solar /tags/solar solar en-US Copyright Thu, 06 Jul 2023 11:00:00 GMT Amazon and Duke Energy partner on solar project at CVG /local-news/2023-07-06/amazon-kentucky-solar-projects Amazon now has five solar projects in Kentucky, including one that combines agriculture and renewable energy. Thu, 06 Jul 2023 11:00:00 GMT /local-news/2023-07-06/amazon-kentucky-solar-projects Ann Thompson Ohio's status as a leader in renewable energy development may not last /2023-06-08/ohios-status-as-a-leader-in-renewable-energy-development-may-not-last Applications for new utility scale solar projects have slowed in Ohio, partially due to a relatively new law called Senate Bill 52. Thu, 08 Jun 2023 15:10:59 GMT /2023-06-08/ohios-status-as-a-leader-in-renewable-energy-development-may-not-last Chris Welter The Village of Silverton wants to be greener. Its 2022 budget includes more sustainable initiatives /environment/2021-12-03/silverton-wants-to-be-greener-2022-budget-includes-sustainable-initiatives Part of the plan is to offer grants to residents for solar. Fri, 03 Dec 2021 20:39:15 GMT /environment/2021-12-03/silverton-wants-to-be-greener-2022-budget-includes-sustainable-initiatives Ann Thompson New Bill Adds Hurdles To Solar Development And Stirs Up Controversy In Ohio /environment/2021-09-21/new-bill-adds-hurdles-to-solar-development-and-stirs-up-controversy-in-ohio At its core, SB52 is about how Ohio approaches its energy future. It was crafted by Ohio Republicans who have historically been hesitant about adoption of renewable energy like wind and solar. Republican State Senator Bill Reineke, who represents seven rural counties in northwest Ohio, was one of the primary sponsors of the bill. Tue, 21 Sep 2021 20:07:58 GMT /environment/2021-09-21/new-bill-adds-hurdles-to-solar-development-and-stirs-up-controversy-in-ohio Chris Welter Why Is Utility-Scale Solar Coming To Ohio? Good Land And Plenty Of Demand /environment/2021-08-19/why-is-utility-scale-solar-coming-to-ohio-good-land-and-plenty-of-demand Ohio has a lot of cleared, flat land that has been used for farming over the past two hundred years. Most of that land also gets good sunshine. Those factors have caught the attention of companies who want to harvest that natural energy and sell it onto the power grid in the state's deregulated electricity market. Thu, 19 Aug 2021 20:07:43 GMT /environment/2021-08-19/why-is-utility-scale-solar-coming-to-ohio-good-land-and-plenty-of-demand Chris Welter Milford Building A Green Model For Others, Environmentalists Say /local-news/2021-06-10/milford-building-a-green-model-for-others-environmentalists-say Steve Melink, owner of the Melink Corporation, says it really doesn't cost that much more to build a net-zero energy building. He did it for just 10%… Thu, 10 Jun 2021 21:00:12 GMT /local-news/2021-06-10/milford-building-a-green-model-for-others-environmentalists-say Ann Thompson Cincinnati Wants To Increase Number Of Minorities Using Solar /local-news/2021-04-26/cincinnati-wants-to-increase-number-of-minorities-using-solar Armed with an equity map, Cincinnati's Office of Environment and Sustainability (OES) is on a mission to get more minorities interested in rooftop… Mon, 26 Apr 2021 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2021-04-26/cincinnati-wants-to-increase-number-of-minorities-using-solar Ann Thompson Solar Farms Are Rapidly Growing In Southwest Ohio /local-news/2020-03-16/solar-farms-are-rapidly-growing-in-southwest-ohio Farmland all across Ohio is being transformed into thousands of acres of solar panels to provide businesses and households with green energy. Much of the… Mon, 16 Mar 2020 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2020-03-16/solar-farms-are-rapidly-growing-in-southwest-ohio Ann Thompson Environmental Group Teams Up With Coal Company To Support Ohio Solar Energy Farm /ohio-news/2018-12-04/environmental-group-teams-up-with-coal-company-to-support-ohio-solar-energy-farm The Natural Resources Defense Council and Boich Companies, a coal investor, are calling on the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to approve what would... Tue, 04 Dec 2018 20:45:37 GMT /ohio-news/2018-12-04/environmental-group-teams-up-with-coal-company-to-support-ohio-solar-energy-farm Andy Chow Planned Cincinnati Solar Project Could Be Largest In U.S. /local-news/2018-10-01/planned-cincinnati-solar-project-could-be-largest-in-u-s The City of Cincinnati is expected to put out a request for proposals next month in what could be the largest solar array by a city on city property. The… Mon, 01 Oct 2018 10:00:00 GMT /local-news/2018-10-01/planned-cincinnati-solar-project-could-be-largest-in-u-s Ann Thompson