FirstEnergy Subsidiary Wins Bankruptcy Plan Approval In Federal Court
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) -- A federal judge has approved a bankruptcy plan outlined by a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. that operates coal and nuclear plants in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
Ohio-based FirstEnergy Solutions says it plans to emerge from bankruptcy protection by the end of the year.
FirstEnergy Solutions filed for bankruptcy last year and wants to separate from Akron-based FirstEnergy Corp.
A federal bankruptcy judge in Akron signed off on the company's reorganization plan Wednesday after it finalized two union labor agreements.
Ohio lawmakers this year approved a roughly $1 billion financial rescue for the company's two nuclear power plants in Ohio.
But FirstEnergy Solutions warned this week that it will take steps to close the plants if a proposal to overturn the rescue make it onto the 2020 statewide ballot.
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