{"id":17903,"date":"2018-05-29T02:00:39","date_gmt":"2018-05-29T06:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/?p=17903"},"modified":"2018-05-29T14:49:30","modified_gmt":"2018-05-29T18:49:30","slug":"new-report-5-energy-innovations-that-ohio-can-use-to-attract-25-billion-in-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2018\/05\/29\/new-report-5-energy-innovations-that-ohio-can-use-to-attract-25-billion-in-investment\/","title":{"rendered":"New report: 5 energy innovations that Ohio can use to attract $25 billion in investment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2018\/05\/Synapse-Infographic-simple-square.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-17906 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2018\/05\/Synapse-Infographic-simple-square-300x261.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2018\/05\/Synapse-Infographic-simple-square-300x261.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2018\/05\/Synapse-Infographic-simple-square-768x668.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2018\/05\/Synapse-Infographic-simple-square.jpg 910w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Why should Ohio ramp up its investment in energy innovation? More than 20,000 jobs and $25 billion in capital are on the line.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s according to a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.poweringohio.org\/?utm_source=email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=po&amp;utm_content=dmpost\">new report<\/a> that outlines a vision for Ohio\u2019s energy future and economic development. The report draws from the insights and experiences of a diverse group of advisors from across the state\u2019s business, regulatory, academic, labor, and manufacturing sectors.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s why now is a prime moment for Ohio to seize this multibillion-dollar opportunity, which will bring about a cleaner, more efficient energy system for Ohioans.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Five big opportunities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With the state\u2019s largest utility <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edf.org\/energy\/firstenergy-facts\">constantly asking for a bailout<\/a> and state legislators repeatedly trying to <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2018\/01\/19\/give-ohio-a-real-chance-to-win-the-amazon-hq2-bid-by-keeping-state-clean-energy-standards-intact\/\">gut clean energy standards<\/a>, Ohio isn\u2019t exactly a leader on energy innovation. But it can be.<\/p>\n<p>The report by Synapse Energy Economics, called <em>Powering Ohio:<\/em> <em>A Vision for Growth and Innovative Energy Investment<\/em>, highlights five areas for growth:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Attracting investment from corporate clean energy leaders;<\/li>\n<li>Electrifying transportation, with a focus on electric vehicles;<\/li>\n<li>Building new clean electricity generation, like wind and solar power;<\/li>\n<li>Boosting Ohio\u2019s energy productivity through energy efficiency; and<\/li>\n<li>Investing in a 21<sup>st<\/sup> century electric grid.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Taking advantage of these five related opportunities will net more than 20,000 jobs and $25 billion in investment dollars for Ohio, while enhancing productivity and lowering costs.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Room for improvement<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>But the Buckeye State will need to step up if it wants to stand out. Looking at metrics like energy-efficiency policy and grid modernization efforts, the report compares Ohio with nearby competing states in the Midwest and upper South. In the chart below, you can see Ohio has significant room for improvement, only making it into the top five in one category.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2018\/05\/graphic.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17905\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2018\/05\/graphic.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1448\" height=\"752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2018\/05\/graphic.png 1448w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2018\/05\/graphic-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2018\/05\/graphic-768x399.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2018\/05\/graphic-1024x532.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1448px) 100vw, 1448px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Strong foundation for success<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, Ohio has the right ingredients to be a serious competitor.<\/p>\n<p>For one, the state is a manufacturing powerhouse. 15,500 manufacturers employ more than 685,000 Ohioans, placing the state third nationally in manufacturing employment. Not only are more than one-third of the state\u2019s energy jobs in manufacturing, Ohio <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cleanjobsmidwest.com\/state\/ohio\/\">leads the Midwest<\/a> in <em>clean<\/em> energy manufacturing jobs.<\/p>\n<p>[Tweet &#8220;New report: 5 energy innovations that Ohio can use to attract $25 billion in investment&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Ohio is a hub for innovation. Dozens of corporate and federal research and development centers reside in Ohio, which has ranked 10<sup>th<\/sup> in the country in patents since 2010.