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Public Hearing Scheduled For Proposed Pickaway County Solar Farm

By Jim Letizia • Sep 10, 2020

The Ohio Power Siting Board has scheduled an October 22nd public hearing on a proposal to build a 199 megawatt solar farm in Pickaway County.

Climate Change Lesson From California's Blackouts: Prepare For Extremes

By Lauren Sommer • Aug 19, 2020

Scorching heat across the Western United States has left California scrambling to avoid rolling blackouts, as air conditioners send electricity use soaring.

Householder Out As Speaker Of Ohio House

By Ohio Public Radio • Jul 30, 2020

Republican Larry Householder has been removed as speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives by a unanimous vote, after his arrest last week on a federal racketeering charge related to the nuclear bailout law he pushed last year.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Predicted To Fall Nearly 8% — Largest Decrease Ever

By Jennifer Ludden & Jeff Brady • Apr 30, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is delivering the biggest shock to the global energy system in seven decades, according to a new report by the International Energy Agency.

PUCO Denies AEP Request To Charge Ratepayer Fee For Solar Farm

By Ohio Public Radio • Nov 22, 2019

State regulators have denied Columbus-based American Electric Power's plan to charge ratepayers a fee for what would be the largest solar project in Ohio.

Renewable Energy Sources Left Out Of House Energy Bill

By Ohio Public Radio • May 23, 2019

Opponents are outraged over changes made to the so-called “clean air” bill approved by an Ohio House committee this week.

Enviros And Coal Companies Team Up To Support Construction Of Large Solar Farm

By Ohio Public Radio • Dec 5, 2018

Diverse groups are teaming up to support construction of Ohio's largest solar farm.

California Sets Goal Of 100 Percent Clean Electric Power By 2045

By Camila Domonoske • Sep 10, 2018

Updated at 9:15 p.m. ET

California has established an ambitious goal of relying entirely on zero-emission energy sources for its electricity by the year 2045.

Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill mandating the electricity target on Monday. He also issued an executive order calling for statewide carbon neutrality — meaning California "removes as much carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as it emits" — by the same year.

Report Details Growth In Ohio's Clean Energy Industry

By Mike Foley • Jul 20, 2018

Clean energy advocates have released a new report on the growth of the industry and why it's important to strengthen standards and investments in renewables.