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OHIO ENERGY POLICY PROGRESS & REVIEW

OHIO ENERGY POLICY PROGRESS & REVIEW. UCEAO 6 th Annual Conference Securing Ohio’s Energy and Economic Future THE BEST OF TIMES, THE WORST OF TIMES: ADVANCED ENERGY IN THE CURRENT ECONOMY April 2012 Craig Butler, Assistant Policy Director - Environment, Energy & Agriculture.

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OHIO ENERGY POLICY PROGRESS & REVIEW

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  1. OHIO ENERGY POLICY PROGRESS & REVIEW UCEAO 6th Annual Conference Securing Ohio’s Energy and Economic Future THE BEST OF TIMES, THE WORST OF TIMES: ADVANCED ENERGY IN THE CURRENT ECONOMY April 2012 Craig Butler, Assistant Policy Director - Environment, Energy & Agriculture

  2. 10 PILLARS OF OHIO’S ENERGY POLICY • Shale • Generation • Electricity Transmission and Distribution • Workforce Training • CNG/Alternative Fuels • Cogeneration/Waste Heat Recovery • Energy Efficiency • Coal • Regulatory Reform • Renewables

  3. PILLAR 1: SHALETeam Effort to Analyze Risks and Balance Job Creation & Public Safety Modernizing Regulations • ODNR • Well construction standards • Chemical disclosure • Underground injection program • EPA • Encouraging wastewater treatment and recycling technologies • Issuance of general permits • ODOT • Local impacts/road use agreements • Commerce • Consolidating and streamlining permitting • Taxation • Local Impacts • Tax Reduction • Public Utilities Commission • Pipeline Safety • Public Safety

  4. PILLAR 2: GENERATIONEnsuring Ohio’s Generation Capacity & Investing in New Technologies • Review and Pilot New Generation and Efficiency Technologies • Smart Grid and Smart Metering • Expand Customer Choice for Renewables • Assess federal EPA Impacts on Future Generation and Transmission • Advocate for Reforms to Expand the Reliability Pricing Model

  5. PILLAR 3: ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTIONMeeting Needs of Industry and Consumers • Ensure Transmission and Distribution are Adequate for Growing Shale Industry • Identify and address interconnection challenges to renewable energy projects

  6. PILLAR 4: WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENTAligning Industry Needs with Worker Training • Investing in Shale and Energy Industry Training • Zane State: $6M proposed in Capital Budget to construct new training space • Stark State: $10M proposed in Capital Budget to construct indoor drill training rig • Nabors Drilling: State assisting with site selection to build oil and gas training rig • Create a Statewide Website Linking Ohio Companies with a Trained Workforce • Work with Companies to Develop Training Credentials to Ensure Skills Match Demand • Link Veterans and Minorities With Jobs Specific to Oil and Gas Industry

  7. PILLAR 5: CNG/ALTERNATIVE FUELSPromoting the Use of Natural Gas • Sign Agreement with Other States to: • Develop regional CNG refueling infrastructure • Promote usage of CNG vehicles in Ohio • Assess Converting All or Part of State Fleet to CNG • Develop Flexible Revolving Loan Fund for Alternative Fuels • CNG, Biodiesel and Ethanol

  8. PILLAR 6: COGENERATION/WASTE HEATCapturing Waste Heat to Make Green Energy • Allow Cogen to Qualify as a Renewable Energy Source • Allow Ohio Electric Utilities to Use Cogen to Meet Alternative Efficiency Standards • Revamp Energy Loan Fund • Require State to Review Cogen as Part of New Construction and Major Renovations

  9. PILLAR 7: ENERGY EFFICIENCYPromoting Efficiency to Save Resources • Continuing Program to Improve State Building Efficiency and Finance Through Air Quality Development Authority • Identify New Efficiency Technologies and Programs Available to Ohio • Determine Standards for State Fleet Vehicle Replacement to Increase Efficiency • Review Utility Green Pricing Programs and Expand Customer Choice

  10. PILLAR 8: COALNew Opportunities for a Critical Resource • Coal Research • $30M for coal research projects focused on carbon capture, sequestration, enhanced oil recovery, and new technologies • Permit Streamlining • Streamlining and simplifying permit process • Exempt Coal Combustion Waste From Additional Fees and Encourage Solid Waste Landfill Management

  11. PILLAR 9: REGULATORY REFORMStreamline & Expedite Environmental Permits • Develop and Issue “General Permits” for Business to Minimize Lengthy Permit Review • Request Federal Wetland Permitting Program Authority to Eliminate Duplication with State Program

  12. PILLAR 10: RENEWABLESPromoting Renewables for a Balanced Portfolio • Retained Renewable and Advanced Energy Technology Requirements in SB 221 • Develop Flexible Revolving Loan Fund for Alternative Fuels • CNG, Biodiesel and Ethanol • Revamp Energy Loan Fund to Help Finance Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Projects • Identify and Address Interconnection Challenges to Renewable Energy Projects • Review Utility Green Pricing Programs and Expand Customer Choice • Enhance current programs and provide new options to consumers for green energy

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