<\/p>\n<p>And the state is home to a growing, skilled workforce. More than 20,000 science, technology, engineering, and math students grad\u00aduate each year \u2013 with more than 50 percent growth in STEM graduates over the last decade. The state also has 34 accredited engineering programs and more than 150 apprenticeship programs that train Ohioans in machining. <div class=\"simplePullQuote right\"><p>Ohio has 34 accredited engineering programs and more than 150 apprenticeship programs that train Ohioans in machining.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.poweringohio.org\/?utm_source=email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=po&amp;utm_content=dmpost\">Powering Ohio report<\/a> shows the state will need to draw upon the strengths of its manufacturing sector, innovative track record, and top-notch workforce to excel in the five growth opportunities that the report identifies. If the state can take advantage of this ripe moment, Ohioans will not only be put to work, they will breathe cleaner air.<\/p>\n<p><em>This is the first in a series about the <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.poweringohio.org\/?utm_source=email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=po&amp;utm_content=dmpost\"><em>Powering Ohio vision report<\/em><\/a><em>. Over the next two months, I will go into more depth on the specific opportunities outlined. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why should Ohio ramp up its investment in energy innovation? More than 20,000 jobs and $25 billion in capital are on the line. That\u2019s according to a new report that outlines a vision for Ohio\u2019s energy future and economic development. The report draws from the insights and experiences of a diverse group of advisors from &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39893,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[42996,53091,27598,84830,28800],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-17903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-smart-power","category-energy-financing","category-energy-innovation-series","category-grid-modernization","category-ohio"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>New report: 5 energy innovations that Ohio can use to attract $25 billion in investment - Energy Exchange<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2018\/05\/29\/new-report-5-energy-innovations-that-ohio-can-use-to-attract-25-billion-in-investment\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"New report: 5 energy innovations that Ohio can use to attract $25 billion in investment - Energy Exchange\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Why should Ohio ramp up its investment in energy innovation? More than 20,000 jobs and $25 billion in capital are on the line. That\u2019s according to a new report that outlines a vision for Ohio\u2019s energy future and economic development. The report draws from the insights and experiences of a diverse group of advisors from ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2018\/05\/29\/new-report-5-energy-innovations-that-ohio-can-use-to-attract-25-billion-in-investment\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Energy Exchange\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-05-29T06:00:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-05-29T18:49:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2018\/05\/Synapse-Infographic-simple-square-300x261.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Dick Munson\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@dickmunson\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Dick Munson\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.edf.org\\\/energyexchange\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/29\\\/new-report-5-energy-innovations-that-ohio-can-use-to-attract-25-billion-in-investment\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.edf.org\\\/energyexchange\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/29\\\/new-report-5-energy-innovations-that-ohio-can-use-to-attract-25-billion-in-investment\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Dick Munson\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.edf.org\\\/energyexchange\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/f12d49c16b0a7cb5764ad0a839d09769\"},\"headline\":\"New report: 5 energy innovations that Ohio can use to attract $25 billion in investment\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-05-29T06:00:39+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-05-29T18:49:30+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.edf.org\\\/energyexchange\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/29\\\/new-report-5-energy-innovations-that-ohio-can-use-to-attract-25-billion-in-investment\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":553,\"commentCount\":1,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.edf.org\\\/energyexchange\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/29\\\/new-report-5-energy-innovations-that-ohio-can-use-to-attract-25-billion-in-investment\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.edf.org\\\/energyexchange\\\/wp-content\\\/blogs.dir\\\/38\\\/files\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/Synapse-Infographic-simple-square-300x261.