Testimony of Beyond Nuclear, Before the Ohio House of Representatives – Energy Generation Subcommittee, Committee Meeting on Proposed H.B. No. 6 “Creates Ohio Clean Air Program”

As posted at Beyond Nuclear's SUBSIDIES website subsection.

Update on April 29, 2019 by admin

As reported by Midwest Energy News:

Leaders of an environmental and a fossil fuel group in Ohio say proposed legislation to support uneconomic nuclear plants doesn’t address the state’s future energy needs. (Columbus Dispatch)

Update on May 6, 2019 by admin

"Conservatives criticize FirstEnergy nuclear bailout bill as ‘corporate welfare,’" as reported by Midwest Energy News.

Update on May 9, 2019 by admin

Beyond Nuclear re-submitted the same testimony as above, on May 8th, to the committee level of the Ohio state legislature.

Sierra Club reports on this latest round of legislative hearings:

Of the 81 submissions of testimony, only 2 were supportive of this bill and one of those was from First Energy Solutions! 5 were interested parties, and the rest were opposition...

If you'd like to read the testimony you can find it here. Click the arrow next to the date to expand the menu and you'll see the list of documents.

Sierra Club also shared this recent media coverage:

Lawmaker argues low-income Ohioans should pay their own energy-efficiency costs

Nuclear power companies have spent millions lobbying for subsidies. Should Ohio, other states bail them out?

Consumer fee reduced under revised nuclear bailout bill  

Sierra Club encourages letters to the editor of local newspapers in response, and shared these talking points on House Bill 6 (HB6) you can use to prepare your own.