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Columbus Metropolitan Club - 7-14-2021 - Sun is Shining on Ohio Solar

Farmers have harvested the sun since the beginning of time, but a new crop is taking hold in Ohio: solar energy. Even with the potential of hundreds of new companies coming to Ohio due to available sources of alternative clean energy, bringing thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in commerce, the emerging solar energy surge has raised concerns in the Ohio legislature and spawned legislation to potentially curb its potential development, by allowing local oversight for proposed projects. Join us as our panel discusses why the solar business is so successful in a state not known for regular sunny skies and what might the future hold for the industry.

Featuring Jason Rafeld, Executive Director, Utility Scale Solar Energy Coalition and Rob McColley, Ohio Senator, 1st District, and Rob Slane, County Administrator, Madison County with host, Kate Bartter, Executive Director the Sustainability Institute, The Ohio State University.

July 14, 2021