Gov. Kasich Vetoes Continued Freeze on Ohio Clean Energy Mandates

Greentech Media:  Governor John Kasich has made good on a promise to veto legislation that would have prolonged a freeze on Ohio’s renewable-energy and energy-efficiency standards, clearing the way for significant new clean energy investments.

The standards were initially introduced in a 2008 law that required utilities to make up 12.5 percent of their electricity mix with renewable energy sources by 2025, and cut electricity consumption through efficiency programs by 22 percent by the same year. Then in 2014, legislators passed a bill placing a two-year hold on the mandates for the state to conduct a policy review.

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