FirstEnergy CEO says utility 'acted ethically' in support of nuclear power plant bailout

FirstEnergy Corp. "acted ethically" last year in its support of House Bill 6, the law that bailed out Northeast Ohio's two nuclear power plants, the utility's CEO said late Thursday afternoon. On Tuesday, the FBI arrested House Speaker Larry Householder, R-Glenford, former Ohio GOP Chairman Matt Borges, and several high-powered lobbyists for their roles in an alleged $60 million bribery and racketeering conspiracy to keep a referendum of the law off the ballot. Akron, Ohio-based FirstEnergy is…