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Clean Energy\",\"Energy Financing\",\"Energy Innovation\",\"Grid Modernization\",\"Ohio\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.edf.org\\\/energyexchange\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/29\\\/new-report-5-energy-innovations-that-ohio-can-use-to-attract-25-billion-in-investment\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.edf.org\\\/energyexchange\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/29\\\/new-report-5-energy-innovations-that-ohio-can-use-to-attract-25-billion-in-investment\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.edf.org\\\/energyexchange\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/29\\\/new-report-5-energy-innovations-that-ohio-can-use-to-attract-25-billion-in-investment\\\/\",\"name\":\"New report: 5 energy innovations that Ohio can use to attract $25 billion in investment - Energy Exchange\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.edf.org\\\/energyexchange\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.edf.org\\\/energyexchange\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/29\\\/new-report-5-energy-innovations-that-ohio-can-use-to-attract-25-billion-in-investment\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.edf.org\\\/energyexchange\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/29\\\/new-report-5-energy-innovations-that-ohio-can-use-to-attract-25-billion-in-investment\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.edf.org\\\/energyexchange\\\/wp-content\\\/blogs.dir\\\/38\\\/files\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/Synapse-Infographic-simple-square-300x261.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-05-29T06:00:39+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-05-29T18:49:30+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.edf.org\\\/energyexchange\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/f12d49c16b0a7cb5764ad0a839d09769\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.edf.org\\\/energyexchange\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/29\\\/new-report-5-energy-innovations-that-ohio-can-use-to-attract-25-billion-in-investment\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.edf.org\\\/energyexchange\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/29\\\/new-report-5-energy-innovations-that-ohio-can-use-to-attract-25-billion-in-investment\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.edf.org\\\/energyexchange\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/29\\\/new-report-5-energy-innovations-that-ohio-can-use-to-attract-25-billion-in-investment\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.edf.org\\\/energyexchange\\\/wp-content\\\/blogs.dir\\\/38\\\/files\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/Synapse-Infographic-simple-square-300x261.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/blogs.edf.org\\\/energyexchange\\\/wp-content\\\/blogs.dir\\\/38\\\/files\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/Synapse-Infographic-simple-square-300x261.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.edf.org\\\/energyexchange\\\/2018\\\/05\\\/29\\\/new-report-5-energy-innovations-that-ohio-can-use-to-attract-25-billion-in-investment\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.edf.org\\\/energyexchange\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"New report: 5 energy innovations that Ohio can use to attract $25 billion in investment\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.edf.org\\\/energyexchange\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.edf.org\\\/energyexchange\\\/\",\"name\":\"Energy Exchange\",\"description\":\"Accelerating the clean energy revolution\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.edf.org\\\/energyexchange\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.edf.org\\\/energyexchange\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/f12d49c16b0a7cb5764ad0a839d09769\",\"name\":\"Dick Munson\",\"description\":\"Director, Midwest Clean Energy Dick Munson is EDF's Director, Midwest Clean Energy, where he works to advance the use of clean energy in Illinois, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Dick currently focuses on creating new financing opportunities for efficiency, ensuring smart meters provide the real-time data that will enable consumers to cut energy and pollution, and building the business case for efficiency within commercial buildings. Follow Dick on Twitter \u00bb\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/www.edf.org\\\/people\\\/dick-munson\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/dickmunson\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.edf.org\\\/energyexchange\\\/author\\\/dmunson\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"New report: 5 energy innovations that Ohio can use to attract $25 billion in investment - Energy Exchange","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2018\/05\/29\/new-report-5-energy-innovations-that-ohio-can-use-to-attract-25-billion-in-investment\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"New report: 5 energy innovations that Ohio can use to attract $25 billion in investment - Energy Exchange","og_description":"Why should Ohio ramp up its investment in energy innovation? More than 20,000 jobs and $25 billion in capital are on the line. That\u2019s according to a new report that outlines a vision for Ohio\u2019s energy future and economic development. The report draws from the insights and experiences of a diverse group of advisors from ...","og_url":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2018\/05\/29\/new-report-5-energy-innovations-that-ohio-can-use-to-attract-25-billion-in-investment\/","og_site_name":"Energy Exchange","article_published_time":"2018-05-29T06:00:39+00:00","article_modified_time":"2018-05-29T18:49:30+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2018\/05\/Synapse-Infographic-simple-square-300x261.