Williamsport – A 400 Megawatt photo voltaic farm has been filed to maneuver out of Pickaway County and probably outdoors of Ohio after opposition from residents to elected officers was recorded.
The Chipmunk Photo voltaic undertaking discovered itself in deep waters in Pickaway County when the Williamsport village the place the undertaking was deliberate was up in arms when the Mayor authorized the undertaking however the council didn’t.
In a letter of objection, they handed a decision towards the undertaking
“Council Members moved to undertake the next: WHEREAS, the Village of Williamsport held public conferences to debate Chipmunk Photo voltaic and heard from a big group of residents in opposition to the undertaking. WHEREAS, the excellent parcel of land within the Village of Williamsport permits for residential progress. IF the Village of Williamsport believes that the Chipmunk Photo voltaic undertaking inside the Village of Williamsport will not be in the perfect pursuits of the residents of the village, and; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED : SECTION I. That the Village of Williamsport hereby opposes the Chipmunk Photo voltaic undertaking inside the Village of Williamsport.”
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They don’t seem to be the one Pickaway County Residents Towards Industrial Photo voltaic on Farmland to file a Memorandum of opposition towards the corporate with the ability sitting board.
On 12/22/22 Chipmunk Photo voltaic formally filed an utility to withdraw from the three,600-acre proposed photo voltaic farm. The loss is printed as 1000 million in income for the native authorities throughout the 30-year undertaking.
“Whereas we hope that the undertaking can be realized, the character of the event actions, that are generally out of our management, compelled us to make the tough choice to not proceed,” stated EDF Renewables, as reported by Inside Local weather Information.
A lot of the opposition the Sciotopost has witnessed throughout the Willampsort conferences and different native conferences has been opposition to fireplace prevention responses from native fireplace departments, questions of soil and water contamination, and the general future planning and improvement of the realm is completely different. than the undertaking.
Two extra photo voltaic farms are at present within the building levels in Ross County, one positioned in Yellow Bud on the 104 and the second on US-23 north of Chillicothe. A 3rd photo voltaic power web site is at present being proposed.
