COLUMBUS — “Ohio Sen. Cliff Hite, R-Findlay, whose district includes Hancock, Defiance, Hardin, Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert, Williams, and other rural areas of northwest Ohio where several major wind projects have been built, defended Campbell’s support for renewables and said there are numerous other business, including 135 in his district alone, that want the freeze abolished.
‘Wind is northwest Ohio’s shale,’ Hite said. ‘I’ve got projects in my district that are on hold because of our freeze. I thought we were ‘open for business.’ It sounds like to me we’re not opening the door, we’re shutting the door.’
Voluntary compliance, Hite said, would be akin to Ohio State University football coach Urban Meyer telling his players that practice is voluntary. He said firm mandates — much like required football practices — force businesses to be sharper and more innovative in order to win.
The bill will likely take days to appear on Kasich’s desk. The administration is not expected to comment until then.”
— Tom Henry, Toledo Blade
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