Ohio Lawmakers Pass Bill to Revoke $1.1 Billion Nuclear Subsidy

Ohio Enacts Bill to Subsidize Nuclear, Scale Back Renewable Standard

Ohio state lawmakers approved legislation on July 23 requiring electric customers to pay new monthly surcharges from 2021 through 2027 to raise $150 million per year to subsidize FirstEnergy Solutions Corp.’s ailing nuclear plants. Governor Mike DeWine, a Republican, signed the bill into law, making Ohio the fifth state in the nation to prop up…

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EnerKnol’s Visual Primer – Carbon Emission Pricing in the U.S.: State of Play in 2019

As legislatures adjourn, U.S. states take stock of their progress on expanding clean energy and climate policies. Measures to tackle greenhouse gas emissions have long been a political lightning rod, but mechanisms like carbon pricing are coming up more regularly in legislative sessions and evolving to play a key role in the shift to a low-carbon economy.

DTE Electric Wind Projects

DTE Electric Wins Michigan Approval to Buy 455 Megawatts of Wind Power

The Michigan Public Service Commission on July 18 approved part of DTE Electric Co.’s renewable energy plan, which includes the purchase of about 455 megawatts of wind power that will qualify for the full federal tax credit. The investments are expected to boost the company’s renewable energy portfolio by nearly 50 percent. The agency said…

Eversource Northern Pass

Eversource Loses New Hampshire Court Battle Over $1.6 Billion Transmission Project

The New Hampshire Supreme Court on July 19 ruled in favor of the state’s decision that denied a key permit for Eversource Energy to construct its 192-mile Northern Pass transmission line designed to supply hydro power from Hydro-Quebec’s dams in Canada to New England. Last February, the New Hampshire Site Evaluation Committee, the state agency…