Ohio's clean energy restrictions raise costs and limit power supply for residents
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Ohio's Senate Bill 52 has significantly blocked clean energy projects, with only about one-third of permit applications filed after its effective date receiving approval. The state has also hindered energy-efficiency efforts through legislation like House Bill 6, which eliminated utilities' energy-efficiency requirements after 2020. These policy decisions have prevented Ohio from meeting rising energy demand, lowering electricity bills, and reducing pollution, ultimately costing residents financially and environmentally.
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It's not just solar and wind — Ohio has also stymied energy-efficiency efforts over the years, which would have additionally cut down on pollution and saved money for residents.
The Save Ohio Parks' report doesn't consider the effects of the state's infamous House Bill 6, which eliminated utilities' energy-efficiency requirements after 2020.
Those impacts would have been quite sizable
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