A conservative think tank is responding to a new report urging the state to invest in clean energy, saying the industry is evolving and could be a good investment, but that doesn鈥檛 mean it needs to be propped up by government.
says the state should not pick winners and losers by carving out special policies for alternative resources.
A recent report says Ohio could if it embraces clean energy. But as the institute鈥檚 Greg Lawson argues, these government policies might dole out credits or incentives to companies that already want to invest in clean energy.
鈥淵ou don鈥檛 need government putting their finger on the scales there because people will make decisions. They may not make the decisions in a time frame that certain companies and certain special-interests want but it will eventually happen,鈥� he said.
The report did not name specific policies to support. However, the state鈥檚 have been at the center of debate. Lawmakers are considering weakening those standards again.
