Energy

A proposed hydrogen plant in Piketon, Ohio is gaining steam. A Texas-based energy company plans to build on the site of a former uranium enrichment facility. While local leaders support the project, they hope it is not an empty promise and it’s safe for workers and neighbors.

The Columbus City Council is expected to pass a controversial ballot initiative Monday night that would fund green energy programs. However, the council members feel their hands are tied.

The Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee plans to hold a hearing on SB52 Wednesday that would allow local voters the ability to deny a renewable energy project through a referendum. Opponents said it creates unfair regulation on the clean energy industry.

Republican lawmakers are making changes to a bill that seeks to give local voters the power to reject a renewable energy project in their neighborhood.

There’s a non-profit recruiting Columbus homeowners to join a solar co-op. The idea is pretty simple: by pooling buyers, they can get a better deal on the cost of panels and installation.

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio is seeking an independent company to conduct an audit of two coal plants owned by the Ohio Valley Electric Corporation, or OVEC. The plants receive hundreds of millions of dollars in subsidies from Ohio ratepayers.

Letters are hitting mailboxes around Columbus explaining big changes to electricity service in the city, thanks to a local ballot measure approved by voters last year. Starting in June, the city’s default energy supplier will begin relying on 100% renewable sources. That means unless consumers opt out, their home is going to be getting a bit greener.

In this week's episode of Snollygoster, Ohio's politics podcast from WOSU, hosts Mike Thompson and Steve Brown discuss former Health Department director Amy Acton's decision not to run for Rob Portman's Senate seat. Democratic strategist Antoinette Wilson joins the show.

Last week, Gov. Mike DeWine signed a law ending the $1 billion in charges that Ohio electric ratepayers would have paid to prop up the state’s two nuclear power plants. This new law effectively takes the nuclear bailout out of the energy law known as House Bill 6, which passed in 2019.

Gov. Mike DeWine has picked a former Franklin County judge to become the next chair of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.DeWine on Friday selected…