Portugal has made significant progress towards achieving its renewable energy targets, with renewable energy sources accounting for 54% of its energy consumption in 2019. This is higher than the EU average of 18%. Latest figures claim that the figure is now at 60%. The Portugal News writes here.
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Customers of First Energy Ohio today received an email with the subject Ohio Electricity Litigation: Your Digital Payment is Ready stating the distribution of settlement fund against Smith v. FirstEnergy Corp., et al., Case No. 2:20-cv-3755.
For a background, this is based out of two class action lawsuits against FirstEnergy and Energy Harbor, alleging that they engaged in a bribery scheme to pass a law that increased electricity rates for some Ohio residents. The lawsuits have reached a settlement of $49 million for the affected customers. Customers who have paid any rates or fees under Ohio House Bill 6 ("HB 6") from January 1, 2020 to June 22, 2022 to Toledo Edison, Cleveland Electric, or Ohio Edison, may be eligible for a payment out of this settlement.
The official website for the class action lawsuit is here.
Below is the text of the email.
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| Ohio Electricity Litigation settlement distribution email |
Getting the payment involves clicking on a button to receive a Virtual Prepaid Mastercard which can be added to your preferred digital wallet (Google Pay, Apple Pay, and Samsung Pay).
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| Virtual Prepaid Mastercard |
A 16-megawatt MySE 16-260 turbine, the world's largest wind turbine which was designed by Mingyang Smart Energy, has been switched on.
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Laura Simmons writes about the announcement at IFLScience.
