Ohio

Information provided by EPA State Climate and Energy Program, Ohio State Planning and Incentive Structures

Summary: Executive Order 2007 - 02S (January 2007) directs each state agency, board, and commission to conduct a statewide energy audit of its respective facilities, both owned and leased, and to achieve an overall reduction of 5% in building energy use for its facilities within a year and 15% by the end of four fiscal years.

Links:

• Executive Order 2007

Summary: Executive Order 2007-02S requires the design and implementation of a plan to improve the state's ability to identify and purchase the most appropriate energy efficient products.

Links:

• Executive Order 2007-02S

Summary: Executive Order 2007-02S orders each state agency to reduce their fuel consumption. Ohio law (Revised Code Section 123.011 (F)(1)) requires each state agency to develop average fuel economy standards. Each state agency submits data to calculate average fuel economy, per each state agency. There are 47 state agencies that have fleets with a variety of vehicles, and the average fuel economy was 17.4 mpg in fiscal year 2009.

By executive order there is a requirement for continuous improvement, which effectively sets a default target to do better than the previous year (>17.4). Fiscal year 2010 fleet plans are now being sumbitted and will be compared to the fuel economy baseline.The baseline and one subsequent year's data is necessary to establish a realistic target by rule.

Note: On the 2009 Scorecard, Ohio does not receive a point for efficient fleets. Once the state develops its fuel economy standards based on the process described above, it will receive the point granted the standard is sufficient enough to reduce fuel consumption.

Links:

• Executive Order 2007-02S
• Revised Code Section 123.011 (F)(1)

Links:

• Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Ohio ESPC Legislation

Last Updated 09/17/2009

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