This article, from law firm Bricker & Eckler, is authored by J. Thomas Siwo. Ohio clean-energy advocates are hoping to avoid further setbacks to the state’s renewable energy future after Ohio Senate Bill 310 (SB 310) created a two-year freeze on renewable energy and energy efficiency standards (see our June 13, 2014 blog post for more on…
Alternatives for wind-energy financing
Even with its inevitability, renewable energy is still plagued with financial uncertainty. Take Ohio’s Substitute Senate Bill 58 for instance, which seeks to modify the state’s mandate that 12.5% of electricity supplied to consumers be generated by renewable-energy resources by 2025, half of which must be generated within the state. Outside of Ohio, state-level renewable…
Report: Stable policies will lead to more wind energy development jobs
This article, from law firm Bricker & Eckler, is authored by Dylan F. Borchers. A new report provides job creation estimates based on several different scenarios for offshore wind energy development in the Great Lakes, Midwest Energy News reports. David Loomis, an economics professor at Illinois State University who is also a member of the steering committee…
Ohio’s renewable energy and energy efficiency laws: the evolution of Sub. S.B. 58
This article comes from law firm Bricker & Eckler LLP and is authored by J. Thomas Siwo and Dylan F. Borchers. After requesting comments on the matter, Ohio Sen. Bill Seitz (R-Cincinnati) introduced S.B. 58 in February as a placeholder bill to review the state’s energy efficiency and renewable energy requirements. A year and a…
Payment in Lieu of RE taxes considered by Ohio
This article from law firm Bricker & Eckler is authored by Dylan Borchers Now that the Ohio Power Siting Board has allowed both phases of the Buckeye Wind project in Champaign County to proceed, developers of the project are preparing to submit an application to the Ohio Development Services Agency (DSA) to allow the wind…