6,000-acre solar project permit nixed by Ohio Supreme Court, for now at least
The justices said the board lacked required visual renderings and other review materials, sending the 6,050-acre project back for another look.
- On Tuesday, the Ohio Supreme Court overturned a permit for the 6,050-acre Oak Run Solar Project in Madison County, ruling the developer failed to provide required visual renderings of its substations.
- A 2021 law passed by statehouse Republicans grants local governments unique powers to block wind and solar projects, enabling rural communities to challenge permits after the Ohio Power Siting Board approves them.
- Justice Pat Fischer wrote for the majority that Oak Run Solar failed to provide substation renderings, while Chief Justice Sharon Kennedy added that incomplete emergency response plans regarding battery safety harm local governments.
- The project, partially owned by Bill Gates, promises to generate $8.2 million annually for local governments, though the court's decision sends the application back for further Ohio Power Siting Board review.
- Justice Jennifer Brunner, the lone Democrat on the court, dissented from the ruling, while commissioners in 27 counties have already banned wind and solar in their jurisdictions, signaling broader challenges for developers.
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6,000-acre solar project permit nixed by Ohio Supreme Court, for now at least
The Ohio Supreme Court overturned a permit that state officials previously granted to a massive, 6,000-acre industrial-scale solar farm and battery operation in Madison County.
Ohio Supreme Court nixes solar permit
The Ohio Supreme Court overturned a permit that state officials previously granted to a massive, 6,000-acre industrial-scale solar farm and battery operation in Madison County. In a ruling Tuesday, a fractured majority of Republican justices sided with a sweeping challenge brought by local and county officials against Oak Run Solar, which would sit in rural farmland between Columbus and Dayton. This makes for a significant setback but not nece…
Ohio Supreme Court pauses 800 MW agrivoltaic project over visual simulation rules
The Ohio Supreme Court remanded the construction application for the massive 800 MW Oak Run Solar Project back to the Ohio Power Siting Board. The justices ruled that developers failed to provide mandated visual simulations of major overhead power infrastructure. The Oak Run Solar Project is sited across 6,050 acres of privately owned land in Madison County, Ohio, north of London. Developed by Savion, the hybrid utility-scale facility is design…
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