Ohio Citizen Action member Evan Vogelberg testified today on HB 554.
COLUMBUS — “An Ohio House panel plans to vote today on a proposal to weaken the state’s clean-energy standards, but first the committee is listening to dozens of witnesses who oppose the measure.
‘I don’t want to have to move to China to be on the forefront of (the clean-energy) industry,’ said Evan Vogelbaum, a high school student from the Cleveland area, addressing the committee. ‘My mother would really miss me. So please, for me, for my generation, and for the Ohioans who will benefit from investment in renewable energy, please stop this bill.’
The House Public Utilities Committee likely will pass some version of House Bill 554, with amendments to be considered this afternoon, said the panel’s chairman, Rep. Mike Dovilla, R-Berea.
This is the second day of marathon hearings on the topic, with opponents coming out to speak while the supporters of the proposal are largely silent and confident that some version of the legislation will pass. On Tuesday, a Senate committee heard hours of testimony on a similar bill.”
— Dan Gearino, Columbus Dispatch
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