Ohio Senate (OH Senate)
Ohio and Pennsylvania lawmakers met in Columbus for a hearing on the future reliability of the PJM grid, quizzing RTO and industry insiders on the role states can have in maintaining resource adequacy.
PJM responded to Ohio legislators' concerns about the cost impact of Illinois' climate policy, saying it could not split Ohio out of related transmission planning and pledging to work with lawmakers going forward.
Ohio lawmakers are raising concerns about how the costs from Illinois’ Climate and Equitable Jobs Act will impact their state's ratepayers.
The Republican-dominated Ohio Senate approved legislation that included a last-minute amendment declaring natural gas to be “green.”
Ohio's 108,000 auto manufacturing jobs could disappear over the next decade unless the state incentivizes EVs, says a state Sen. Michael Rulli (R).
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PJM stakeholders in the RTO’s generator sector voiced frustration with FERC over recent decisions related to the capacity market to the Ohio Senate.
Illinois is decarbonizing its electric generation, and Minnesota is focusing on EVs and transit emissions, but Ohio is keeping a coal plant subsidy.
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GOP legislators from Ohio, who have rolled back the state's renewable energy goals, asked FERC to reject a PJM rule change regarding subsidized generation.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed legislation empowering county governments to review and approve or deny all proposed utility-scale wind and solar projects.
Is Ohio's new local regulation of wind and solar "an ill wind that blows nobody any good," or an answer to frustrated locals afraid of mega projects?
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