Ohio’s solar-generation capacity may soon see a drastic increase, as two companies have proposed three new solar projects, Columbus Business First reports. Currently, the largest solar array in Ohio is the 20-MW Bowling Green Solar Facility that began operations in January 2017 (see our February 13, 2017 blog post). However, Invenergy Renewables and Blue Planet Renewable Energy are looking to change that. Invenergy Renewables “wants to build a 150-megawatt solar-powered electric generation facility” in Hardin County as well as a 125-megawatt solar farm in Vinton County. Invenergy “is pivoting to solar” in part due to “restrictive regulations against wind power” in the state (see our July 5, 2017 blog post). Blue Planet Renewable Energy has proposed a “125-megawatt solar array in Brown County.” The three proposed solar project would “add an additional 400 megawatts of solar” capacity to Ohio’s current approximate “172 megawatts from 2,260 solar installations.” For more, read the full article.
Plans for three large solar farms in Ohio would add 400 MW of solar power
