In a new policy report, The Buckeye Institute exposes how public nuisance legal theory is being used to attack energy companies and set U.S. energy policy through the courts. “The rash of public nuisance climate lawsuits spreading across the nation is a dangerous attempt to use the courts to force communities to adopt net-zero carbon-emissions policies. This effort to impose an ESG agenda through the courts, after failing to do so through Congress, would financially cripple energy companies and threaten the U.S. economy.”

As the Ohio Supreme Court prepares to consider whether American Electric Power’s (AEP) data center tariff plan constitutes discriminatory pricing, The Buckeye Institute is out with a new policy brief—Undermining Ohio’s Competitive Edge—that outlines how the pricing plan harms Ohio’s economy and will leave residential ratepayers on the hook for infrastructure costs. “While PUCO’s approval of AEP’s data center tariff was a short-term win for the utility, it will produce a long-term loss for Ohio.”

The Buckeye Institute submitted a public comment to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services offering its recommendations on how the state can better align its workforce, education, and employment programs. Buckeye urged policymakers to enhance financial stability and economic mobility for Ohio families, offer clear paths to high-demand careers, and ensure a reliable road to self-sufficiency, with every promotion signifying real financial progress.

In The Center Square, The Buckeye Institute praises policy proposals designed to make Ohio a leader in the AI race. “By providing regulatory clarity to technology firms and advanced industries, the Ohio Right to Compute Act will help attract skilled workers, retain talented graduates, leverage the state’s energy advantages, and mitigate investor risk in artificial intelligence. The state’s legislative message to burgeoning tech companies should be clear: Ohio is ready for them to build here, grow here, and succeed here.”

The Buckeye Institute replied to a request for information from the U.S. Department of Energy outlining how the United States can accelerate the development of large-scale energy infrastructure projects to meet the nation’s growing energy needs. In its comments, The Buckeye Institute urged the Trump administration to remove “[r]egulatory barriers imped[ing] the U.S. electric grid from meeting new energy demands,” and allow private capital and market-driven innovation to address growing electricity demand. 

In public comments, The Buckeye Institute urged the U.S. EPA to ensure Americans have access to reliable energy sources and repeal its impractical emission standards for new and existing power plants. In its comments, The Buckeye Institute: 1) outlines how the EPA’s unworkable emission standards threaten the availability of reliable and affordable electricity, and 2) offers an impact analysis that is grounded in feasibility, measurable outcomes, and realistic compliance outcomes.