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Energy Efficiency

The OEC is committed to improving energy efficiency in Ohio.

Energy efficiency is the most cost-effective way to reduce the pollution and environmental impact associated with utility electricity production. Efficiency is about conservation, and conservation is about individual choices.

Energy EfficiencyEvery Ohioan can reduce pollution by using energy wisely. Energy efficiency not only saves money, but reduces the environmental damage and health effects of power plants. The cleanest kilowatt-hour is the one unused.

As the enormous costs associated with conventional energy production become increasingly obvious, efficiency and renewable energy sources are becoming increasingly competitive.

An easy way for consumers to conserve energy is by looking for the Energy Star logo on energy efficient products.

According to EPA’s Energy Star Program, if every household in the U.S. replaced one light bulb with an Energy Star qualified compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL), it would prevent enough pollution to equal removing one million cars from the road!

Please click here (external link) for more information about Ohio energy efficiency programs and resources.


Loan Fund Makes Renewable Energy a Reality

The Ohio Environmental Council championed an innovative low-interest energy efficiency loan fund as part of a state law to deregulate Ohio’s electric utilities.

The Ohio Energy Loan Fund enables below market-rate loans to residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, educational, and non-profit customers to implement energy efficiency and renewable energy projects including solar, wind, and solar thermal systems.

The loan fund was established in 1999 under the electric restructuring legislation (Am. Sub. Senate Bill 3, 123rd G.A.) and is administered by the Ohio Office of Energy Efficiency.




Ohio's New Energy Efficiency Standards

In 2008, Governor Strickland and the Ohio General Assembly passed into law Ohio Senate Bill 221, which will provide Ohio with strong Energy Efficiency Standards that promises energy savings, lower energy costs, and new jobs and investment in Ohio’s economy.

In spring 2009, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) adopted rules that will govern Ohio's energy efficiency requirements. Read OEC's fact sheet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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