Ohio grid disparities leave some areas with older, outage-prone…

Ohio grid disparities leave some areas with older, outage-prone equipment

File photo of electricity pylons. (Getty Images). This story was originally published by Canary Media. Ohio consumer and environmental advocates are calling on state regulators to address disparities within FirstEnergy’s grid after a recent report found disadvantaged communities are more likely to rely on older, more outage-prone equipment. Areas defined as disadvantaged under the Biden administration’s Climate and Economic Justice Screening Too…

Ohio grid disparities leave some areas with older, outage-prone…

Ohio consumer and environmental advocates are calling on state regulators to address disparities within FirstEnergy’s grid after a recent report found disadvantaged communities are more likely to rely on older, more outage-prone equipment. Areas defined as disadvantaged under the Biden administration’s Climate and…