Ohio has made $100 million available for new energy projects in the state, but critics are pushing back on the decision to bar renewable energy projects from accessing the funds — and on the lack of transparency around the process. The JobsOhio Energy Opportunity Initiative was announced by Republican Gov. Mike…

More and more Ohioans are struggling to pay their utility bills. That’s one clear takeaway from the latest utility reports showing how many customers had their power shut off because of unpaid bills. Across the state’s regulated electric utilities, an average of 7.7% of customers had their power turned off because…

For more than a year, the Ohio Supreme Court has been set to make a landmark ruling in a case with high stakes for renewable energy development. But now, the Ohio Power Siting Board has asked the court to skip that and dismiss the case altogether. In December 2022, the OPSB denied developer Vesper Energy’s permit…

Solar arrays cover a tiny share of Ohio’s farmland — but you wouldn’t know it based on how often renewable energy opponents call to block or limit utility-scale installations in agricultural areas. Solar panels sit on less than one-seventh of 1% of prime farmland in Ohio, according to a map recently released by the…

Last year, Ohio legislators almost unanimously enacted a sweeping law meant to get energy generation online faster and meet surging electricity demand. The law, House Bill 15 , is meant to apply evenly to all types of energy when it comes to adding new generation, according to some leading state lawmakers. “We said…

Last week, the Ohio Supreme Court blocked a permit for what would be the state’s largest solar installation. The 800-megawatt Oak Run Solar Project still has a pathway to completion — the court reversed only one part of the state siting board’s prior approval — but it remains unclear how things will play out. This…