As the discussion about restructuring Ohio's electrical market begins, we will be closely monitoring the political environment in order to advocate for advanced energy companies. Below you can find speeches, policy papers, and testimony, put forth by key policymakers and stakeholders that may impact the coming debate.
Also visit our Government Contracting and Procurement resources for information on obtaining government contracts.
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Legislation in the Ohio General Assembly
Revises state energy policy to address electric service price regulation, new bonding authority for advanced energy projects, advanced (including renewable) energy portfolio standards, energy efficiency standards, and greenhouse gas emission reporting and carbon control planning requirements Introduced September 25, 2007, passed by the Senate and pending in the House.
On January 23, 2008, the Ohio House Public Utilities Committee took public testimony on the bill. Read the written testimony of the hearing witnesses
Other pending Ohio energy legislation
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Ohio's Energy Policy and Proposals
Principles of Governor Strickland's Proposed Energy Compact
Issued May 1, 2007
Governor Strickland's Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce Legislative Briefing
May 1, 2007
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Testimony Before the Ohio Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee
February 27, 2007
Alan R. Schriber Chairman, Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
February 20, 2007
Mark R. Shanahan, PhD Governor's Energy Advisor, Ohio Air Quality Development Authority
Janine L. Migden-Ostrander Ohio Consumers' Counsel
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Testimony Before the Ohio House of Representatives Alternative Energy Committee
June 20, 2007
Thomas Stewart, Executive Vice President, Ohio Oil & Gas Association
June 13, 2007
Iwan Alexander and George Harker, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; Executive Director, Wright Fuel Cell Group respectively, both Case Western Reserve University
Martin Kushler, Director of the Utilities Program, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
June 6, 2007
John Hollback, Manager of Global and Environmental affairs, American Electric Power Ohio
Mike Long, Executive Director, Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio
May 30, 2007
Kevin Maynard Director of Utilities, City of Bowling Green; Member, AMP-Ohio Board of Trustees
Janine L. Migden-Ostrander Ohio Consumers' Counsel
Wilson Gonzalez Senior Regulatory Analyst, Ohio Consumers' Counsel
May 23, 2007
Norman W. Johnston Chair, the Northern Ohio Advanced Energy Association
March 21, 2007
Stephan Dopuch Vice President, Baard Energy, LLC
May 16, 2007
Ken Alfred Executive Director, Ohio Fuel Cell Coalition
May 9, 2007
Rayola Dougher Economist, American Petroleum Institute
April 25, 2007
Dr. Henry Cialone President and CEO, Edison Welding Institute
April 18, 2007
Bobby Moser Vice President for Agricultural Administration, Ohio State University
Amy Gomberg Environment Ohio
Dale Arnold Director of Energy Services, Ohio Farm Bureau
March 7, 2007
Kerry Stroup Manager of State Relations, PJM Interconnection LLC
Gregory Washington, Jeff Daniels and Steve Slack, Professor of Mechanical Engineering; Professor in the School of Earth Sciences and Director of the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center respectively at Ohio State University
