Sen. Keith Faber (R-Celina), Gov. John Kasich (R-Ohio). Photo: Statehouse News Bureau
COLUMBUS — “One of the biggest fights waiting for lawmakers when they return to work after the elections will have to do with renewable energy in Ohio. The spat could come down between Gov. John Kasich and a leader in his own party.
Time is running out on a two-year freeze of the green energy standards that required utility companies in Ohio to use renewable energy and include energy efficiency.
Republican Senate President Keith Faber of Celina says the standards that were created in 2008 were unreasonable and arbitrary. As Faber explains, the Senate will likely try to change the standards but the exact plan is still up in the air.
…Lawmakers land in several places on the issue. Some want a complete repeal of the standards and to let utility companies decide on their own whether or not green energy is a good investment. Some want to bring the standards back with changes and others, like Faber, want to continue the freeze.”
— Andy Chow, Statehouse News Bureau
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