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OH SB223

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/12/2010

Primary Sponsor

Jimmy Stewart

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Origin

Senate

128th General Assembly (2009-2010)

AI Summary

  • Expands municipal solar energy revolving loan programs to include alternative energy technologies such as wind, geothermal, biomass, and energy efficiency improvements, not limited to solar panels.

  • Changes loan program eligibility from residential solar panel installations to include all real property owners within a municipality installing alternative energy technologies or energy efficiency products.

  • Adds wind energy, geothermal energy, biomass energy, and gasification projects to the definition of "special energy improvement project" in special improvement districts, expanding beyond solar and thermal energy projects.

  • Includes energy auditing and consulting services as allowable costs in special improvement district plans for designing and implementing energy improvement projects.

  • Defines "energy efficiency improvement" as technologies and activities permanently fixed to real property that reduce energy consumption or support production of clean, renewable energy.

Legislative Description

To expand special improvement district energy improvement projects and to expand the municipal solar energy revolving loan program law to include alternative energy.

Expand energy improvement projects/solar energy loans-for alternative energy

Last Action

To Energy & Public Utilities

1/12/2010

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