CLEVELAND — “Five strikes and you’re more than out, you’re living in denial. And that’s where backers of House Bill 114 now reside — in denial of the jobs, investment, growth and future economic stability that come from a broad energy portfolio in Ohio.
HB 114 not only would gut a bipartisan and virtually unanimous 2008 Ohio law that set energy efficiency and alternative energy requirements on Ohio’s electricity supply, it also represents the “fifth attempt” to roll back the standards, according to the Ohio Environmental Council.
…Passing House Bill 114 with a potentially veto-proof GOP majority, as some of its backers seek to do as a slap at fellow Republican Kasich for last year’s veto, would do nothing but retard Ohio’s progress in energy innovation and entrepreneurship.
It would also send a message: It would tell voters that their legislature is stuck in the past.”
— editorial, Cleveland Plain Dealer
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