At a meeting Wednesday night, the Clark County Board of Zoning Appeals denied a permit that would have allowed thousands of acres of farmland to be used to create a solar farm throughout the county. The proposed solar farm would have included 73 parcels of land owned by 53 farmers. It would have occupied 3,900 acres and would be built and owned by the company BrightNight. The company was asking for a special exception permit that would have allowed those acres of farmland to be turned into commercial space...However, a crowd of landowners voiced their opposition to the project. Many expressed concerns that the visible solar panels would obstruct the views from their home. David Tillett of Marysville says his property would have been surrounded by the solar farm on three sides.

Wind and solar farms have now been banned in all 18 townships of Columbiana County. County Commissioners voted to approve banning the large farms in the final three townships Wednesday morning. The final three to make the ban were St. Clair, Liverpool and Yellow Creek townships. Community members and landowners have been pushing for the ban of these solar farms for months. "We went out and asked the township to tell us what they wanted," Columbiana County Commissioner Tim Weigle. "On their behalf, we did what they asked. We banned the wind and solar because Columbiana County is predominantly agriculture and a lot of the farmers said they didn't want these wind and solar fields in our farmland." Commissioners also voted to intervene and testify against the proposed 2,200-acre Kensington Solar Farm that's pending before the Ohio Power Siting Board.

Wind and solar farms have now been banned in all 18 townships of Columbiana County. County Commissioners voted to approve banning the large farms in the final three townships Wednesday morning. The final three to make the ban were St. Clair, Liverpool and Yellow Creek townships. Community members and landowners have been pushing for the ban of these solar farms for months. "We went out and asked the township to tell us what they wanted," Columbiana County Commissioner Tim Weigle. "On their behalf, we did what they asked. We banned the wind and solar because Columbiana County is predominantly agriculture and a lot of the farmers said they didn't want these wind and solar fields in our farmland." Commissioners also voted to intervene and testify against the proposed 2,200-acre Kensington Solar Farm that's pending before the Ohio Power Siting Board.

Wind and solar farms have now been banned in all 18 townships of Columbiana County. County Commissioners voted to approve banning the large farms in the final three townships Wednesday morning. The final three to make the ban were St. Clair, Liverpool and Yellow Creek townships. Community members and landowners have been pushing for the ban of these solar farms for months. "We went out and asked the township to tell us what they wanted," Columbiana County Commissioner Tim Weigle. "On their behalf, we did what they asked. We banned the wind and solar because Columbiana County is predominantly agriculture and a lot of the farmers said they didn't want these wind and solar fields in our farmland." Commissioners also voted to intervene and testify against the proposed 2,200-acre Kensington Solar Farm that's pending before the Ohio Power Siting Board.

Wind and solar farms have now been banned in all 18 townships of Columbiana County. County Commissioners voted to approve banning the large farms in the final three townships Wednesday morning. The final three to make the ban were St. Clair, Liverpool and Yellow Creek townships. Community members and landowners have been pushing for the ban of these solar farms for months. "We went out and asked the township to tell us what they wanted," Columbiana County Commissioner Tim Weigle. "On their behalf, we did what they asked. We banned the wind and solar because Columbiana County is predominantly agriculture and a lot of the farmers said they didn't want these wind and solar fields in our farmland." Commissioners also voted to intervene and testify against the proposed 2,200-acre Kensington Solar Farm that's pending before the Ohio Power Siting Board.

Wind and solar farms have now been banned in all 18 townships of Columbiana County. County Commissioners voted to approve banning the large farms in the final three townships Wednesday morning. The final three to make the ban were St. Clair, Liverpool and Yellow Creek townships. Community members and landowners have been pushing for the ban of these solar farms for months. "We went out and asked the township to tell us what they wanted," Columbiana County Commissioner Tim Weigle. "On their behalf, we did what they asked. We banned the wind and solar because Columbiana County is predominantly agriculture and a lot of the farmers said they didn't want these wind and solar fields in our farmland." Commissioners also voted to intervene and testify against the proposed 2,200-acre Kensington Solar Farm that's pending before the Ohio Power Siting Board.

Wind and solar farms have now been banned in all 18 townships of Columbiana County. County Commissioners voted to approve banning the large farms in the final three townships Wednesday morning. The final three to make the ban were St. Clair, Liverpool and Yellow Creek townships. Community members and landowners have been pushing for the ban of these solar farms for months. "We went out and asked the township to tell us what they wanted," Columbiana County Commissioner Tim Weigle. "On their behalf, we did what they asked. We banned the wind and solar because Columbiana County is predominantly agriculture and a lot of the farmers said they didn't want these wind and solar fields in our farmland." Commissioners also voted to intervene and testify against the proposed 2,200-acre Kensington Solar Farm that's pending before the Ohio Power Siting Board.

The Mohave County Board of Supervisors voted in favor of a moratorium on renewable energy (specifically, for energy overlay re-zoning) for private property throughout the county, in a 3-2 decision.

Chestnuthill Township’s supervisors unanimously voted for an ordinance that prevented Samsung Solar Energy from building a solar project in the township in October 2023.

The Greensville County Board of Supervisors elected to overrule the Planning Commission’s determination that the proposed Monarch Solar project was in accordance with the county’s Comprehensive Plan in a 3-1 vote during their regular meeting on Oct. 2. Monarch Solar Land, LLC is a project under the purview of Urban Grid, a renewable energy company based in Henrico County, Va. It includes a power line, substation and switchyard. Monarch Solar’s goal is to improve the functionality of Dominion’s 500-kilovolt transmission line and allow energy to be generated from a solar facility in Brunswick County. The 350-megawatt utility scale solar facility in Brunswick County would be connected to an existing Dominion Energy transmission line in Greensville County.