renewable energy

Projects submitted for this fiscal year will bring about $430,000 back to the city. That money can be redistributed to other departments for even more renewable energy throughout the city.

A draft ordinance with solar requirements could be ready as early as this summer.

Cincinnati's solar array has been powering both city operations and homes for half a year. The 100 megawatt solar farm in Highland County was completed in May.

That looks like rebates for heat pumps, electric stoves and insulation measures.

The 100 megawatt solar array in Highland County has been years in the making. It came fully online May 1.

University of Cincinnati chemists developed the battery, which doesn't use a membrane-separator and that's at least a third of the cost.

"Due to supply chain issues, access to steel and the delivery of solar panels, we're looking to energize in March 15 of this year," said Michael Forrester, director of the city's Office of Environment and Sustainability.

A piece of property forty miles east of Cincinnati and the size of 750 football fields will be the site of the city's massive solar project, the largest…