Solar Energy

Madison County Commissioners voted two to one to pursue legal counsel to appeal the Oak Run solar project to the Ohio Supreme Court.

The new 131-panel array will generate 100,000 kilowatt hours annually for Five Rivers MetroParks at its 2nd Street Market.

Held at John Bryan State Park, the goal was to educate the public on the role of pollinators in environmental preservation, and how solar projects can support their habitats.

Solvita has a deal with IGS Solar, which will build, own and operate the 1.5 megawatt solar array. Solvita operates a nonprofit tissue bank in Kettering.

Vesper Energy is meeting Greene County residents to get feedback on a new solar development.

The Ohio Power Siting Board approved Oak Run in Madison County after elected officials, advocacy groups and residents weighed in on the utility-scale solar power farm.

Global Neighbor, managed by a father-son duo, discovered the right wavelengths that can be used to kill weeds. This technology could make it easier to maintain solar fields.

Gem City Solar, a project to power the equivalent of 13,000 homes, was recently approved for a tax exemption, instead making payments that will primarily benefit Trotwood-Madison schools.

Several residents of the township and surrounding villages at the zoning commission meeting on December 19 said they don’t want the commission to create rules that make it too difficult for projects to move forward.

Ohio has approved over two-dozen utility-scale solar farms across the state this year. That's led solar companies and livestock farmers to work together on what's called solar grazing, a form of agrivoltaics.

Solar United Neighbors' Miami Valley Solar Co-op makes commercial and rooftop solar more affordable because members buy panels and pay for installation in bulk, the non-profit says.

Ohio is fourth in the nation for anticipated renewable energy development in 2023 — enough energy infrastructure will be installed to power close to one point five million homes, according to data from the Energy Information Administration.