With about ten days until election day races around the country are getting more heated.  Ohio’s race for Governor is a study in contrasts on many issues.  Energy policy is certainly one of them.

Governor Strickland has pushed the development of advanced energy projects aggressively during his tenure.  Through passage of Senate Bill 221, he created the states

On April 15, 2009 the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio finally adopted the long awaited rules that will govern Ohio’s energy efficiency requirements and its Alternative Energy Portfolio Standard (AEPS).  Ohio was one of the last states to have adopted a Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS)- more broadly defined as a AEPS in Ohio.  However, as