Ohio lawmakers to seek new utility bill surcharges to rescue nuclear plants: What you need to know [View all]
COLUMBUS, Ohio—Ohio House legislation expected to be introduced later this week would impose new customer surcharges to subsidize two nuclear plants in danger of closing. Here are four takeaways:
- FirstEnergy plans to close the Davis-Besse and Perry plants by 2021 amid competition from cheaper natural-gas plants.
- A draft version of the bill would add monthly surcharges of $2.50 for residential customers, $20 for commercial customers, and $250 to industrial customers.
- The draft bill would eliminate existing surcharges on energy-efficiency and peak reduction programs.
- House Speaker Larry Householder favors state help to keep the plants running.
Read more: https://www.cleveland.com/politics/2019/04/ohio-lawmakers-to-seek-new-utility-bill-surcharges-to-rescue-nuclear-plants-what-you-need-to-know.html
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