COLUMBUS — “Fossil fuel and utility interests have used lobbyists and 2016 campaign contributions to influence state legislators in Ohio, and to drive renewed attacks on clean energy policies in the Buckeye State.
Companion bills – HB 554 and SB 320 – in the Ohio House of Representatives and Senate would effectively continue the controversial freeze on Ohio’s renewable energy and energy efficiency standards until 2020. The Ohio House just passed its version of the bill.
There has been no shortage of public support for unfreezing Ohio’s clean energy standards, but behind the scenes, fossil fuel and utility interests have been using money to influence the debate in Columbus. ”
— Dave Anderson, Energy and Policy Institute
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