COLUMBUS — “Also looming in Ohio are the green energy standards that require utilities to deliver a certain amount of renewable energy and the federal Clean Power Plan which strives to reduce the amount of carbon emissions.
Republican Senator Bill Seitz of Cincinnati opposes those standards, but says all these issues are so critical that he’s calling for a meeting of the minds, where the governor and other top energy leaders sit in a room and get on the same page.
There are so many possibilities for the future of energy in Ohio. Coal plants could begin to shut down or continue for another 15 years. Utilities could follow AEP’s lead and decide to invest more in solar and wind. And more independent energy producers could come into the state to increase competition.
And while experts can debate which options are the best, the only thing we know for sure is that any of these scenarios have the power to affect all the charges and fees that make up the bottom line on your monthly electric bill.”
— Andy Chow, Ohio Public Radio’s Statehouse News Bureau
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