The proposal wouldn’t serve the public interest, according to OPSB.
The Ohio Power Siting Board has rejected the application of a sizable solar energy project for the first time, highlighting a persistent trend of hostility to solar energy growth across the state. After approving 34 projects in a row starting in 2018, the OPSB denied the Birch Solar 1 project for failing to serve the public interest, marking the board’s first refusal.
The Project Proposal – The Birch Solar application suggested a 2,345-acre overall project area for a 300 MW facility with solar panels on 1,410 acres in Allen and Auglaize counties. 2,132 of the total acres are being used for agriculture. In addition, the project would require 22.5 miles of gravel access roads, a facility for operations and maintenance, above- and below-ground electric collecting lines, meteorological towers, weather stations,…
Ohio Rejects its First Significant Solar Energy Project
