"COLUMBUS, Ohio — After years of attempts, Ohio lawmakers voted Wednesday to end the subsidy for two unprofitable Cold War-era coal plants that had cost Ohio ratepayers nearly $400,000 a day, after they were tucked into the tainted energy bill at the center of the largest corruption scandal in state history.

House Bill 15 would put an immediate end to the “legacy generation rider” for the two Ohio Valley Electric Corp. plants contained in House Bill 6, which dates back to 2019. The provision was part of a larger overhaul intended to modernize Ohio energy policy.

The Ohio Senate passed its version of the legislation in a rare unanimous vote Wednesday, before sending it back to the Ohio House. The lower chamber approved Senate changes to the House version 94-2.

The bill goes next to Gov. Mike DeWine, whose office said he is reviewing the amended measure."

Julie Carr Smyth reports for the Associated Press April 30, 2025. [2]