The investigation from Eye on Ohio is worth a read also: Dark Money Dominated Ohio’s Nuclear Subsidy Saga It will be interesting to see how this plays out. This isn't the first time Householder's...
Karen Kasler of the Statehouse News Bureau reported that the charges are thought to be connected to a controversial law passed last year that bailed out two nuclear power plants in the state while gutting subsidies for renewable energy and energy efficiency.
The law tacked on a charge to residents' power bills, sending $150 million a year to the nuclear power plants, owned by the company Energy Harbor. It also included an additional subsidy for two coal plants.
An investigation by nonprofit journalism site Eye on Ohio found that the nuclear company, previously known as FirstEnergy Solutions, spent nearly $2 million to push the bailout bill. An opponent of the bill estimated that as much as $15 million may have been spent on it.
They say: So will that bailout be unwound and the money given back to the citizens since it was obviously illegal?
They say:
The federal complaint describes a years-long bribery campaign to build support for Householder's bid to become House speaker and then pass the nuclear bailout law with his help. Householder won the speakership in January 2019, and the bailout passed in July 2019. It went into effect in October.
So will that bailout be unwound and the money given back to the citizens since it was obviously illegal?
The investigation from Eye on Ohio is worth a read also:
Dark Money Dominated Ohio’s Nuclear Subsidy Saga
It will be interesting to see how this plays out. This isn't the first time Householder's activities have been under scrutiny.
They say:
So will that bailout be unwound and the money given back to the citizens since it was obviously illegal?
If the people found to have been part of this are found guilty, that's exactly what should happen.
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