Ohio Lame Duck Revives Bill Favoring NatGas Over Wind & Solar

Remember Ohio Senate Bill (SB) 294? We told you about it more than a year ago (see OH Bill Would Force Siting Board to Favor NatGas Over Renewables). It's the bill that would make it Ohio's official policy for the Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) to favor energy that's "affordable, reliable and clean." It also defines natural gas as clean, and it sets a reliability bar that wind and solar can't clear on their own. The Senate passed SB 294 in June. Then it sat in the Ohio House and did nothing for five months. On Tuesday, the bill finally got its first House hearing as lawmakers kicked off their lame-duck session. The clock is ticking. Any bill not signed into law by the end of December dies. Can the Ohio GOP get this one across the finish line before Democrat Amy Acton becomes governor in January? It's possible.

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