A draft bill circulating among Ohio Republican lawmakers would block coal-fired power plants from closing when a settlement agreement requires the shutdown, Canary Media reported Nov. 12 after obtaining the draft.
Canary Media reports the draft reaches cases where an owner is already under a contractual obligation to close a facility.
For an advisor reviewing an Ohio coal unit, a settlement-negotiated retirement date would no longer be enough, under the draft, to take the unit offline.
Reported by the Energy Transition desk. Published . Corrections