Ohioans Against Corporate Bailouts took its ballot referendum battle to federal court, accusing supporters of the state’s nuclear subsidies of bribery.

FirstEnergy Solutions asked the Ohio Supreme Court to block a vote to repeal $150 million in subsidies for its two nuclear plants.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost approved a draft petition to repeal the nuclear subsidy program, giving supporters seven weeks to get 265,000 signatures.

A U.S. bankruptcy judge stalled FirstEnergy Solutions’ reorganization plan over unresolved contract disputes at its Perry and Beaver Valley nuclear plants.

Ohio legislators approved a bill to subsidize FirstEnergy Solutions’ nuclear plants on Lake Erie, providing a lifeline to the industry in PJM.

The Ohio Senate passed the Clean Air Act to curb state renewable energy mandates and create subsidies for nuclear and coal plants.

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.

Ohio lawmakers are being asked to trade ratepayer-funded renewable energy mandates for the jobs and carbon-free energy of FirstEnergy’s nuclear plants.

A U.S. bankruptcy judge signaled he will not confirm a plan for FES that would have absolved FirstEnergy Corp. from liability for environmental damage.

PJM is planning a special session of the Planning Committee to further discuss the RTO’s effective load carrying capability analysis for wind and solar.