Ohio Governor Wants $1B for Energy Tech

Coming a little late in the year to be included among our Tech Talkin’ Govs series (see Digest issues for Jan. 8, 15 and 29 and Feb. 19), Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland delivered his first State of the State Address on Mar. 14. Below are excerpts from his address calling for a $1 billion investment in alternative and renewable energy technologies over four years.

 

“Ohio has everything it takes to become a center of advanced energy technology. ... Next-generation energies biofuels, fuel cells, clean coal, and renewable sources such as wind offer us the opportunity to create jobs, support our farmers, reduce our dependence on foreign oil producers, and be responsible stewards of our environment.

 

“That's why my administration will coordinate an almost $1 billion investment in energy programs, to ensure energy will be an economic development leader in Ohio.

 

“Over the next four years we will target $250 million per year in tax exempt bond cap allocation to leverage billions of additional investment dollars in energy projects. We will broaden our Third Frontier investment. We will develop energy projects across technologies and across the state, and in doing so attract new investments and new jobs for Ohio.”

 

Gov. Strickland’s address is available at: http://governor.ohio.gov/Default.aspx?tabid=216