HB 15 (Ohio, 136th GA): energy overhaul; behind-the-meter generation for data centers

enacted

Energy law signed May 15, 2025 (effective August 14, 2025). Lets "mercantile customer self-power systems" supply large customers such as data centers from shared private generation, sets Ohio Power Siting Board shot clocks and ends the HB 6 coal-plant subsidy. AEP and FirstEnergy opposed the self-power provisions. Primary sponsor Rep. Roy Klopfenstein; House passed 3-26-2025, Senate 4-30-2025.

HB 15