A proposed solar project with sheep grazing in Logan County withdrew its application with the state.
Grange Solar Grazing Center would have put solar panels on around 2,600 acres of privately-owned land in Washington, Stokes, Richland, McArthur and Bloomfield townships in the Indian Lake area. It was set to generate around 500 megawatts of power and provide grazing for local sheep herds.
Open Road Renewables was developing the site. The company said the decision to withdraw its application with the Ohio Power Siting Board, the entity that regulates energy projects in the state, came after OPSB staff recommended denying the application.
OPSB staff wrote in their findings that Open Road Renewables “failed to establish that the facility will serve the public interest, convenience, and necessity as required.”
“Under the system created by the Ohio Power Siting Board, their staff places great…
