Ohio lawmakers to seek new utility bill surcharges to rescue nuclear plants: What you need to know
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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