Don't Let AEP get a bailout

Despite already being denied once, AEP is again at the Public Utility Commission of Ohio (PUCO) trying get a bailout for the company’s old, dirty coal plants.

AEP's Kyger Creek coal plant

You helped stop them before; now, we have to do it again.

Previously, AEP requested a bailout of two plants it partially owns to the tune of a $117 million rate increase. After thousands of public comments and widespread public and business opposition, the PUCO rightfully refused AEP’s request earlier this year. Undaunted, AEP now wants an even larger coal plant bailout to include those same two uneconomic plants plus an additional four more coal plants that are struggling to compete against cheaper, cleaner options.

Tell the PUCO you still want no part in bailing out AEP’s old, dirty coal plants.

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Case # 14-1693 AEP Bailouts

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I do not support AEP’s attempt to raise rates as much as $2.4 billion to bail out aging, outdated coal plants. These plants struggle to compete against other cleaner sources of energy and are not competitive with today’s market prices for electricity, while they also spew toxic pollution into our air and water.

Coal, which generates nearly 60 percent of electricity in Ohio, is known to cause major air pollution and negatively impact public health while contributing to climate disruption.  Due to Ohio’s heavy reliance on coal, we have some of the worst air in the nation.

Locking Ohio customers into an outdated, dirty, and expensive energy source for decades is the height of fiscal, health, and environmental irresponsibility. Rather than debating a bailout of uneconomic coal plants, AEP should instead be sitting down to chart out a sensible transition towards newer, cleaner energy sources that have the potential to create thousands of jobs in Ohio.

I hope that you will join me in opposing AEP’s coal bailout.

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