Largest Solar Projects in Ohio Expected to Continue Despite Order from PUCO
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio denied today AEP Ohio’s request to facilitate the development of 400MW of solar energy in Appalachian Ohio through customer rates. AEP Ohio’s application to build the biggest solar project in the state is a result of a settlement between environmental organizations and the utility. The project is still approved to be built, but the utility must now secure contracts with cities, corporations or other large buyers of the electricity from the solar development. The decision could create uncertainty for the future viability of the projects and the in-state solar supply chain manufacturing jobs that the development was expected to produce.