Ohio governor signals support for nuke bailout as FirstEnergy files new bankruptcy plan

Utility Dive: Just as FES nears a bankruptcy deal with its former parent company, Ohio lawmakers are readying plans to save two of the plants that pushed the company into Chapter 11 a year ago.

Ohio lawmakers are debating a bill that would charge consumers a "clean air" fee on their monthly bills to support two FirstEnergy nuclear plants — the 908 MW Davis-Besse plant and the 1,268 MW Perry facility.

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