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Ohio board to hold local public hearing for proposed solar facility in Harrison County

NEW ATHENS — The Ohio Power Siting Board will hold a local public hearing regarding Nottingham Solar LLC’s proposal to construct a 100 megawatt solar-powered electric generation facility in Athens Township in Harrison County.

The hearing is scheduled for 6 p.m. Jan. 6 at the New Athens Volunteer Fire Department, located at 101 Franklin Drive, New Athens.

The purpose of the local public hearing is to allow individuals who are not parties to the case to provide sworn testimony regarding the proposed facility. Testimony will be limited to five minutes per witness, and the hearing transcript will become part of the case record considered by the OPSB.

Witnesses will register when they arrive at the hearing and will testify in the order in which they register. If a witness wishes to supplement their testimony with an exhibit, a copy of the document should be provided to the administrative law judge during the hearing.

Consistent with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines and the May 17, 2021 Ohio Department of Health order, unless otherwise specified by the facility, individuals who are not fully vaccinated should plan to wear a face covering and socially distance.

The Nottingham Solar project would consist of solar panel arrays and associated facilities occupying approximately 580 acres within a 1,200-acre project area.

The project would include electrical collection lines, inverters, access roads, perimeter fencing, a substation, and a generation interconnect line.

Additional information regarding the proposed solar facility is available on the OPSB website at OPSB.ohio.gov in case number 21-0270-EL-BGN.

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