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Application deadlines for ARPA broadband funding: August 13 and August 20

The City of Shelby’s solar energy project, more than two years in the making, is now operational. 

On August 5, 2019, the City of Shelby passed legislation to construct a solar energy project that was more than two years in the making. Shelby entered into a series of agreements with AEP OnSite Partners, LLC for a 2.5 MW solar array which will be located on 14 acres of property. 

The Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas dismissed a class action lawsuit against Cleveland Public Power (CPP), holding that certain utility charges totaling more than $188 million were not unlawful.

Ohio kicks off interconnection rulemaking: Implications for distributed generation

For hospitals, a major power outage can pose a serious threat to the health of patients. In the wake of various hurricanes and severe storms in 2017, there has been a renewed focus on ways to increase reliability and resiliency for hospitals beyond traditional backup diesel generators. One option that has been discussed recently is microgrids.This ...

There are approximately 2.5 million Ohioans who lack access to reliable broadband service. In addition, nearly 90,000 businesses in Ohio do not have access to broadband internet. A recent Ohio State University study indicates that these underserved populations largely live in less populated rural regions where it is cost prohibitive for internet ...

On June 21, 2017, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) issued a Second Entry on Rehearing in its submetering case, which states that submetering companies cannot charge residential customers more for utility services than they would be charged by their local regulated utility.