(Columbus) -- The Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) approved an application Thursday filed by Dodson Creek Solar, LLC to construct a solar-powered electric generating facility in Highland County.
The 117 megawatt "Dodson Creek Solar" facility will occupy 1,103 acres within a 1,429-acre project area in Dodson and Hamer townships in Highland County, west of Hillsboro.
The facility will consist of arrays of photovoltaic modules, commonly referred to as solar panels, as well as associated facilities including access roads, an operations and maintenance facility, electric collection lines, a substation and transmission line, and weather stations.
To alleviate aesthetic concerns regarding project perimeter fencing, the OPSB will require Dodson Creek Solar to utilize fencing free of chain link and barbed wire that is both small-wildlife permeable and aesthetically fitting for the rural setting of the project.
Additional information about today’s OPSB decisions is available at www.OPSB.ohio.gov. Copies of today’s opinions and orders will be available in case numbers 20-0814-EL-BGN (Dodson Creek Solar), 22-0471-EL-BGA (Union Ridge Solar), and 22-0023-GA-BTA (Bethel-Batavia pipeline). A recorded webcast of today’s OPSB meeting is available on the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio’s YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/user/PUCOhio.
The Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) will hold a local public hearing regarding Dixon Run Solar, LLC’s proposal to construct a 140 megawatt solar-powered electric generation facility in Bloomfield Township in Jackson County southeast of the city of Jackson.
The hearing is scheduled for Nov. 29, 2022, at 5 p.m. - Jackson Middle School Auditorium, 21 Tropic St., Jackson, Ohio 45640
The purpose of the local public hearing is to allow individuals to provide sworn testimony regarding the proposed facility. Testimony will be limited to five minutes per witness, and the hearing transcript will become part of the case record considered by the OPSB.
Witnesses will register when they arrive at the hearing and will testify in the order in which they register. If a witness wishes to supplement their testimony with an exhibit, a copy of the document should be provided to the administrative law judge during the hearing.
The evidentiary hearing has been scheduled for Dec. 14, 2022 at 10 a.m., at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, 180 E. Broad St., Columbus. During the evidentiary hearing, the applicant, OPSB staff, and intervening parties provide expert testimony and evidence regarding the facility and cross-examine each other.
The proposed Dixon Run Solar Project would consist of solar panel arrays and associated facilities located within a 2,085-acre project area. The project would include electrical collection lines, inverters, access roads, perimeter fencing, and a substation.
Additional information regarding the proposed solar facility is available on the OPSB website at www.OPSB.ohio.gov in case number 21-0768-EL-BGN.
The Ohio Power Siting Board reviews applications for the construction of major utility facilities in Ohio. Together with Ohio’s elected officials, citizen stakeholders, and the energy industry, the Board strives to build a strong and competitive foundation for Ohio’s future.
For additional information, contact: Matt Butler at (614) 644-7670