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As you know, Larry Householder was found guilty on all counts,
including racketeering, bribery, and conspiracy. He now faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in
prison.Householder was accused of accepting
millions of dollars in bribes in exchange for passing
legislation.
Yesterday, newly uncovered bank records have
revealed more dark money donations to Larry Householder from fossil
fuel interests, labor unions, the nursing home industry, payday
lenders and more.
Not only does this type of corruption undermine the
democratic process and erode the public's trust in government - the
coal subsidies passed as part of House Bill 6 remain in
place.
The Ohio Valley Electric Corporation (OVEC) owns two
coal-fired power plants that continue to be subsidized by Ohio
ratepayers under unrepealed provisions of HB 6. The money
flows from customers to the Ohio utility companies that own OVEC –
American Electric Power (42% equity stake), Duke Energy (9%) and AES
Ohio (5%).
Every electric customer in the state of Ohio is still paying
for this corrupt legislation. Ohioans have already paid $158
million dollars to subsidize the OVEC coal
plants.
It's time to finally repeal the OVEC coal subsidies.
The OVEC coal subsidies are a drain on ratepayers and have
hindered efforts to transition to cleaner and more sustainable energy
sources.
The OVEC coal plant subsidies are directly tied to the bribery
scandal. Now's our chance to end the bailout.
Join us
at the PUCO in Columbus next Wednesday, April 5
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio has the authority to stop
the coal plant subsidies.
The PUCO is required to
conduct audits to determine whether or not the costs ratepayers are
charged each month to pay off the coal plant shareholders’ debts are
“prudent.” And audits at the Public Utilities Commission reveal that
OVEC is running the plants at
inefficient times and overcharging all of us.
Join us for a press
conference April 05, 2023 at 12:30p.m. to
call on the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to act on audits and
stop the coal plant bailouts.
Hope to see you there!
Ohio
Citizen
Action
P.S. We're hiring field canvassers in Cleveland,
Columbus and Akron! Do you know anyone who wants to make a difference
while making a living? Tell them to apply today.
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