Our Policy Division Chair, Gilbert Michaud, was recently quoted in cleveland.com's recent article, Ohio among top states for solar power. But it's slipping, thanks to Republican opposition.
"'Ohio is a really good state, frankly, to build more solar projects. There is a lot of flat, sunny land. It just needs to not get caught up on policy,' said Gilbert Michaud, policy division chair for the American Solar Energy Society and an assistant professor of environmental policy at Loyola University Chicago. Michaud pointed to Senate Bill 52, passed in 2021, as a key obstacle to more solar growth. The law allows local governments to restrict or ban large solar and wind projects, creating uncertainty for developers and resistance from rural communities, particularly in conservative-leaning areas less supportive of renewable energy."
Read the full article: https://www.cleveland.com/business/2025/04/ohio-among-top-states-for-solar-power-generation.html
Learn about the ASES policy division: https://ases.org/policy-division/
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Ella Nielsen
Membership & Engagement Director
American Solar Energy Society
Boulder CO
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