Power Sector Opportunities Reducing Carbon Dioxide Emissions Ohio

This World Resources Institute (WRI) fact sheet analyzes the potential for Ohio to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from its power sector by 2020 using existing state policies and infrastructure opportunities to meet or exceed forthcoming federal EPA standards.

• WRI analysis indicates that Ohio can reduce its CO2 emissions by 27 percent below 2011 levels by 2020 by utilizing existing state policies and infrastructure opportunities, which would allow the state to meet or exceed potentially stringent EPA standards for existing power plants.
• Existing state policies provide significant reduction potential: the Renewable and Advanced Energy Portfolio Standard (RPS), which mandates 12.5 percent of electricity from renewable sources by 2024, could reduce CO2 emissions by 7 percent below 2011 levels in 2020; the energy efficiency resource standard (EERS), requiring 22 percent electricity savings between 2009 and 2025, could reduce emissions by 10 percent below 2011 levels in 2020.
• Infrastructure opportunities can further lower emissions by 2020 relative to 2011 levels: increasing combined heat and power (CHP) use to 25 percent of its 9.8 gigawatt technical potential could reduce emissions by 3 percent; increasing the operating capacity of the combined cycle natural gas (NGCC) fleet from 47 percent in 2011 to 75 percent could reduce emissions by 7 percent; and improving the efficiency of existing coal plants could reduce emissions by 2 percent.
• The United States aims to reduce emissions by 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020 through a combination of federal and state-level actions.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Power Sector Opportunities Reducing Carbon Dioxide Emissions Ohio. https://www.wri.org/research/power-sector-opportunities-reducing-carbon-dioxide-emissions-ohio

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Power Sector Opportunities Reducing Carbon Dioxide Emissions Ohio. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/power-sector-opportunities-reducing-carbon-dioxide-emissions-ohio.

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@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendpower, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Power Sector Opportunities Reducing Carbon Dioxide Emissions Ohio}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/power-sector-opportunities-reducing-carbon-dioxide-emissions-ohio}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }