The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio delayed ruling on the need for two solar projects proposed by AEP after the company asked for a “brief hold.”

FirstEnergy Solutions asked the Ohio Supreme Court to block a vote to repeal $150 million in subsidies for its two nuclear plants.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost approved a draft petition to repeal the nuclear subsidy program, giving supporters seven weeks to get 265,000 signatures.

The Ohio Senate passed the Clean Air Act to curb state renewable energy mandates and create subsidies for nuclear and coal plants.