/news/tags/coal-plants coal plants en-US Copyright Fri, 17 Mar 2023 18:27:32 GMT /2023-03-17/democrats-propose-another-attempt-to-repeal-coal-plant-subsidies-in-ohios-nuclear-bailout-law 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. Fri, 17 Mar 2023 18:27:32 GMT /2023-03-17/democrats-propose-another-attempt-to-repeal-coal-plant-subsidies-in-ohios-nuclear-bailout-law Karen Kasler /news/government-politics/2021-05-13/consumers-counsel-wants-hb6-coal-plant-subsidies-repealed The subsidies mean that ratepayers are paying for inefficient coal plants, the residential utilities advocate says. Thu, 13 May 2021 23:10:53 GMT /news/government-politics/2021-05-13/consumers-counsel-wants-hb6-coal-plant-subsidies-repealed Andy Chow /news/environment-energy/2018-08-31/first-energy-to-close-ohio-coal-plant First Energy Solutions blames the current energy market for its decision to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… Fri, 31 Aug 2018 23:19:48 GMT /news/environment-energy/2018-08-31/first-energy-to-close-ohio-coal-plant Andy Chow /news/community/2018-04-02/morning-headlines-firstenergy-solutions-goes-bankrupt-cdc-investigates-stark-county-suicides Here are your morning headlines for Monday, April 2:FirstEnergy generation subsidiary files for bankruptcy;CDC to investigate suicides in Stark County;New… Mon, 02 Apr 2018 12:37:53 GMT /news/community/2018-04-02/morning-headlines-firstenergy-solutions-goes-bankrupt-cdc-investigates-stark-county-suicides Amanda Rabinowitz /news/community/2018-03-09/morning-headlines-akron-gets-8-million-transportation-grant-pence-promotes-tax-cuts-in-cleveland Here are your morning headlines for Friday, March 9:Three more subpoenas served in Cuyahoga County corruption probe;Ohio legislators renew calls for aid… Fri, 09 Mar 2018 13:38:47 GMT /news/community/2018-03-09/morning-headlines-akron-gets-8-million-transportation-grant-pence-promotes-tax-cuts-in-cleveland Amanda Rabinowitz /news/community/2018-02-15/morning-headlines-pillich-leaves-governors-race-endorses-cordray-tito-francona-dead-at-84 Here are your morning headlines for Thursday, Feb. 15:Ohio productivity nears pre-Great Recession levels, employment still lags;Akron nonprofit launches… Fri, 16 Feb 2018 00:02:07 GMT /news/community/2018-02-15/morning-headlines-pillich-leaves-governors-race-endorses-cordray-tito-francona-dead-at-84 M.L. Schultze /news/environment-energy/2018-01-29/akron-based-firstenergy-warns-of-default-as-soon-as-april Big changes are coming to one of Akron’s largest employers. FirstEnergy may soon separate itself from its power generating business. Chief Financial… Mon, 29 Jan 2018 10:00:00 GMT /news/environment-energy/2018-01-29/akron-based-firstenergy-warns-of-default-as-soon-as-april /news/community/2018-01-10/morning-headlines-coal-exec-warns-of-plant-closures-after-ferc-decision-richard-spencer-sues-uc Here are your morning headlines for Wednesday, Jan. 10:Coal executive warns of plant closures following FERC decision;Cordray, Taylor choose running mates… Wed, 10 Jan 2018 13:35:48 GMT /news/community/2018-01-10/morning-headlines-coal-exec-warns-of-plant-closures-after-ferc-decision-richard-spencer-sues-uc Amanda Rabinowitz /news/environment-energy/2017-06-27/state-budget-provision-would-let-utilities-hike-prices-to-improve-credit-ratings 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… Tue, 27 Jun 2017 21:13:09 GMT /news/environment-energy/2017-06-27/state-budget-provision-would-let-utilities-hike-prices-to-improve-credit-ratings Andy Chow /news/environment-energy/2016-04-29/aep-calls-for-ohio-to-re-regulate-utilities-following-the-ferc-decision 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… Fri, 29 Apr 2016 21:40:37 GMT /news/environment-energy/2016-04-29/aep-calls-for-ohio-to-re-regulate-utilities-following-the-ferc-decision Andy Chow