Richland County Voters Uphold Ban on Wind and Solar
The ban survived 52.9% to 47.1% as outside groups spent heavily on both sides, according to preliminary election results.
- On Tuesday, Richland County voters upheld the County Commissioners' ban on industrial-scale Solar, with preliminary results showing 12,189 votes to preserve the prohibition across 11 of 18 townships.
- Ohio's 2021 law granted local governments broad authority to block renewable energy projects, powers they do not possess over coal, gas, or nuclear developments, making this election a statewide test of the statute.
- Outside groups poured money into the county: The Natural Resource Defense Council and Ohio Citizen Action funded repeal efforts, while Republican operatives backed the ban by framing the issue as government overreach rather than climate change.
- Repeal figure Morgan Carroll called the result disappointing but noted, "It's telling from such a Republican county that we" had such a close vote, while Commissioner Darrell Banks said voters affirmed that Township Trustees and County Commissioners are aligned with community interests.
- Although the effort fell short, 47.1% of residents voted to overturn the ban, suggesting significant Republican support for reversing the prohibition; only about 1 in 4 primary voters in the county cast a Democratic ballot.
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Voters in MAGA-friendly Ohio county preserve ban on wind and solar
Richland County voters on Tuesday backed a move by their three county commissioners and preserved a ban on wind and solar power by a thinner margin than partisan politics may suggest.
MAGA-friendly Richland county voters preserve ban on wind and solar
This story was originally published by Signal Ohio. Richland County voters on Tuesday backed a move by their three county commissioners and preserved a ban on wind and solar power by a thinner margin than partisan politics may suggest. In a tight contest, 12,189 voters (52.9%) voted to uphold a ban on industrial-scale wind and solar in most of the county, while 10.853 (47.1%) voted to overturn it, according to preliminary election results. This…
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