• A study by the U.S. Department of Energy shows Ohio will be among seven states that will be critical for electric vehicle battery manufacturing by 2030.
• Gov. Mike DeWine has signed House Bill 507 to designate natural gas as green energy and open more state land to energy production. (Meanwhile, New York’s governor has proposed to ban natural gas in new buildings.)
• PUCO Commissioner Beth Trombold has announced her resignation, effective Feb. 10. Here is who has applied for the upcoming vacancy.
• A survey of state policies shows Ohio, under House Bill 6, has the least stringent clean energy requirements of any state, reports say.
• Utility corruption questions linger as former Speaker Larry Householder’s HB 6-related trial is set to begin later this month, according to the Energy News Network.
• High electricity rates are expected in northeast Ohio this summer due to high wholesale auction prices, the Plain Dealer reports.
• Major companies, including GM and Ford, say they will work together to establish standards for scaling up “virtual power plants” to help ease loads on the grid.

Meanwhile, the Energy Information Administration has published this infographic examining recent wholesale electricity price trends by region. 1/12/2023