{"id":63942,"date":"2025-10-29T10:48:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T15:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mcknight.org\/?p=63942"},"modified":"2025-10-29T10:50:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T15:50:40","slug":"ohio-cities-lead-way-advancing-clean-affordable-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcknight.org\/en_ca\/news-ideas\/ohio-cities-lead-way-advancing-clean-affordable-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"Ohio’s Clean Energy Future is Local, Affordable, and Already Here"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Category:<\/span>Impact Story<\/span>9<\/span> min read<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t

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Ohio’s Clean Energy Future is Local, Affordable, and Already Here<\/h1>\n

50+ Cities, Towns, and Counties are Collaborating to Reduce Costs and Grow Jobs<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t
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By Dan Thiede<\/a><\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n
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“Power a Clean Future Ohio represents 50 communities all across our state, from small villages up to our largest cities and counties… They have seen the opportunity that the clean energy economy presents for their residents and for their workers, and they know it\u2019s smart to invest.”<\/h2>\n

\u2013\u00a0<\/i>JOE FLARIDA, POWER A CLEAN FUTURE OHIO<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n
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Across Ohio, cities and towns are taking the lead in shaping a cleaner, stronger future. Mayors and other local leaders from rural, suburban, and urban communities are proving that investing in clean energy isn\u2019t just good for the environment\u2014it\u2019s smart economics.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s the driving idea behind Power A Clean Future Ohio<\/a><\/strong> (PCFO), a group helping communities work together to reduce pollution, grow local jobs, and build resilience for the long term.<\/p>\n

\u201cPower A Clean Future Ohio represents 50 communities all across our state, from small villages up to our largest cities and counties, and everywhere in between. It represents rural and conservative suburban communities, communities led by Republicans and Democrats alike,\u201d said executive director Joe Flarida. \u201cThey have seen the opportunity that the clean energy economy presents for their residents and for their workers, and they know it’s smart to invest.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n

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