ohio law bails out nuclear power plants by eliminating clean energy standards

by:Yovog     2023-08-01
Ohio Gov.
Mike DeWine signed a legislation on Tuesday to save the state\'s two nuclear power plants by adding new costs to residents\' electricity bills by 2027, while cutting clean energy efforts.
Most of the funds raised through the controversial bill, which takes 53-
38 votes will go to first Energy Solutions, which owns power plants in Toledo and Perry in northeast Cleveland.
According to Cleveland, customers in Ohio will pay an extra 85 cents a month, while large industrial factories will pay up to $2,400 a month. com.
\"Our goal has always been to save nuclear power plants, save jobs, and reduce taxpayers\' energy costs,\" according to a Cincinnati Inquirer . \" Dewine told reporters.
\"I think that\'s what Bill 6 of the House did.
\"The new fee will raise about $0. 15 billion a year for the two nuclear power plants and $20 million a year for solar energy.
But to minimize new costs for taxpayers, the bill reduces renewable energy in Ohio.
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Work to improve efficiency, reduce clean energy needs in the coming years, and completely eliminate them after 2026.
Supporters of the legislation say Ohio residents are actually saving money through these changes.
The Ohio Senate committee, which evaluated the bill, found that the bill cost taxpayers an average of $4.
The state tries to meet the clean energy standard 74 times a month.
\"This is a relief to taxpayers, and it is not too much to emphasize,\" the representative said . \". Bill Seitz, R-
According to the Cincinnati Inquirer, The Green Town.
\"So who is good for this bill? Ratepayers.
\"Opponents, including environmental groups, believe that efforts to improve energy efficiency will save residents in the long run.
According to Greentown Media, \"consumers and manufacturers in Ohio want to make greater commitments to renewable energy, not less,\" said Andrew Cohen, director of policy for the eastern state of the American Wind Energy Association.
Gohn said: \"House Bill 6 will not make Ohio\'s air cleaner, but it will increase consumers\' electricity bills and send jobs and clean energy investments to Ohio\'s neighbors.
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