The Ohio Power Siting Board recently approved two projects that when completed will become “the largest solar farms in the state,” Columbus Business First reports. Together, the two solar-powered electric plants will generate 275 megawatts (MW) of energy, according to the article. Blue Planet Renewable Energy got approval to construct its 125-MW Hillcrest Solar I farm on 1,100 acres east of Cincinnati. The company “estimates that it will add 644 construction jobs and $43.3 million in earnings during construction and create 17 jobs and $1 million a year in earnings during operations.” Hardin Solar Energy received approval “to build a 150-megawatt energy plant” near Bowling Green. Hardin Solar “estimates the project will create 768 jobs that will generate $45.6 million in earnings during construction, and 13 long-term jobs that will generate $758,000 in annual earnings during operation.” For more, read the full article.
State approves two “huge solar energy farms” that will be largest in Ohio
