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FirstEnergy has asked Ohio regulators to relax power reliability standards, citing extreme weather. Consumer advocates warn the move could mean longer outages despite prior grid upgrade costs.
Last year, I was called to testify at a hearing of the Ohio Power Siting Board on a plan to…
With PJM’s price cap about to expire, analysts expect capacity costs to rise sharply amid data-center growth and slow power-plant buildouts — pressures that could raise Ohio families’ electric bills in coming years.
Electric prices are up sharply as AI data centers boost demand, yet Ohio disconnections have dropped — a trend consumer advocates say masks growing hardship as household costs and energy bills continue to rise.
Federal moves to freeze hydrogen hub funding are raising uncertainty for ARCH2 and other Ohio projects, even as developers push ahead and warn that stable policy and incentives are critical for clean-hydrogen growth.
Environmental advocates are suing Ohio over the elimination of the air nuisance rule, warning the move weakens pollution enforcement and harms communities that rely on legal tools to hold industrial polluters accountable.
Ultium’s job cuts in Ohio renew concerns about lost manufacturing jobs and the impact of Republican budget cuts on EV incentives, as UAW leaders call for stronger worker protections and public investment.
Ohio utility regulators ordered FirstEnergy to pay about $250 million for its role in the House Bill 6 bribery scheme, including $180 million in customer restitution and major penalties tied to ex-PUCO chair Sam Randazzo.
As freezing weather grips Ohio, the Trump administration’s shutdown has put federal heating assistance in jeopardy. The state is keeping its crisis program open with leftover funds, but advocates warn they could soon run dry — leaving hundreds of thousands of vulnerable families at risk of losing heat as winter begins.
As Ohio’s electricity prices climb with growing energy demand from data centers, a panel of economists says expanding nuclear power could help—but opinions are divided. While most believe more supply would lower costs, others warn that high construction costs, safety concerns, and past scandals make nuclear energy a risky bet.
Ohio’s solar industry and some farmers are eagerly hoping for state lawmakers to approve a community power pilot. The bill’s…
Advocates on both sides stumbled momentarily Wednesday when the Ohio Supreme Court considered whether big increases in certain utility charges…
“No comment.” That’s all Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said and walked away. Only at the tail end of DeWine’s press…
WASHINGTON — Incoming White House budget director Russ Vought has spent much of his career learning the detailed, often convoluted…
FREMONT, Ohio — U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown visited Crown Battery Corporation on Wednesday, engaging with workers about the 2024 election…
Another private equity group is in the process of buying a coal-fired generation plant along the Ohio River that is…
Project 2025, a policy blueprint created by allies of former President Donald Trump, would increase Ohio households’ annual energy spending…
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance campaigned Saturday in the key battleground of Pennsylvania, where early mail-in…
As it sought a massive, corrupt bailout in Ohio, Akron-based FirstEnergy also spent lavishly on Trump-aligned dark money groups and…
This story was originally co-published by ProPublica, Floodlight, and the Tow Center for Digital Journalism. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning…
