January 30, 2025

Nuclear Power

California PUC Votes to Keep Old Gas Plants Operating
The California PUC voted unanimously to recommend that some older gas-fired plants remain open for up to three years to prevent reliability problems.
Ohio Nuke Petition Misses Signature Deadline
Advocates contesting Ohio nuclear plant subsidies missed the deadline for gathering signatures to get their referendum to overturn HB 6 on the 2020 ballot.
UPDATED: Court Waives Ohio Preregistration Law
Ohioans Against Corporate Bailouts took its ballot referendum battle to federal court, accusing supporters of the state’s nuclear subsidies of bribery.
FirstEnergy Challenges Nuke Vote in Ohio Supreme Court
FirstEnergy Solutions asked the Ohio Supreme Court to block a vote to repeal $150 million in subsidies for its two nuclear plants.
Ohio Nuke Ballot Petition Approved
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost approved a draft petition to repeal the nuclear subsidy program, giving supporters seven weeks to get 265,000 signatures.
UPDATED: Ohio Activist Unfazed by Denial of Nuke Petition
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost rejected a draft petition to repeal the state’s nuclear subsidy program via ballot referendum, citing factual errors.
Ohio Approves Nuke Subsidy
Ohio legislators approved a bill to subsidize FirstEnergy Solutions’ nuclear plants on Lake Erie, providing a lifeline to the industry in PJM.
Ohio Senate Clears Nuke Subsidy Bill
The Ohio Senate passed the Clean Air Act to curb state renewable energy mandates and create subsidies for nuclear and coal plants.
Exelon: PJM ‘Buried the Lede’ on Nuke Study
Exelon told PJM’s Markets and Reliability Committee that the RTO “buried the lede” in its analysis of nuclear plant retirements in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
FirstEnergy Extends Clock on Ohio Nuke Plan
The clock may have run out for Ohio lawmakers to rescue nuclear power plants along Lake Erie, as a concession to renewable supporters failed to win a vote.

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