State board to consider Oregon natural gas power plant Construction is expected to begin in January on Oregon’s second major power plant fueled by natural gas, a $900 million project that reinforces how America’s fracking boom is upending the energy marketplace. The Ohio Power Siting Board’s first order of business at its monthly meeting in … Continue reading State board to consider Oregon natural gas power plant
Another Ohio renewable-energy freeze possible before Christmas, return to full-utility regulation delayed COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio lawmakers are continuing their race to a showdown with Gov. John Kasich over renewable energy. He wants it. They want to delay state rules requiring it until he after he leaves office. But lawmakers appear to have put off … Continue reading Another Ohio renewable – energy freeze possible before Christmas, return to full-utility regulation delayed
UPDATED: PUCO Grants FirstEnergy Rehearing on PPA; Opponents File Protests The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio agreed Wednesday to hear FirstEnergy’s arguments for why it should be able to withdraw its controversial power purchase agreement and substitute a new plan. It also granted all of the applications for rehearing sought by opponents of the PPA, … Continue reading UPDATED: PUCO Grants #FirstEnergy Rehearing on PPA; Opponents File Protests
What’s at stake in the FirstEnergy and AEP Ohio power plant subsidy hearings ergy stakeholders in Ohio are in the middle of a marathon regulatory session that could shape the future of the state’s fuel mix and the region’s deregulated energy markets. At present, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) is evaluating two proposals … Continue reading What’s at stake in the #FirstEnergy and #AEP_Ohio power plant subsidy hearings
An Ohio power company wants to reverse the deregulation it once fought for A major test case is underway in Ohio, where a utility company is trying to undo deregulation in an attempt to keep expensive and aging coal and nuclear plants online. FirstEnergy pushed hard for deregulation back in 2008 and got a $6 … Continue reading An Ohio power company wants to reverse the #deregulation it once fought for #FE
This Ohio utility has an innovative plan to save coal power: force customers to buy it A power utility in Ohio is attempting to shaft its own customers in a manner so shameless as to defy description. Yet describe it we must, for it represents everything backwards and perverse in the electricity sector and reveals … Continue reading This #Ohio utility has an innovative plan to save coal power: force customers to buy it #FE
FirstEnergy ‘bailout’ hearing in Ohio starts Monday FirstEnergy’s plan to make all of its Ohio utility customers essentially guarantee sales for certain coal and nuclear plants owned by its unregulated generation subsidiary is an even worse deal for consumers now than when FirstEnergy filed that proposal a year ago, say environmental advocates. FirstEnergy acknowledges that … Continue reading #FirstEnergy ‘bailout’ hearing in #Ohio starts Monday #FE
Energy efficiency was projected to cut electric consumption, power companies told the state CLEVELAND, Ohio — Ohio’s electric companies were on course to help their customers cut overall power use by as much as 33 percent in coming years before lawmakers froze state energy efficiency mandates. Filed and forgotten at the Public Utilities Commission of … Continue reading #Energy_efficiency was projected to cut #electric_consumption, #power companies told the state
As Utilities Embrace Change, FirstEnergy’s Strategy Is Resistance and Protectionism EDF’s Dick Munson decries FirstEnergy’s fight against the future of energy. It’s easy to make the case that America’s electricity industry is stuck in the past. But it’s impossible to suggest a new energy future isn’t already on its way. Our electricity landscape is changing … Continue reading As Utilities Embrace Change, #FirstEnergy ’s Strategy Is Resistance and Protectionism
Maybe Ohio should try deregulating its utilities for real next time Many media outlets reported that FirstEnergy Corp.’s new CEO, Chuck Jones, is calling for “re-regulation” of Ohio’s electric industry. It created quite the buzz. Jones stated in a recent earnings call that he never called for re-regulation, and that any assertion to the contrary … Continue reading Maybe #Ohio should try deregulating its #utilities for real next time
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