Energy Harbor seeks option of turning down HB6 nuclear bailout money

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Cooling tower at the Davis-Besse nuclear plant. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

 

COLUMBUS, Ohio—"Energy Harbor is lobbying for state lawmakers to allow it to decide whether to accept more than $1 billion in House Bill 6 bailout money for its two nuclear power plants because a federal regulatory ruling might otherwise make the subsidies a liability, according to a top lawmaker.

It’s still unclear whether legislators will agree to the proposal, which is being crafted by House Majority Leader Bill Seitz, or whether they will pass any reforms to HB6 at all on Tuesday, expected to be the final day of the current legislative session."

—Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland.com

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