Tag: renewable energy
OPSB schedules hearing for solar facility in Defiance and Paulding counties
The Ohio Power Siting Board will hold a hearing regarding Mink Solar, LLC’s proposal to construct a 140-megawatt solar‑powered electric generation facility.
OPSB schedules hearing for proposed solar energy facility in Knox County
The Ohio Power Siting Board will hold a hearing for Frasier Solar, LLC’s proposal to build a solar‑powered electric generation facility in Knox County.
Newly signed Ohio law defines natural gas as green energy
House Bill 507 defines natural gas as green energy and requires state agencies to open public lands to oil and gas leasing.
Ohio Power Siting Board denies second solar project
The Ohio Power Siting Board denied Kingwood Solar’s application to construct a 175 megawatt solar farm in Greene County, citing overwhelming local opposition to the project.
Hearing set for solar facility in Morrow Co.
The Ohio Power Siting Board will hold a hearing to discuss Blossom Solar, LLC's proposal for a solar-powered electric generation facility in Morrow County.
Solar debate hits western Pennsylvania farming communities
In Pennsylvania, where siting for solar is done at the local level, it’s left to each community to decide whether to allow in these developments. It's pitting some neighbors against each other.
Ohio communities get help switching fleets to alternative fuels
Ohio is one of eight states that will receive technical assistance for counties planning a switch to alternative fuels through Drive Clean Rural USA .
Are renewables making the US less energy independent?
Now that the U.S. has weaned itself off of its reliance on liquid fuel from across the ocean, it’s battling a dependency of another kind as the transition from fossil fuels to renewables continues.
The sustainable solution to climate change
Alan Guebert considers the findings of a recently published paper that suggests renewable energy sources may not be the answer to reversing climate change.
Ohio authorizes Pickaway, Ross County solar project
The Ohio Power Siting Board approved Yellowbud Solar, LLC’s application to construct a 274 megawatt solar farm in Ross and Pickaway counties.
