Three Portage County townships want to restrict or ban solar and wind farms

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Three Portage County townships want to restrict or ban solar and wind farms

- Wendy DiAlesandro

Citing zoning, safety and aesthetic concerns, three Portage County townships are imposing moratoriums or even seeking outright bans on commercial wind and solar farms.

Ohio law stipulates that individual townships can ask county commissioners to sign off on bans or more narrow zoning restrictions on solar and wind installations that produce more than 50 megawatts of power.

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