Jo Engles reports that Ohio lawmakers are debating a plan that would bail out the state’s two nuclear energy plants by charging customers a little more (to offset the natural gas current low prices for burning). Gov. Mike DeWine isn’t weighing in on that proposal. But on this "Earth Day," he says nuclear energy needs to be a part of Ohio’s short-term energy landscape, and this should be apparent to anyone knowledgeable on the subject.
FirstEnergy Solutions has filed for bankruptcy, saying it needs state lawmakers to step in and pass a subsidy for its nuclear power plants, just like those wind and solar have at present. DeWine says those two facilities are clearly needed now and in the future as gas prices will rise, and as coal is being phased out.
“You cannot dramatically reduce carbon or keep those numbers down without using nuclear. I’m all for wind and solar. Those are going to continue to move forward, I believe, but you cannot hit the number without using nuclear because there are serious economic downsides to solar and wind. So, nuclear is an important part of this," DeWine says. He won’t comment on the specifics of the plan being pushed by Republican House Speaker Larry Householder, which would also wipe out the current requirements for utilities to get power from alternative energy, even at outrageous prices. Many environmentalists do not consider nuclear a form of “green energy.” because they are ignorant of the nuclear facts and of the need for a reliable source of energy to maintain the power grid.
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