‘Solar farms’: How to get unbiased information
Tony Nye - OSU Extension
Solar farms have become a hot topic of discussion in Ohio, and especially here in Clinton County and neighboring Highland County.
Large “utility-scale” solar energy development is on the rise in Ohio. In the past few years, the Ohio Power Siting Board has approved several large-scale solar projects with generating capacities of 50MW or more, and many more projects are pending approval.
These “solar farms” require a large land base, and in Ohio that land base is predominantly farmland.
These solar energy facilities noted on a map at the Ohio Siting Board website at https://bit.ly/3tEuolq will cover about 75,000 acres across Ohio, and many of those acres are currently in agricultural use.