COLUMBUS — “Seitz floated a draft of Senate Bill 320 prior its being introduced, and 19 companies associated with a group called Ohio Advanced Energy Economy urged the senator to allow the standards to be restored, according to an Associated Press article.
“The legislature has a clear choice. It can create a business-friendly environment to attract investment in advanced energy or Ohio can keep the door shut on billions of dollars of benefits,” said Ted Ford, CEO of Ohio Advanced Energy Economy, according to the AP
In freezing the standards in 2014, the legislature also created the Energy Mandates Study Committee, headed by two Ohio Republicans, State Rep. Kristina Roegner and State Sen. Troy Balderson. The committee recommended extending the freeze indefinitely, but Kasich said he would not go for that.”
— Peter Krouse, Cleveland Plain Dealer
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