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AWEA: Ohio House Bill 6 will lead to higher electric bills & fewer jobs

By Michelle Froese | July 23, 2019

The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) expressed concern as the Ohio legislature took a major backwards step in its commitment to clean energy by passing House Bill 6 today.

AWEA says Ohio’s HB6 will lead to fewer jobs and lost clean energy investments.

“Ohio consumers and manufacturers want greater commitment to renewable energy, not less. Yet, while many states are expanding access to cleaner sources of energy, Ohio’s legislature has chosen to take a costly step backward by weakening the state’s renewable portfolio standard,” said Andrew Gohn, Director, Eastern State Policy, AWEA.

House Bill 6 shrinks Ohio’s Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard (AEPS) goal 12.5 to 8.5%. It would zero out the AEPS entirely after 2026. The bill also exempts industrial users equivalent to about 20% of Ohio load, meaning the real 2026 goal would effectively be further reduced to about 6.8%.

“House Bill 6 won’t make Ohio’s air cleaner, but it will hike consumer electric bills and send both jobs and clean energy investment to Ohio’s neighbors,” added Gohn.

House Bill 6 is another significant setback for Ohio’s clean energy market, on top of restrictive zoning provisions on wind turbines that were inserted at the last minute into the 2014 Ohio budget legislation. Among the most restrictive in the nation, Ohio’s wind farm setback restrictions have impeded wind energy development for the last five years.

As a result, Ohio has fallen behind its neighbors, losing out on billions of dollars in private investment and well-paying blue-collar jobs.


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