Tag: coal bailout
Energy Harbor reveals money, risks involved in Ohio bailout
Financial documents from Energy Harbor reveal new details about FirstEnergy Corp.’s involvement in the multi-million dollar political campaign behind Ohio’s law forcing consumers to bail out struggling coal and nuclear...
Who’s behind Ohioans for Energy Security’s ad campaign to scare voters?
Ohioans for Energy Security, a new entity blanketing Ohio with a wave of television ads defending the bailout of FirstEnergy Solutions, is brought to you by the same people who...
Utilities gave $320K to Ohio House members who voted for bailout bill
Members of the Ohio House who voted in favor of a bill to bail out uncompetitive coal and nuclear power plants received over $320,000 in campaign money from four utilities...
AEP wants customers to fund “clean coal” group behind attacks on renewable energy
American Electric Power says it is working to meet strong customer demand for renewable energy, but the major utility wants to use customer money to fund a “clean coal” group...
Ads link FirstEnergy Solutions to dark money group Generation Now, Inc.
Updated on June 12, 2019, with a copy of one of Generation Now, Inc.’s Facebook ads supporting HB 6, the bill that would bail out FirstEnergy Solutions’ nuclear power plants...
FirstEnergy lobbyists behind testimony supporting bailout bill in Ohio
A lobbying firm paid by FirstEnergy Solutions appears to have played a role in writing the testimony given this week by multiple supporters of a bill to bail out the...
Bankrupt FirstEnergy Solutions spends millions on bailout campaigns in Ohio and Pennsylvania
Updated on July 22, 2019 with the latest available information on spending on outside lobbying and communications by FirstEnergy Solutions. Bankruptcy documents reveal that FirstEnergy Solutions has spent millions of...
FirstEnergy targets Cordray, DeWine as it lobbies for a bailout from Ohio consumers
FirstEnergy has poured money, food, and beverages into the race for governor in Ohio, where Republican candidate Mike DeWine and Democrat Richard Cordray have both voiced general support for efforts...