COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — The US secretary of energy visited Ohio today in order to announce up to $4.2 billion in federal loans that will help upgrade nuclear power plants in Ohio and Pennsylvania, a move the department says will lower electric bills and prevent power outages.
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright traveled to northern Ohio to announce the plan at the Perry Nuclear Power Plant east of Cleveland.
“President Trump promised to unleash an American nuclear renaissance, and the Energy Department is delivering,” Wright said in a statement. “By getting more power out of the nuclear plants we already have, we can deliver more affordable, reliable, around the-clock energy for American families and businesses.”…