Second Solar Farm Proposed In Ross County

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(Updated 2/12/21)

The Ohio Power Siting Board has scheduled an electronic meeting on February 18th to hear comments concerning construction of a proposed Solar Panel Farm that would involve acres in both Ross and Pickaway counties.

Yellowbud Solar, LLC is seeking a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need to Construct a Solar-Powered Electric Generation Facility in Ross and Pickaway Counties, Ohio. (Opinion, Order, and Certificate Considering Application).

The hearing is listed under Case Number 20-972-EL-BGN. 

Due to the state of emergency and with the passage of Am. Sub. H.B. 197, the Board will conduct an electronic meeting on February 18, 2021.  The public will be able to attend by calling in or viewing a live video on the internet.

Phone Number: 1-408-418-9388

Event Number / Access Code: 179 905 1758

The proposal for the Yellowbud area is the second solar farm panel proposal to be announced that will include land in Ross County, with another recently announced to cover Buckskin and Paint Townships.

In a related note, Amanda Stallings will speak with the Ross County Commissioners at 10:30am February 15th, concerning a pilot application for the Yellowbud Solar Project.

In another recent move to construct a solar farm in this area, a 3-2 vote by the Fayette County Board of Zoning Appeals approved a proposal to construct a solar farm in Perry Township.

Fayette County Zoning Board member Greg McCune told Litter Media that the group behind the plan should be able to proceed to the next step.

“They will have to submit building plans to the building department for approval, which should be no big deal, other than that they have the approval they need to start”.

The Fayette Zoning Board approved the move at their February 8th meeting.

National Grid Renewables is proposing the project to design and operate on 435 acres of land between Bonner, Barrett and Beatty Roads and the Highland County line.