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Clean Energy Report Card tracks progress.

In 2011, our report, Ohio's Clean Energy Report Card, showcased the remarkable progress Ohio is making with renewable energy. But our report also showed how each utility is doing on their goals, helping to shape the conversation about clean energy in Ohio.

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Turning Point solar project in Noble County all but dead

A plan that was to give Ohio the largest solar array east of the Rockies is now all but dead, potentially costing hundreds of jobs. American Electric Power is saying that actions today by regulators make it difficult to see how the 49.9 megawatt project near Zanesville can ever come together....

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Sun-catching solar farm to power CMHA's new headquarters in Cleveland's Kinsman neighborhood

CLEVELAND, Ohio--TheCuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority is about to flip the switch on one of Ohio's largest solar farms -- an installation of 4,212 energy-generating panels on six acres of a previously vacant brownfield next to the agency's headquarters in Cleveland's Kinsman neighborhood.

CMHA officials expect the solar farm will save millions dollars on electricity over the 30-year life of the panels and they hope the cutting-edge project will burnish the image of one of the nation's largest and oldest public housing authorities.

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Report Pushes Solar Cincinnati

A Dec. 5 report is encouraging Cincinnati to become the solar energy capital of Ohio and the broader region. The report, titled “Building a Solar Cincinnati,” was put together by Environment Ohio to show the benefits and potential of Cincinnati regarding solar power.

Christian Adams, who wrote the report along with Julian Boggs, says Cincinnati is especially poised to take charge in this renewable energy front, in contrast to the rest of the state, which gets 82 percent of its electricity from coal. Adams points to the sustainability-minded city officials and public, a “budding solar business sector” and the great business environment as the city as reasons why Cincinnati could become a pivotal leader.

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News Release | Environment Ohio Research & Policy Center

New report outlines vision for how Cincinnati can become region’s solar energy leader

Cincinnati –The solar panels on top of the College Hill Rec Center are not the first to grace Cincinnati’s rooftops and a new report suggests that there may be many more to come. Standing outside the Rec Center today, Environment Ohio released a new Environment Ohio Research and Policy Center report that outlines a vision for how Cincinnati can become the region’s solar energy hub. The report – Building a Solar Cincinnati: How the Queen City can harness the sun to power its future – provides a roadmap to help put Cincinnati on track to get 10 percent of its energy from the sun.

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Report | Environment Ohio Research & Policy Center

Building a Solar Cincinnati

Cincinnati can become a solar city. By collaborating with local businesses, anchor institutions and the green community, city leaders can pave the way for a homegrown solar economy. The Cincinnati public is engaged and eager to embrace more solar power.

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