Wind turbines generate electricity on a farm straddling Paulding and Van Wert counties in northwest Ohio.
COLUMBUS — “A two-year freeze of Ohio’s clean-energy standards is about to expire, and Republicans in the Ohio General Assembly have a new proposal that would technically put those standards back in place from 2017 through 2019 — but would make compliance optional.
…So far, Gov. John Kasich’s administration has not been involved in this plan,[said Sen. Bill Seitz, R- Cincinnati, the chief sponsor of the new plan]. ‘The administration has not been very forthcoming about what they want to do if anything, but I cannot control the administration.’
A Kasich spokeswoman reiterated the administration’s stance on the energy issue.
“As you know, we don’t comment on pending legislation, however, the governor has been clear regarding the need to set and achieve reasonable energy standards, and we’ll continue to work with the General Assembly towards that end,” said Emmalee Kalmbach, a Kasich spokeswoman.
— Dan Gearino, Columbus Dispatch
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