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Comstock Metals sets up solar panel recycling hub in Ohio
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (313+ words) Kelly Pickerel has more than 15 years of experience reporting on the U. S. solar industry and is currently editor in chief of Solar Power World. Email Kelly. Comstock Metals is establishing a solar panel recycling facility in Cambridge, Ohio. The operation is…...
Cincinnati to turn an old landfill site into a solar power producer
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (241+ words) By Kelly Pickerel | April 17, 2026 Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval joined city leaders to break ground on the 10-MW Center Hill Solar project, which will be developed on the city-owned Center Hill Landfill site in Winton Hills. This transforms a decades-long-dormant brownfield…...
Ohio solar project built with modules manufactured in state
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (327+ words) By Billy Ludt | April 3, 2026 Geronimo Power started commercial operations at its 117-MW Dodson Creek Solar Project in Highland County, Ohio. A 128-MW solar project Geronimo Power developed in South Dakota. Credit: Geronimo Power "Together with our community members and project…...
Ohio power board cancels 94-MW agrivoltaic solar project
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (117+ words) By Billy Ludt | March 20, 2026 The Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) voted unanimously to deny the construction of a 94-MW agrivoltaic solar project proposed for Morrow County, Ohio. Sheep graze between solar module rows at a Silicon Ranch project site. Silicon…...
Solar glass factory to open in Ohio next year
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (217+ words) By Kelly Pickerel | December 10, 2025 Float-glass manufacturer Stewart Engineers is opening a solar glass manufacturing facility in Ohio and expects production to begin in March 2026. The new company division Stewart Glass is working out of a 267, 000-ft2 facility in Logan, Ohio, about…...
Ohio House passes bipartisan bill to enable community solar programs
7+ mon, 5+ day ago (237+ words) By Kelsey Misbrener | November 20, 2025 The Ohio House of Representatives has voted to advance a bipartisan bill that would enable community solar programs in the state. The legislation cleared the House Public Utilities Committee 200 before passing the full House with broad…...
220-MW Ohio solar project approved for construction
10+ mon, 3+ day ago (202+ words) By Billy Ludt | August 21, 2025 The Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) has approved the up to 220-MW Eastern Cottontail Solar Project for construction. The project, developed by EDF Power Solutions, received its Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need, and will…...