Clean Grid Alliance | Molly Vagle, May 13 Renewable energy projects, like wind and solar farms, provide many community and economic benefits in rural areas. These benefits include new employment opportunities, new and increased local spending infused into the local economy, increased local economic output, new tax revenue streams to rural communities, direct payments toContinueContinue reading “Moratoriums Hurt Communities More Than They Help”
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Ohio greenlights massive solar, storage and agrivoltaics project
Canary Media | Eric Wesoff, March 21 Oak Run will be Ohio’s largest solar installation and the nation’s biggest agrivoltaics project, spanning 6,000 acres and totaling 800MW. The Ohio Power Siting Board has given the go-ahead to what will be one of the largest solar farms in the United States, despite the opposition of local governments and citizens. The giganticContinueContinue reading “Ohio greenlights massive solar, storage and agrivoltaics project”
Ohio landowners say solar opposition groups threaten their property rights
Energy News Network | Kathiann M. Kowalski, March 21 A pair of cousins who want to lease land for a contested solar project in central Ohio say a vocal minority is trying to interfere with their property rights. “I have rights as an owner, farmer and investor that shouldn’t be limited by a small groupContinueContinue reading “Ohio landowners say solar opposition groups threaten their property rights”
Henry County residents visit wind farm in Illinois
Southeast Iowa Union | AnnaMarie Ward, March 6 DECATUR, Illinois — About a dozen Henry County residents attended a wind farm tour offered by RWE Renewables to Decatur, Illinois, Monday to explore firsthand a topic that has been hotly debated in recent weeks. Traveling three and a half hours to central Illinois, residents toured theContinueContinue reading “Henry County residents visit wind farm in Illinois”