AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoPower & Storm Recovery: After multiple rounds of severe storms, thousands of Ohioans were still without electricity Wednesday, with AES Ohio reporting 1,137 outages as of mid-afternoon and county totals led by Clark (868) and Champaign (136). Utility Accountability: Lakewood pressed PUCO for action against FirstEnergy after a second notice of probable noncompliance, citing aging equipment failures tied to more than 18,000 outages and proposing over $3 million in penalties and corrective steps. Energy Transition in Ohio: Lima switched on a 4-acre, 3,120-panel floating solar array at its Twin Lakes reservoirs to power the water treatment plant, targeting about 976 metric tons of annual carbon reduction. EV Supply Chain: GM and LG Energy Solution’s Ultium Cells plant in northeast Ohio is set to restart battery-cell production next week after a seven-month shutdown, bringing back about 1,400 workers. Food Safety: Whole Foods recalled jalapeño products sold in Ohio and many other states due to potential Salmonella contamination tied to a supplier recall. Local Business & Fraud Watch: BBB warned homeowners to slow down and vet contractors after storms, while Ohio scam reports continue to show persistent online purchase fraud in cities like Batavia and Ravenna. Health Tech: Case Western Reserve University won an NIH academic–industrial partnership grant to develop a rapid, chairside oral cancer test with an industry partner.
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