Mar 8, 2026 - No "de facto statewide ban" on solar and wind energy

Senate Bill 294 would "declare the state's energy siting policy" by instructing the Ohio Power Siting Board on which kinds of power projects they can approve and which they can't.

Sponsored by George Lang and Mark Romanchuk, SB 294 has been called a "de facto statewide ban" on solar and wind energy.

Based on model legislation from the climate-denying American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), SB 294 requires new electricity generation facilities to “employ affordable, reliable, and clean energy sources" while minimizing reliance on "foreign adversary nations."  

Does that sound like they'd like to use 'clean coal' and as much gas as possible?

Read the details and act here.