/tags/energy Energy en-US Copyright Wed, 30 Apr 2025 23:23:33 GMT /2025-04-30/omnibus-energy-bill-off-to-ohio-gov-mike-dewine-after-months-of-hearings House Bill 15 passes as Ohio stares down eventual electric shortages from growing demand. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 23:23:33 GMT /2025-04-30/omnibus-energy-bill-off-to-ohio-gov-mike-dewine-after-months-of-hearings Sarah Donaldson /2025-03-28/ohio-house-passes-its-own-new-energy-generation-provisions-what-next Like the Ohio Senate’s version, the bill includes an immediate rollback of controversial subsidies to two aging power plants. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 10:25:00 GMT /2025-03-28/ohio-house-passes-its-own-new-energy-generation-provisions-what-next Sarah Donaldson /2025-03-20/ohio-senate-advances-major-energy-bill-that-axes-subsidies-overhauls-rate-cases Senate Bill 2 addresses a range of related issues, including energy costs for consumers, reliability, and barriers to entering the market for utilities. Fri, 21 Mar 2025 02:37:04 GMT /2025-03-20/ohio-senate-advances-major-energy-bill-that-axes-subsidies-overhauls-rate-cases Sarah Donaldson /2025-03-12/can-ohio-keep-the-lights-on-power-demand-is-outpacing-supply With data centers and tech industries moving into Ohio, demand for energy is growing rapidly. Wed, 12 Mar 2025 08:51:00 GMT /2025-03-12/can-ohio-keep-the-lights-on-power-demand-is-outpacing-supply Renee Fox, WOSU, Kendall Crawford /2025-02-10/organized-opposition-and-support-become-increasingly-common-in-central-ohio-solar-projects Last month, the Ohio Supreme Court heard an appeal of state approval for Harvey Solar, a proposed 350-megawatt solar project in Licking County. Mon, 10 Feb 2025 10:00:00 GMT /2025-02-10/organized-opposition-and-support-become-increasingly-common-in-central-ohio-solar-projects Allie Vugrincic /2025-02-06/business-lobbying-firm-wants-ohio-to-overhaul-energy-permits-process A statewide business coalition believes Ohio should harness the demand of data centers in part by overhauling the state’s permitting and siting processes. Thu, 06 Feb 2025 22:11:07 GMT /2025-02-06/business-lobbying-firm-wants-ohio-to-overhaul-energy-permits-process Sarah Donaldson /2025-01-22/ohio-house-lawmakers-to-introduce-gop-priority-energy-provisions The report, released Wednesday by Americans for Prosperity-Ohio and the Buckeye Institute, comes as state lawmakers negotiate a bill overhauling energy statute. Thu, 23 Jan 2025 03:41:08 GMT /2025-01-22/ohio-house-lawmakers-to-introduce-gop-priority-energy-provisions Sarah Donaldson /2025-01-10/most-electricity-providers-dont-save-ohio-consumers-money-new-report-says A study over the last decade through Ohio State University found that the cost of 72% of the most popular retail electricity offers have fallen above the default price that consumers would pay if they didn’t shop around. Fri, 10 Jan 2025 21:59:52 GMT /2025-01-10/most-electricity-providers-dont-save-ohio-consumers-money-new-report-says Shay Frank /politics-government/2024-12-19/connecticut-based-company-barred-from-operating-in-ohio-after-puco-investigation Public utility regulators in Ohio found Connecticut-based Realgy Energy manipulated customer call recordings and lied to consumers. The company must pay a $355,000 fine. Thu, 19 Dec 2024 20:46:11 GMT /politics-government/2024-12-19/connecticut-based-company-barred-from-operating-in-ohio-after-puco-investigation Renee Fox /show/all-sides/2024-11-11/the-future-of-energy-generation Asking Chat GPT a question uses more power than you think. A single query consumes 10 times the electricity of a google search, which is exponentially more power. Mon, 11 Nov 2024 10:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides/2024-11-11/the-future-of-energy-generation