American Electric Power disconnected the power for nonpayment more frequently than any other Ohio utility last year, cutting off customers twice as often as the next highest utility, FirstEnergy. AEP cut 164,000 Ohioans’ power for nonpayment last year, more than any other utility #power #ohio #energynews
Ohio Air Quality – what the EPA Misses
Researchers using their own local air monitoring systems in highly fracked areas of Ohio found that the U.S. EPA’s regional air quality monitors often miss variations in pollution at the local level. In Ohio, researchers find EPA data doesn’t tell the whole story on fracking pollution #quality #EPA #ohio #ohioenergynews #airqualitymonit...
EV Charging News: Ohio
Ohio legislation would allow utilities to pass on electric vehicle charging station costs to customers while creating a $2,000 sales tax rebate for vehicle buyers. Plugged in charger into an electric car at charge station https://www.cleveland.com/news/2022/05/proposed-ohio-law-would-let-power-companies-bill-customers-for-utility-own...
Mapping tools help Ohio cities chart a course for environmental justice.
By layering multiple health, economic and environmental indicators, increasingly sophisticated digital mapping tools are helping cities and community groups identify and respond to environmental injustices. Mapping tools help Ohio cities chart course for environmental justice
Ohio Energy News: 270,000+ Cut Offs During Pandemic
Seven gas and electric companies cut off 270,000 Ohioans amid the pandemic and still saw billions in profit Gas, electric companies cut off 270,000 Ohioans amid pandemic and billions in profit
Ohio – EV Charging Growing in Columbus Suburb
A Columbus, Ohio suburb grows the number of publicly available electric vehicle charging stations through a rebate program. Man plugging in charger into an electric car at charge station https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/communities/westerville/2022/05/04/charged-up-city-provides-more-locations-ev-owners-plug/9645...
Is It Getting Hot Around Here?
Columbus, Ohio, keeps getting hotter, with annual average temperatures have increased 3.7 degrees Fahrenheit since 1970; an analysis finds #climatechange #ohio #inthenews
In the News: Ohio Solar Development
An Ohio manufacturer plans a $9 million expansion to produce steel back rails used in solar modules for First Solar, which also plans a large-scale development in Ohio. https://www.crescent-news.com/business/solar-company-announces-new-ohio-facility/article_3ec1e118-b161-11ec-8c14-0f2ce122ff55.html
Northern Ohio Wind Project Hearing
County officials in northern Ohio prepare for public hearings on a plan that would effectively ban utility-scale wind as a developer pursues a 300 MW project https://www.bucyrustelegraphforum.com/story/news/2022/04/02/wind-turbines-crawford-county-ohio-honey-creek-wind-faq/9382089002/
