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Proposal On Renewable Energy Mandates Stalls Again

A proposal to adjust Ohio's renewable energy and efficiency mandates has stalled for a second time amid opposition from environmental and consumer interests and some majority Republican lawmakers.  Senate Public Utilities Chairman Bill Seitz, who sponsored the measure, cancelled a scheduled committee vote Wednesday, signaling an uncertain fate for the sweeping bill.   Seitz, a Cincinnati Republican, had made significant revisions to the bill after it stalled before Thanksgiving in hopes of lining up needed support. That included removing a provision that would have allowed power companies to opt out of meeting some state alternative energy requirements.   State and national advocacy groups struck out against the measure, saying it would harm Ohio's budding renewables industry, hike electric bills and favor politically generous utility executives over average consumers.
 

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