Idea Stream Public Media | Clare Roth November 30 Renewable energy in Ohio is about to ramp up. The Ohio Power Siting Board says over two dozen utility scale solar farms were approved this year. Those farms will need upkeep, and not just of the panels: solar companies will need to manage weeds and shrubs onContinueContinue reading “Utility-scale solar could be a big win for Ohio’s livestock farmers”
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Boosting Jefferson County’s economy: Planned solar energy field will create jobs, increase revenue
WTOV9 | Chloë Mesogitis November 16 JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ohio — More economic development is coming to Jefferson County, this time in the form of solar energy. CleanCapital will be planting roots on 170 acres of brownfield land to create a solar energy field right off County Road 26. Director of Project Management for CleanCapital Lori Cuervo saysContinueContinue reading “Boosting Jefferson County’s economy: Planned solar energy field will create jobs, increase revenue”
Solar project would be Dayton’s largest ever: Electricity could power 13k homes
Dayton Daily News | Cornelius Frolik January 24 A new proposed solar project would be the largest ever in Dayton and could produce enough electricity to power more than 13,000 local homes. TED Renewables wants to turn a 263 acres of agricultural property north of the intersection of Hoover Avenue and Olive Road in West DaytonContinueContinue reading “Solar project would be Dayton’s largest ever: Electricity could power 13k homes”
Ohio regulators approve second solar project in Franklin County
The Columbus Dispatch | Mark Williams December 16 Ohio regulators this week approved a solar farm to be built in southwest Franklin and southeast Madison County, the second solar farm in Franklin County to be approved in two months. Springwater Solar is planned to be a 155-megawatt solar farm in Pleasant Township in Franklin County and FairfieldContinueContinue reading “Ohio regulators approve second solar project in Franklin County”
Protecting property rights: Alternative energy projects can be profitable for everyone
Debbie Rogers | Sentinel-Tribune April 28, 2022 When a wind farm — or other alternative energy development — inevitably blows into Wood County, the commissioners should be prepared to embrace it and use it to transform schools. Tony Zartman, deputy director of programs and operations for the Land and Liberty Coalition, gave a presentation recentlyContinueContinue reading “Protecting property rights: Alternative energy projects can be profitable for everyone”