Clean Energy Solutions Can Boost Ohio's Energy Independence

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Clean Energy Solutions Can Boost Ohio's Energy Independence

Ohio relies on coal to produce 85% of it's electricity it generates, Ohio spent the fifth most on net coal imports at 1.49 billion a year and imported the 6th most coal in the U.S. at 32.7 million tons. Investing in energy efficiency is one of the quickest and most affordable ways to replace coal-fired power while boosting the local economy. Yet Ohio spent just $2.51 per person on ratepayer-funded electricity effiency programs in 2007- about 51 times less than it spent to import coal.

Ohio has the technical potential to generate 1.3 times its electricity demand from renewable energy, led primarily by wind, solar, and bioenergy.

It's time Ohio has a governor who will make the firm choice to become energy independent from coal-fired plants, sometime Ted Strickland and his dirty coal lobbyists will not do.