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Ohio GOP Lawmakers Favor Remake Of Tainted Energy Bill

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — There appears to be consensus among Republican lawmakers to replace a bill tainted by an alleged bribery scandal to provide $1 billion in subsidies to two Ohio nuclear plants.

FirstEnergy Corp.'s Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station in Oak Harbor, Ohio.
FILE – In this April 4, 2017, file photo, is the then-FirstEnergy Corp.’s Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station in Oak Harbor, Ohio. [AP Photo | Ron Schwane, File]
Some say they support most of what’s in the bill known as HB6 but want its replacement to include audits proving the plants’ owner needs the money before subsidies are paid.

Democrats want the bill to be repealed outright.

The Ohio Legislature missed an Oct. 1 deadline to repeal the bill, which likely will result in customer charges for the subsidies beginning in January unless an emergency repeal measure is approved.