Items Tagged with "John Kasich"

With veto, Ohio clean energy standards to unfreeze

Ohio Gov. John Kasich on Dec. 27 vetoed a bill that would have weakened the state's renewable energy standards for power companies. In vetoing the bill, Kasich, who ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, went against a Republican-controlled Ohio House and Senate. The Columbus&n Read More...

Visiting Amazon, Kasich blasts Ohio House vote to change renewable energy, efficiency standards

The increasingly powerful impact that large commercial and industrial companies are beginning to have on energy policy, at least at the state level, was made evident April 3 in Ohio.Speaking at an event celebrating the newly opened Amazon fulfillment center in the state, Gov. John Kasich reportedly Read More...

Renewable energy access lures Facebook to Ohio

Facebook Inc. announced Aug. 15 that it will spend $750 million on a new data center in Ohio, a location chosen in part for its accessibility to low-cost renewable energy. Ohio Gov. John Kasich joined Facebook at a media event to announce the new data center, which will be powered with 100% ren Read More...