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FirstEnergy Corp sets goal to become carbon free by 2050

by Mark Gillispie
| November 16, 2020 12:03 AM

CLEVELAND (AP) — Amid intense scrutiny of the roles company officials played in an alleged $60 million bribery scheme to obtain a $1 billion bailout for two aging nuclear power plants, Ohio's largest electric utility has announced a goal to become “carbon neutral” by 2050 while reducing greenhouse gas emissions 30% by 2030.

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