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Nuclear Gets Its Bailout, Ohio Ratepayers Get the Bill
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Mark Green
Posted July 25, 2019
With Ohio’s passage of a corporate bailout for nuclear and coal-burning power plants – a consumer-funded subsidy that could amount to more than $1 billion through 2027 – Columbus Dispatch metro columnist Ted Decker lamented: Why are ratepayers paying the price for one company’s ineptitude?
A great question that apparently didn’t register with a majority in the state legislature or Gov. Mike DeWine. Then again, they weren’t persuaded to back off the subsidy plan when confronted by Ohio public opinion, which overwhelmingly opposed docking the state’s ratepayers on a monthly basis to bail out two nuclear power plants.
New Poll: Voters in Ohio Counties Oppose Nuclear Bailouts
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Mark Green
Posted October 5, 2017
Ohio voters continue to oppose bailouts for nuclear plants. As a statewide poll showed this summer, a new poll by API Ohio shows big opposition to a proposal to let nuclear plant owner FirstEnergy charge its customers a special fee to increase funding for its plants in three counties that are near FirstEnergy’s headquarters and its Davis-Besse and Perry nuclear plants. The opposition in Lake, Summit and Ottawa counties is bipartisan and huge.
Let Markets Work for Consumers in Ohio
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Mark Green
Posted May 10, 2017
Ohio lawmakers are discussing a proposal to establish zero-emission credits for nuclear plants, giving them an advantage against other energy sources. Instead of government picking winners and losers, the marketplace should determine an energy source’s viability – based on affordability, efficiency and other factors – letting the market work for consumers.
States’ Lawmakers Should Reject Nuclear Subsidy Proposals
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Mark Green
Posted April 11, 2017
A couple of months ago we had this post on Connecticut legislation that would subsidize nuclear power generation by guaranteeing markets for a state nuclear plant. We called it a bad idea and argued that the marketplace and consumers should determine an energy source’s viability based on affordability, efficiency and other factors, not government favoring one source over others. That argument still applies in Connecticut, where the subsidy bill remains before the legislature, and also Ohio, which is considering a nuclear subsidy of its own.
Energizing Ohio
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Mark Green
Posted September 26, 2016
The States and the Right Regulatory Approach
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Mark Green
Posted July 12, 2016
The sound approach to energy regulation in the U.S. – one that provides appropriate oversight to oil and natural gas development without unnecessarily impeding progress – continues to be a major theme at the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) annual conference in Washington.
Tesoro President and CEO Gregory J. Goff raised the point with his Day 1 keynote speech, calling for transparency, fairness and accountability in federal regulation:
“Consumers, companies and the economy all benefit when government policies are well-reasoned and balanced. America is blessed with an abundance of affordable, reliable energy. It must not be squandered. Allowing the forces of the free market to operate will continue to benefit society. Government should be a facilitating partner in this positive economic force, not a roadblock to it.”
Energizing Ohio
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Reid Porter
Posted June 30, 2015
Yesterday we launched a series of posts that, over the next few weeks, will highlight the economic and jobs impact of energy in each of the 50 states. The energy impacts of the states individually combine to form energy’s national economic and jobs picture: 9.8 million jobs supported and $1.2 trillion in value added.
We started with Virginia. Today: Ohio.
The top-line numbers: 255,100 jobs supported statewide, according to PwC; $28.4 billion added to Ohio’s economy; $12.7 billion contributed to the state’s labor income and nearly 14,000 shale-related business establishments supported across Ohio. All are significant drivers for the state’s economy.
Energy Exports, Energy Benefits
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Mark Green
Posted May 1, 2015
Ravalli (Mont.) Republic: The nation’s energy future is strong, with oil and natural gas production driving the country closer to becoming a net exporter of energy, the commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said Wednesday.
Commissioner Norman Bay said the U.S. has ramped up its oil and gas production while slowing domestic demand for petroleum.
Growth of the nation’s electrical consumption has also slowed to 1 percent a year, and coal is playing a smaller role in U.S. power generation.
“In 2009, all that natural gas flooded the market and the share of electricity generated from coal dropped from 50 percent to 45 percent,” Bay said. “Over time, the share of generation by natural gas continues to increase and electricity generated from coal continues to decrease. It’s primarily driven by market forces.”
Energy Returns to Ohio
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Mark Green
Posted March 12, 2015
Ohio is returning to the ranks of the country’s leading energy-producing states – thanks to the Utica Shale and safe hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling. We say returning, because Ohio was one of the “cradle” states for U.S. oil production.
This “Back to the Future” aspect of Ohio energy is illustrated on the Energy From Shale website in a new photo gallery that features 19th-century photographs alongside contemporary shots for a fascinating then-and-now portrayal of the state’s oil and natural gas development.
Regulation, Access and Energy
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Mary Schaper
Posted February 26, 2015