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Dick Munson","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@dickmunson","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Dick Munson","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2018\/05\/29\/new-report-5-energy-innovations-that-ohio-can-use-to-attract-25-billion-in-investment\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2018\/05\/29\/new-report-5-energy-innovations-that-ohio-can-use-to-attract-25-billion-in-investment\/"},"author":{"name":"Dick Munson","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/#\/schema\/person\/f12d49c16b0a7cb5764ad0a839d09769"},"headline":"New report: 5 energy innovations that Ohio can use to attract $25 billion in investment","datePublished":"2018-05-29T06:00:39+00:00","dateModified":"2018-05-29T18:49:30+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2018\/05\/29\/new-report-5-energy-innovations-that-ohio-can-use-to-attract-25-billion-in-investment\/"},"wordCount":553,"commentCount":1,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2018\/05\/29\/new-report-5-energy-innovations-that-ohio-can-use-to-attract-25-billion-in-investment\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2018\/05\/Synapse-Infographic-simple-square-300x261.jpg","articleSection":["Clean Energy","Energy Financing","Energy Innovation","Grid Modernization","Ohio"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2018\/05\/29\/new-report-5-energy-innovations-that-ohio-can-use-to-attract-25-billion-in-investment\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2018\/05\/29\/new-report-5-energy-innovations-that-ohio-can-use-to-attract-25-billion-in-investment\/","url":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2018\/05\/29\/new-report-5-energy-innovations-that-ohio-can-use-to-attract-25-billion-in-investment\/","name":"New report: 5 energy innovations that Ohio can use to attract $25 billion in investment - Energy Exchange","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2018\/05\/29\/new-report-5-energy-innovations-that-ohio-can-use-to-attract-25-billion-in-investment\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2018\/05\/29\/new-report-5-energy-innovations-that-ohio-can-use-to-attract-25-billion-in-investment\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2018\/05\/Synapse-Infographic-simple-square-300x261.jpg","datePublished":"2018-05-29T06:00:39+00:00","dateModified":"2018-05-29T18:49:30+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/#\/schema\/person\/f12d49c16b0a7cb5764ad0a839d09769"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2018\/05\/29\/new-report-5-energy-innovations-that-ohio-can-use-to-attract-25-billion-in-investment\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2018\/05\/29\/new-report-5-energy-innovations-that-ohio-can-use-to-attract-25-billion-in-investment\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2018\/05\/29\/new-report-5-energy-innovations-that-ohio-can-use-to-attract-25-billion-in-investment\/#primaryimage","url":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2018\/05\/Synapse-Infographic-simple-square-300x261.jpg","contentUrl":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2018\/05\/Synapse-Infographic-simple-square-300x261.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2018\/05\/29\/new-report-5-energy-innovations-that-ohio-can-use-to-attract-25-billion-in-investment\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"New report: 5 energy innovations that Ohio can use to attract $25 billion in investment"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/#website","url":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/","name":"Energy Exchange","description":"Accelerating the clean energy revolution","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/#\/schema\/person\/f12d49c16b0a7cb5764ad0a839d09769","name":"Dick Munson","description":"Director, Midwest Clean Energy Dick Munson is EDF's Director, Midwest Clean Energy, where he works to advance the use of clean energy in Illinois, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Dick currently focuses on creating new financing opportunities for efficiency, ensuring smart meters provide the real-time data that will enable consumers to cut energy and pollution, and building the business case for efficiency within commercial buildings. Follow Dick on Twitter \u00bb","sameAs":["http:\/\/www.edf.org\/people\/dick-munson","https:\/\/x.com\/dickmunson"],"url":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/author\/dmunson\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17903","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39893"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17903"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17903\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17903"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=17903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}