Moreno seeking aid for SOBE customers
U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno said there may be a way to obtain federal loan guarantees to help downtown Youngstown businesses that get steam heat from SOBE Thermal Energy Systems LLC to get their energy elsewhere and not have to rely on the troubled utility company. Moreno, a Republican, said he spoke Tuesday to Chris Wright, the U.S. secretary of energy, about the SOBE situation. “Maybe there’s some federal loan guarantees that can help pay for individual buildings to get their own power generation facility,” Moreno said. “The savings in costs would pay that loan because those ...
