As Introduced
136th General Assembly
Regular Session S. C. R. No. 2
2025-2026
Senator Johnson
A C O N C U R R E N T R E S O L U T I O N
Urging Ohio electric utility stakeholders, the Governor,
and the Congress of the United States to invest
resources into the security, reliability, and
resiliency of the state and national interconnected
electric grids against natural and man-made threats.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF OHIO (THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING):
WHEREAS, The nation's electric grid is critical
infrastructure that every citizen relies on each day; and
WHEREAS, The reliability and resiliency of the electric
grid remains a paramount necessity; and
WHEREAS, The electrical grid is vulnerable to threats from
both natural occurrences and man-made threats; and
WHEREAS, There have been recommendations from the
Government Accountability Office and some proposed via federal
Executive Order regarding electric grid security; and
WHEREAS, No action has been taken to implement any of these
recommendations; and
WHEREAS, There exists legislation, such as New Jersey's
"Microgrid Pilot Program Act" to address concerns surrounding
electric grid diversification and security; now therefore be it
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RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 136th General
Assembly of the State of Ohio, urge the Governor and the
Congress of the United States take seriously the threat posed to
the state's and nation's electrical grids by investing resources
to increase grid diversification and site security; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 136th General
Assembly of the State of Ohio, must consider adopting
legislation such as the "Microgrid Pilot Program Act" for our
state's electric grid to be diverse and secure; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the Senate transmit duly
authenticated copies of this resolution to the Governor, the
President Pro Tempore and Secretary of the United States Senate,
the Speaker and Clerk of the United States House of
Representatives, the Commissioners of the Public Utilities
Commission of Ohio, the Director of the Department of
Development, the Director of the Department of Education and
Workforce, and representatives from Duke Energy Corporation,
American Electric Power Company, Inc., AES Corporation, and
First Energy Corporation.
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