• Energy

Ohio’s Regulators Deal a Likely Fatal Blow to Lake Erie Wind Project

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• ohio
• wind energy

As Electrek reported, last week Ohio unanimously approved the Icebreaker wind farm, North America’s first offshore freshwater project planned for Lake Erie near Cleveland. However, there’s a rather large hitch that could put an end to the entire project. At the very last minute, the Ohio Power Siting Board ruled on Thursday that the project could […]

• Climate Change

Most Ohio Voters Believe Climate Change is Real and Impacting the U.S. Now

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• climate change
• ohio
• renewable energy

Seven out of ten Ohio adults believe climate change is real and impacting the U.S. today, and nearly 60 percent believe that it is impacting their own community according to a recent poll.

Why This Matters:  If Ohio residents care this much about climate change, it is a fair bet that so do a majority of residents in other states.  Climate change could be a very important issue in the 2020 election if Democrats would seize on it and talk about it more.

• Energy

Ohio’s Billion Dollar Nuclear Bailout Comes at the Expense of Renewables

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• nuclear
• ohio
• renewable energy

The Cincinnati Enquirer reported that “Ohio has become the next state to bail out its nuclear plants with fees on ratepayers’ electric bills. On Tuesday, Gov. Mike DeWine signed the controversial House Bill 6, which will add new fees to Ohioans’ electric bills for two nuclear plants owned by the bankrupt FirstEnergy Solutions in northern […]