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Why Ohio electricity bills are so high—and their political impact
By: Dan Gearino | Marianne Lavelle | Inside Climate News
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Inside Climate News) — Protestors stood in the snow outside the offices of Ohio’s utility regulator in January to say they were fed up with rising electricity rates…. Read More
An Ohio House bill would extend a data center tariff to the rest of the state
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Two Ohio lawmakers say they want to bring how one electric utility is handling rising data center demand to elsewhere in the state. In… Read More
US electric grids under pressure from energy-hungry data centers are changing strategy
By: Marc Levy | AP
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — With the explosive growth of Big Tech’s data centers threatening to overload U.S. electricity grids, policymakers are taking a hard look at a tough-love solution: bumping… Read More
As data centers swell in Ohio, facilities strain electric and water services
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB) — Central Ohio has become a big hub for data center facilities, but they have the potential to put serious strain on the electric grid and other… Read More
Ohio Democrats are backing bills for energy companies to change how they conduct business
By: Karen Kasler | Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Democrats in the Ohio Legislature want to make changes to the state’s energy policy regarding energy companies. Those changes include limiting how energy companies… Read More
Soaring electricity bills are the latest inflation flashpoint
By: Scott Horsley | NPR
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Updated September 13, 2022 at 8:41 AM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Inflation cooled a bit last month, thanks in part to falling gasoline prices, but for many families, there’s… Read More
Yost Considering Legal Action To Stall Electric Bill Hikes
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Attorney General Dave Yost (R-Ohio) says he’s considering taking legal action to stall the billion dollar nuclear power plant bailout as legislators consider a possible… Read More
Power Play: Experts Say Killing Clean Power Plan Won’t Revive Coal
By: Glynis Board | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Coal-producing states are preparing for arguments next month in the federal appeals court case known as West Virginia v. EPA, challenging the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan to limit greenhouse… Read More
Snow and Ice Hampering Power Restoration Efforts
By: Atish Baidya
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Update 3/6/15 @ 10:35 a.m. AEP Ohio says more than 800 people are working on power restoration efforts in the aftermath of a winter storm that dumped at least seven inches… Read More