On Wednesday, the Ohio Energy Mandates Study Committee (created under SB 310) released their recommendation on the near-term future of mandated energy efficiency and renewable energy standards in Ohio. The report recommends the General Assembly impose an indefinite freeze of these…
On June 6, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy released a new report on the increased health and economic costs that would result from an expanded industrial opt-out policy in the state. ACEEE found that expanded opt-out would cost Ohio residents billions of dollars due…
For the last century, utilities that provided safe, reliable and affordable service could be reasonably assured of their continued profitability as long as the demand for electricity continued climbing and competing outside pressures were minimized. However, in recent years, the model of hitching…
From: Ohio's Home For Policy & Politics (gongwer-oh.com) Ten months after it advanced from a House committee, a long-stalled, bipartisan energy efficiency measure may be getting new life.House leaders are whipping votes for the committee-reported plan (HB 79) to clarify utilities' ability…
An effort to overturn Ohio’s controversial nuclear bailout law via voter referendum suffered a setback this week, after a federal judge denied the group's request for more time to collect signatures to put it before state voters next year. In a late Wednesday evening decision, U.S.…
The MEEA Policy Insider summarizes the latest state and federal policy activity and provides new resources to aid members in their outreach, education and advocacy initiatives.
In this issue:
Ohio Energy Efficiency Thought Leadership Roundtable
MEEA Policy Steering Committee
State Updates…
The 2018 midterm elections brought significant voter participation, with turnout breaking levels not seen since the 1960s. Nationally, this enthusiasm shifted power in the U.S. House of Representatives back to the Democrats, while Republicans increased their control of the U.S. Senate. A total of…
The MEEA Policy Insider summarizes the latest state policy activity and provides new resources to aid members in their own outreach, education and advocacy initiatives.
Ready to get involved? There are advocacy opportunities in Indiana and Ohio.
In this issue:
State Updates: IL / IN / IA /…
Ohio has one city with a mandatory benchmarking ordinance that affects city-owned and privately-owned buildings. Click here to see how Ohio handles energy efficiency in state and publicly-owned buildings.
Columbus, OH
On March 16, 2020, Columbus, Ohio passed a mandatory benchmarking…
An energy efficiency advocacy group has further downgraded Ohio in its state rankings, thanks to a new law rolling back the state’s clean energy standards. Other experts are warning that ratepayers will soon feel the impacts more directly. Ohio was in 33rd place among states and the District of…