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Ohio

Ohio policies cushion the pandemic’s impact on electric utilities

By Kathiann M. Kowalski

FirstEnergy and American Electric Power earn substantial revenues beyond base distribution rates for electricity use.

AEP
wind turbine blades are silhouetted against a cloudy sky

A coal-powered giant bets on wind. Will it work?

By Edward Klump / Energywire

A roughly $2 billion proposal in the works calls for AEP utilities to acquire three planned Oklahoma wind farms.

solar
a worker in a green helmet installs a solar PV module on a rack

Appalachian Ohio solar projects are moving forward, but jobs impact unclear

By Kathiann M. Kowalski

Developers still plan to build two projects, but they’ll likely move ahead in increments as customers for the power are secured.

politics

Report links utilities’ charitable giving to organizations’ political support

By Kathiann M. Kowalski

A watchdog group shows a pattern of electric utilities supporting charities whose leaders in turn back bills or agency action favorable to companies.

Ohio

How affiliate arrangements, subsidies and riders led to higher electric bills in Ohio — even as power prices declined

By Kathiann M. Kowalski and John Funk

Utility-friendly lawmakers and regulators have shielded Ohio utility power plant affiliates from competition at customers’ expense.

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Oil trade group is poised to endorse carbon pricing

Source: Wall Street Journal

Bill would require Connecticut landlords, home sellers to disclose annual energy costs

Source: Hartford Courant

A Texas city had a bold new climate plan – until a gas company got involved

Source: The Guardian

Virginia General Assembly approves electric vehicle rebate program but leaves it unfunded

Source: Virginia Mercury

Wyoming coal mines eyed for disposal of old wind turbine parts

Source: Associated Press

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Midwest Energy News

March 02 2021

Michigan AG opposes nuclear plant, storage license transfer

NUCLEAR: Michigan’s attorney general objects to the transfer of a nuclear plant and waste storage site on Lake Michigan, arguing that the proposed buyer lacks financial resources and underestimates decommissioning costs. (MLive) OHIO: A longtime federal prosecutor takes over as acting U.S. attorney in southern Ohio and will lead the bribery investigation involving the state’s […]

Southeast Energy News

March 02 2021

How the natural gas industry subverted Austin’s clean energy transition

OIL & GAS: In Austin, Texas, the natural gas industry reveals its playbook for subverting local clean energy policy by pushing line-by-line revisions of proposed ordinances, activating customer opposition, and lobbying top state and local officials. (The Guardian/Floodlight) ALSO: Texas scrambles to make up a $10 million shortfall in cleanup costs for a bankrupt company […]

Northeast Energy News

March 02 2021

Massachusetts carbon tax proposed for transportation and heating

CLIMATE: Massachusetts climate and justice advocates endorse a bill that would impose a fee on carbon emissions from transportation and heating that would fund local climate projects. (Energy News Network) ALSO: A Maryland House committee votes down a bill that would have imposed a fee on greenhouse gas emitters. (Maryland Matters) ***SPONSORED LINK: Save the […]

Western Energy News

March 02 2021

After Texas outages, Wyoming lawmakers see opportunity to rescue coal

COAL: Wyoming lawmakers introduce bills requiring more extensive analysis of costs and grid reliability before fossil-fuel power plants can be retired, with one bill sponsor incorrectly blaming recent Texas outages on the “radical Left” “cancelling fossil fuels.” (Casper Star-Tribune)  ALSO: • New Mexico’s largest utility is ordered to refile its application seeking approval to turn […]

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