Wind turbines may still have a future in Ohio, but for now the emphasis is on solar power Updated Jan 01, 2021; Facebook Share expressed desire to make America’s energy sector carbon-free by 2035. Yet most of the development of wind and solar farms is driven by what’s going on at the state level, and in Ohio the political climate for renewable energy has not been welcoming. The controversial House Bill 6 reduces and eventually eliminates so-called renewable portfolio standards. And the prospects for windfarms have been additionally hampered by strict setback standards imposed in 2014. So, what are the prospects for 2021 and beyond? To get a better understanding of the state of wind and solar in Ohio, cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer spoke with several developers of utility-scale wind and solar projects, defined as producing 50 megawatts or more of electricity.