Clermont County Commissioners unanimously voted to ban large solar and wind projects in seven townships after a contentious public hearing on Wednesday where residents criticized solar and described one facility under construction as "almost 700 acres of pure hell." "Don’t tell us what we need when you don’t live there. You don’t live there," said Mary Durbin, who lives in Tate Township where Nestlewood Solar is being built one street away from her home.
Clermont County Commissioners unanimously voted to ban large solar and wind projects in seven townships after a contentious public hearing on Wednesday.
Clermont County Commissioners may vote Wednesday on the future of large solar and wind farms, in what has become a highly polarizing issue that is dividing rural communities across Southwest Ohio.