DP&L) is one of Ohio’s four investor-owned utilities that deliver electricity to people’s homes and businesses.… Keep reading →
Dear FirstEnergy, America Doesn’t Need Your Coal Plants
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange BlogWhy do grocers mark down the price of asparagus in the spring, or strawberries in the summer? Because they’re in season and stores have excess supply, and they need to increase demand by cutting prices. The lower prices are a sign, or “price signal,” of excess supply, and the grocers are following the economic law… Keep reading →
FirstEnergy’s Dangerous Push For An $8B Bailout: What You Need To Know
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange BlogA mega utility from Ohio is appealing to the Trump administration for an unprecedented $8-billion, ratepayer-funded bailout, even pointing to a 1950s Korean War Act for relief. It’s FirstEnergy’s last-ditch appeal after losing previous efforts to prop up a fleet of failing coal and nuclear plants. The company’s Washington-based lobbyists have the ears of Energy… Keep reading →
The Energy Revolution Of 2018: A look At Ohio’s Energy Storage Landscape
By Dylan Borchers | Bricker & Eckler LLPGive Ohio A Real Chance To Win The Amazon HQ2 Bid By Keeping State Clean Energy Standards Intact
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange BlogIn 2016, Ohio lawmakers tried to gut the state’s clean energy standards, which had created thousands of jobs and saved Ohioans over $1 billion on their electricity bills. They almost succeeded, until Gov. John Kasich stood up for Ohio’s clean energy economy and vetoed the harmful bill. Now state legislators are back with a new… Keep reading →
This Midwestern State Is The Surprising Standout On Cutting Carbon Pollution
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange BlogOne state surprisingly stands out for reducing carbon emissions from electricity. Ohio saw an impressive 37.7 percent drop in its power sector’s carbon emissions from 2005 to 2015. Despite not having a stellar track record on clean energy, the Buckeye State, in fact, has become the nation’s carbon-reducing powerhouse: In absolute terms, Ohio slashed its carbon pollution… Keep reading →
One Step Forward, One Step Back For Ohio Policy To Fairly Compensate Solar Customers
By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange BlogRooftop solar provides many benefits to the electric grid, like having no fuel costs and increasing electric grid resiliency – the ability to quickly recover from problems. So how can utilities recognize these benefits and reward people who install solar at their homes and businesses? A popular way is through net metering, which allows customers to… Keep reading →