A Texas company looking to build a 1,500-acre, 175-megawatt solar power project in Greene County has applied for a permit.
On Friday, April 16, Vesper Energy of Houston, Tx., submitted its 136-page application, with 1,055 pages of additional figures and appendices, to the Ohio Power Siting Board, a state office with the authority to approve or deny the project.
Since 2017, the company, once part of the Australian-owned Lendlease, has been seeking leases and preparing studies in the project area, located just southeast of Yellow Springs in portions of Miami Township, Xenia Township and Cedarville Township. The company now has 43-year leases on close to 1,300 acres from 17 landowners.
GC will hold town hall on proposed solar farm
By London Bishop - lbishop@aimmediamidwest.com
XENIA The Greene County commissioners will host a town hall meeting next week about a proposed solar-powered electric generating facility in Greene County. The town hall is an opportunity for the Greene County commissioners to hear local concerns about the facility, which has sparked consternation among local residents.
The town hall will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 6 at the Greene County Fairgrounds Assembly Hall, 120 Fairground Road in Xenia.
The proposed solar facility, titled Kingwood Solar Project, is the work of Vesper Energy, a solar company headquartered in Texas. Vesper acquired and rebranded Lendlease Energy Development, LLC, which has operated in the Miami Valley since 2015.
GC will hold town hall on proposed solar farm
By London Bishop - lbishop@aimmediamidwest.com
XENIA The Greene County commissioners will host a town hall meeting next week about a proposed solar-powered electric generating facility in Greene County. The town hall is an opportunity for the Greene County commissioners to hear local concerns about the facility, which has sparked consternation among local residents.
The town hall will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 6 at the Greene County Fairgrounds Assembly Hall, 120 Fairground Road in Xenia.
The proposed solar facility, titled Kingwood Solar Project, is the work of Vesper Energy, a solar company headquartered in Texas. Vesper acquired and rebranded Lendlease Energy Development, LLC, which has operated in the Miami Valley since 2015.
A report from the Office of Congressional Ethics says there is “substantial” evidence to suggest that U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo converted campaign finance funds for personal use, according to the Sun Herald.
The OCE report, released this week, accuses Palazzo of using the campaign money to pay for expenses that may not be “legitimate and viable purchases” for campaign and political use in accordance with federal campaign finance laws and other standards and rules.
In addition, the March 1 report said, Palazzo is accused of also performing “official action” to help his brother, Kyle Palazzo.
“If Rep. Palazzo converted campaign funds from Palazzo for Congress to personal use, or if Rep. Palazzo’s campaign committee expended funds that were not attributed to bona fide campaign or political purposes, then Rep. Palazzo may have violated House rules, standards of conduct and federal law,” the OCE said in a statement.