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Ohio ratepayers get short shrift in state’s refusal to embrace renewables and...
A new report shows legislative recalcitrance costing consumers and businesses $3 billion; Regressive policies seen as a sop to utilities CLEVELAND — “Reinstating Ohio’s renewable energy and energy...
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Nuclear plants need boost to stay open, industry warns
Davis-Besse on list of most at-risk sites State regulators approved a plan to help subsidize the Davis-Besse Plant in Ottawa County and other power plants across Ohio by having customers act like...
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Cincinnati Vice Mayor introduces resolution to end the freeze on renewable...
CINCINNATI — On May 18, Vice Mayor David Mann introduced a resolution calling on the State of Ohio to remove the freeze on the Renewable Portfolio Standard. Vice Mayor Mann said, “We in Cincinnati...
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Solar power burning through rising utility bills, attracting “muny” systems,...
The Village of Minster in northwest Ohio’s Auglaize County is the home of the only large solar field tied to a huge lithium ion battery system used to stabilize the town’s distribution system and the...
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Ohio’s alternative-energy freeze undermines jobs, innovation and investment:...
CLEVELAND —”Whether buying or selling, businesses like ours need stable rules to invest with confidence. But Ohio’s uncertain energy policy over the last two years has undermined investment in...
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Climate change warning signs getting stronger
Great Lakes ills reflect trend TOLEDO — “Climate change is becoming more pronounced across our planet, with effects in the Great Lakes region including anything from more toxic algae to faster...
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Help Us Thaw the Law
Ohio became the first state in the country to go backwards on clean energy when our legislature passed SB 310, putting a two-year freeze on Ohio’s clean energy standards. The freeze is set to expire...
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5,543 letters to end the freeze on clean energy standards
Cleveland staff Front row: Marlena Luikhart, Sarah Miles, Shannon Adams, Daniel Cruz, and Jack SlaterBack row: Jannerys Perez, Amanada Wager, Tal Shutkin, and Brad Boboc. Cincinnati staff Left to...
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In Poland, an Ohioan finds a parallel world on climate policy
National policies carried out by Poland’s Ministry of Energy could limit Warsaw’s sustainability goals. photo:Kathiann M. Kowalski / Midwest Energy News WARSAW, POLAND — “Despite an ongoing freeze on...
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Ohio solar power has moved from cottage industry to growth industry
The Village of Minster in northwest Ohio’s Auglaize County is the home of the only large solar field tied to a huge lithium ion battery system used to stabilize the town’s distribution system and the...
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Report on climate costs for Millennials shows what’s at stake in Ohio energy...
An algae bloom on Lake Erie that shut down Toledo’s water supply is an example of how climate change is already impacting Ohio. Photo By NOAA / Creative Commons COLUMBUS — “Millennials in the United...
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Ohio to lose millions in wind-energy investments if state laws aren’t changed
VAN WERT — “A Virginia wind-power development company, Apex Clean Energy, hopes to erect four wind farms in the northern Ohio, but only if the state reverses legislation that effectively reduced the...
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Personal View: Ohio must return to innovative roots to develop clean energy
CLEVELAND— “Each of Ohio’s innovations made our lives better, created jobs, and strengthened our economy. Today, technological innovations are rapidly transforming the energy economy by making wind,...
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Canvassing can turn up some unexpected surprises
Gubernatorial candidate Ted Strickland signs Ohio Citizen Action support statement to end the freeze on Ohio’s clean energy standards. CINCINNATI — Mark Anliker and I were canvassing in the Columbia...
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Ohio Business Roundtable champions shale gas, likes wind and solar but not...
More gas turbines like the two Siemens state-of-the art gas turbines that will be installed in the Lordstown Energy Center are good for the state, finds a new report by the Ohio Business Roundtable....
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Ohio GOP voters support green energy, efficiency programs and customer choice
COLUMBUS — “Ohio’s Republican voters and conservative independents are greener than state politicians might have believed. …In fact, most of these voters want a lot more renewable power in the mix, —...
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Ohio’s energy future cloudy at best, storms likely
AKRON — “The uncertain future of the state’s energy laws and policies hung over the 11th annual Energy Management Conference Tuesday like an approaching storm. Conflicting presentations made it clear...
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Plan to thaw clean-energy freeze makes compliance optional
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...
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Kasich vows to veto any bill that kills renewable energy standards
Kasich has agreed to let the freeze expire. Photo credit: Associated Press AUSTIN, TX — “Gov. John Kasich is reiterating that he’ll veto bills that try to kill the state’s renewable energy standards....
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Kasich says he’d veto any bill eliminating clean-energy standards
AUSTIN, TX — “Gov. John Kasich has reiterated his threat to veto any legislation that would eliminate standards for renewable energy and energy efficiency. His comments, which were made Friday at an...
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