Cincinnati signs on for largest municipal solar array in the country

The City of Cincinnati, Ohio, will construct the largest municipal solar array in the country to provide clean, renewable energy to all city facilities and serve the city’s residents through the Cincinnati Electric Aggregation Program. “Cities need to take action – and that’s exactly what Cincinnati is doing. We are spending money we would already spend on power to buy lower-cost renewable energy that also benefits the community,” said Mayor John Cranley. Cincinnati has signed a 20-year PPA for 100 MW of solar. The agreement was facilitated by the World Resources Institute and Rocky Mountain Institute’s Renewables Accelerator, through support from the Bloomberg American Cities Climate Challenge. The 100-MW solar farm will be installed in two phases roughly 40 miles east of downtown Cincinnati in Highland County, Ohio.