"Ohio Utility Plans To Close Three Nuclear Power Plants"

"Ohio-based utility company First Energy announced Wednesday that it intends to close three of its nuclear power plants, two in Ohio and one in Pennsylvania, calling on the states to enact policies to save the facilities.

"We call on elected officials in Ohio and Pennsylvania to consider policy solutions that would recognize the importance of these facilities to the employees and local economies in which they operate, and the unique role they play in providing reliable, zero-emission electric power for consumers in both states," said Don Moul, president of company's power plant arm and chief nuclear officer. "We stand ready to roll up our sleeves and work with policy makers to find solutions that will make it feasible to continue to operate these plants in the future."

First Energy was one of the companies pushing the Trump administration to create market incentives for nuclear and coal power plants, but the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission rejected the plan."

John Siciliano reports for the Washington Examiner March 28, 2018.