Solar Farm groundbreaking
By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com
Members of the families who are landowners for the New Market Solar project joined in the groundbreaking ceremonies held Thursday at the Carraher farm on Stringtown Road. Shown (l-r) are Harold Hauke, Doug Carraher, Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley, Brad Carraher and Hecate Development Associate Jared Wren.
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Brigh Local School District Superintendent Mike Bick delivers remarks at Thursday’s groundbreaking of New Market Solar.
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Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley and industry representatives from Hecate Energy, Liberty Power and other companies involved in the New Market Solar I & II project gathered for a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday at the farm of Doug Carraher on Stringtown Road between Taylorsville and Mowrystown.
âA cleaner future.â Officials break ground on Cincinnatiâs massive new solar array project
The facility is expected to generate enough electricity to power 100 percent of Cincinnatiâs electricity consumption for all city-owned and operated services. Cincinnati and energy company officials break ground on a new solar array in Highland County, May 13, 2021. (Source: Briana Rice/Enquirer) By Briana Rice | May 13, 2021 at 8:37 PM EDT - Updated May 13 at 8:43 PM
CINCINNATI (Enquirer) - In an open field in Highland County, typically used for soybean and corn, Cincinnati leaders and partners broke ground on what officials are calling the largest municipal solar array in the country, according to our media partners at the Enquirer.
Highland solar farm groundbreaking held
By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com
Members of the families who are landowners for the New Market Solar project joined in the groundbreaking ceremonies held Thursday at the Carraher farm on Stringtown Road. Shown (l-r) are Harold Hauke, Doug Carraher, Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley, Brad Carraher and Hecate Development Associate Jared Wren.
Tim Colliver | The Times-Gazette
Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley and industry representatives from Hecate Energy, Liberty Power and other companies involved in the New Market Solar I & II project gathered for a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday at the farm of Doug Carraher on Stringtown Road between Taylorsville and Mowrystown.
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In an open field in Highland County, typically used for soybean and corn, Cincinnati leaders and partners broke ground on what officials are calling the largest municipal solar array in the country.
The sun was out while around 40 people gathered near Sardinia, Ohio to break ground and celebrate the new solar panels. Some sat inside a tent. Others stood out in the sun, listening to officials and locals share how this project came to be in Highland County.
Yasmin Chilton, a spokeswoman for Mayor John Cranley s office, said the New Market Solar project will contain more than 310,000 solar panels – equivalent to the size of 750 football fields.
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Avondale, Bond Hill and Lower Price Hill are among the neighborhoods Solarize Cincy co-program managers Jennifer Zavon and Kelsey Hawkins-Johnson are targeting. Rocky Mountain Institute has helped us create an equity map so we can target our focus on neighborhoods that have not signed up for this cohort, says Hawkins-Johnson.
The cohort is a bulk-buying program for rooftop solar where residents can get a group discount. Solar United Neighbors is running it, and has scheduled a couple of online information sessions: April 29, May 5 and May 25. Here is a link to register.
Zavon and Hawkins-Johnson know solar can be expensive and say Clean Energy Credit Union has specific loans targeted for solar.