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SUPCO Blocks Collection Of Nuclear Plant Bailout Law's Fees

WCBE 90.5FM | By Associated Press

Published December 29, 2020 at 5:08 AM EST

The Ohio Supreme Court has issued an order stopping utilities from collecting a monthly fee to subsidize two nuclear power plants, part of the state's scandal-scared nuclear plant bailout law approved in 2019. A Franklin County judge last week issued a preliminary injunction to stop collection of the subsidies.

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