27. RESOLUTION 2026-06 - A RESOLUTION to respond to high housing costs in Lakewood by urging state government to create a new option for Ohio families and small businesses to lower their electricity costs by allowing community energy projects and programs to operate in Ohio.
Hello members of Lakewood City Council from here in the internet. I write in strong support of the resolution for Lakewood City Council to back the passage of HB 303 and enact a community energy pilot program in the State of Ohio. Community energy would benefit every Ohioan by lowering electric bills, making our grid more resilient, and expand opportunities to generate power across the state quickly and easily. Lakewoodites do not need to be told about the risks of an unreliable grid. We lived it. We have all seen our energy prices rising, cutting into budgets and making life harder to afford, too.
Right now in East Cleveland, Cleveland Solar Cooperative is moving towards installing the State's first community-owned solar array. This will allow our member-owners to cooperatively finance and operate a small solar array on Lakeside Bible Church on Euclid Avenue, lowering energy costs for the church and bringing more clean, renewable energy online, while also keeping investment and dollars close to home. With the passage of HB 303, projects like this could also funnel down to lower the energy bills of more than just the host site. Individuals would be able to easily subscribe to our solar energy output and see direct savings on their bills.
This is the future we envision and its a future we should all support. I applaud Lakewood City Council for taking up this resolution and hope you will adopt it.
Hello members of Lakewood City Council from here in the internet. I write in strong support of the resolution for Lakewood City Council to back the passage of HB 303 and enact a community energy pilot program in the State of Ohio. Community energy would benefit every Ohioan by lowering electric bills, making our grid more resilient, and expand opportunities to generate power across the state quickly and easily. Lakewoodites do not need to be told about the risks of an unreliable grid. We lived it. We have all seen our energy prices rising, cutting into budgets and making life harder to afford, too.
Right now in East Cleveland, Cleveland Solar Cooperative is moving towards installing the State's first community-owned solar array. This will allow our member-owners to cooperatively finance and operate a small solar array on Lakeside Bible Church on Euclid Avenue, lowering energy costs for the church and bringing more clean, renewable energy online, while also keeping investment and dollars close to home. With the passage of HB 303, projects like this could also funnel down to lower the energy bills of more than just the host site. Individuals would be able to easily subscribe to our solar energy output and see direct savings on their bills.
This is the future we envision and its a future we should all support. I applaud Lakewood City Council for taking up this resolution and hope you will adopt it.