Following the announcement of a new solar power plant in Wyandot County, Ohio, comes the completion of another solar thin-film installation — the second the state has seen in as many weeks.
Dayton Power & Light Company (DP&L), a utility, today announced the opening of a 1.1-megawatt (MW) solar installation at its Yankee substation in Montgomery [...]

Late last week, Juwi Solar, a Colorado-based engineering, procurement and constuction (EPC) contractor of solar power plants in North America, announced that it had completed a 12.6 megawatt (MW), 77-acre thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solar plant in Ohio’s Wyandot County.

It may only be a matter of time before America’s Rust Belt sheds its image of faded glory for a new moniker that is about as green as it is snazzy, because a new industry has come to town and hit the ground running. At Solar Power International 2009, officials from Ohio sung praises of [...]

A number of U.S. states require electricity providers to derive a minimum percentage of their power from renewable sources by a certain date. Such a requirement is often referred to a renewable portfolio standard, or RPS. Currently, 24 states, plus the District of Columbia have formalized RPSs in place, while five other states have legislated [...]

Ohio will be home to a PV module manufacturing plant of 60 MW capacity, and a non-profit advocacy group announced funding for a solar hot water rebate for state residents.