Ohio regulators end controversial coal, solar power plant subsidies tied to HB6 bribery scandal

Ohio finally ends subsidies for two scandal-linked coal plants

Aerial image of Kyger Creek coal fired power plant in Gallia County, Ohio. (Stock photo from Getty Images.)This story was originally published by Canary Media. After six years and more than a half billion dollars in consumer costs, Ohio utility customers will no longer have to subsidize two 1950s-era coal plants, one of which is in Indiana. A new law that takes effect on August 14 officially eliminates the coal subsidies created by House Bill …

Ohio regulators end controversial coal, solar power plant subsidies tied to HB6 bribery scandal

COLUMBUS, Ohio—After nearly six years, Ohio regulated utility customers will soon stop paying controversial subsidies for a handful of coal and solar power plants that were enacted via the scandal-ridden House Bill 6 energy law.