Thanks to you, Friend, Ohioans won a victory today <[link removed]> as the Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) nixed a provision viewed as a "poison pill" to block the Icebreaker Wind Farm project.



The "feathering" provision would have shut down turbines from dusk to dawn most of the year, rendering the project economically unviable. Although the board's move is not final, it's a critical lifeline for Icebreaker project developer Lake Erie Energy Development Corp.



The unanimous vote included a "Yea" from OPSB chairman Sam Randazzo to remove the provision he previously championed. The motion to remove the poison pill was offered by an ally of Governor DeWine -- I think your letters to the governor had the desired effect -- and won a critical victory for renewal energy in Ohio.





Ohio Consumers Power Alliance launched a campaign <[link removed]> four weeks ago encouraging Ohioans to speak out against Sam Randazzo and demand Gov. Mike DeWine remove him from the PUCO for his anti-renewable energy bias. After this vote, we're guessing both Governor DeWine and Mr. Randazzo are feeling the heat.



Almost 1,500 people like you wrote to Governor DeWine and he listened!



Yesterday’s decision by the Ohio Power Siting Board moves forward a project that will add 500 jobs and $253 million in economic development in Ohio. Look what we can accomplish together.





On Wednesday Mr. Randazzo in his role as PUCO chairman was called to testify before the House Select Committee on Energy and Oversight on HB6, just as news broke that about a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation <[link removed]> of FirstEnergy. The investigation centers on a FirstEnergy whistleblower who downloaded 57 files containing sensitive information, including employee salaries, payment processes, records of contractors and vendors and approvals of manual wires and tax payments. 



Mr Randazzo declined to disclose what the potential penalties would be for FirstEnergy if violations are found, saying such talk can affect stock prices.   



Adding to Randazzo's worries, the PUCO is also under investigation by the Ohio Consumers Counsel to determine if FirstEnergy used ratepayer money <[link removed]>to pass the corrupt HB6 .



We will keep doing our part to get you the information you need to hold decision makers like Randazzo accountable. Please do your part to keep our citizen-funded campaign victories possible.  <[link removed]>





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Next up, Repeal HB6!











Rachael Belz



Executive Director, Ohio Citizen Action

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p.s. If you haven't yet, please tell your legislator to repeal HB6. <[link removed]>





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