We have the opportunity to lower energy costs for consumers and repeal Ohio’s coal plant bailout, but we need you to act fast. Ohio legislators are considering House Bill 15 and Senate Bill 2, two critical bills that would help fix Ohio’s energy system by ending costly coal bailouts and improving grid reliability. We need your support today to tell your lawmakers that Ohioans need lower electric bills and repeals of big corporate bailouts! 

The bills are not perfect, but they offer practical solutions to some of our state’s most significant energy challenges:

• Ending the OVEC Bailout: Ohioans have already paid nearly $600 million in subsidies to keep outdated, inefficient power plants afloat. These bills can immediately repeal these wasteful charges if legislators don’t cave to energy company interests.
• Restoring Energy Efficiency Programs: Legislators must add language allowing utilities to run voluntary, consumer-friendly energy efficiency programs that will help lower electric bills and reduce energy waste, preventing blackouts.
• Improving Grid Reliability: By reducing demand, we can avoid expensive infrastructure upgrades, lower consumer costs, and make our grid more resilient.

Ohioans are already seeing rising electric bills due to high demand and delays in adding clean energy to the grid. HB 15 and SB 2 offer real solutions to repeal the coal plant bailouts, add energy efficiency programs, and make Ohio’s energy system fair and affordable.

We urge the legislature to ensure HB 15 and SB 2 include the immediate repeal of the OVEC Coal Plant bailouts and restore our Energy Efficiency Programs.