Dive Summary:
- A coalition of business and consumer groups is campaigning to keep a FirstEnergy Corp. subsidiary from its effort to repeal Ohio's energy efficiency laws.
- The coalition, made up of Ohio’s Small Business Majority, Moms Clean Air Force, and the Ohio Environmental Council, is pushing Ohioans to reject FirstEnergy Solutions services until the company changes its policies.
- The Akron, Ohio-based company doesn’t oppose voluntary energy efficiency programs but questions if such programs should be mandatory.
From the article:
“First Energy Solutions spokeswoman Diane Francis says only s small percentage of customers actually use energy efficiency programs.”