Energy independence, the importance of domestic sources of energy, and energy security, were the primary focus of Sarah Palin’s second policy speech of her candidacy in Toledo, Ohio. She was addressing nearly 200 people at the Xunlight Corporation, a company that manufactures solar panels.

Reframing her calls for energy independence, Palin suggested that investments in new domestic technologies were needed to reduce reliance on foreign countries that are “using energy as a weapon.”

Palin said: “In the worst cases, some of the most, the world’s most oil-rich nations are also the most oppressive societies. And whether we like it or not, the money we pay - US dollars - for their oil only makes them more powerful and more oppressive.”

Though the Alaska Governor reiterated John McCain’s policies on nuclear power and clean coal technology and her own commitment to off-shore drilling, she did not unveil any new policies. She also touted her own experience with domestic energy sources in her home state, something she often does on the trail.

The Republican vice presidential nominee did not miss the opportunity to go after the Democratic ticket, hitting them for what she sees as their “agenda of inaction” on domestic energy production, claiming that her ticket wants to explore every option for possible domestic sources of energy.

Palin said a McCain Administration would support new exploration of domestic oil and gas reserves, and continued to advocate for an “all of the above” approach to new energy sources, including wind, solar, and coal. She said the Republican administration would work to build 45 new nuclear reactors by 2030.