Write to OPSB
Write to the Ohio Power Siting Board
Before a major utility facility can be constructed, a certificate of environmental compatibility and public need must be obtained from the OPSB. The application for a certificate is a formal process that incorporates public comments and legal proceedings allowing cross-examination of the applicant and intervenors.
Here is a link to the OPSB Application Process Flowchart.
Currently, Grange Solar is in the Pre-Application process. The process allows anyone to provide public comments at scheduled meetings and the desire of the community to be heard. The criteria “That the facility will serve the public interest, convenience, and necessity” has been a crucial factor in denying several recent applications, this is the area we can have the biggest impact.
It is important that your voice be heard by the OPSB. Once an application has been filed with the OPSB, the OPSB process is THE place where the opposition by the community, the trustees, and county commissioners are formally lodged.
“Interested persons are encouraged to submit informal written comments to the OPSB. In order to be filed in the public comments section of the case record, submissions must include the case number. These comments inform the Board, as well as the staff during its investigation, but do not carry the same weight as the sworn testimony presented at the local public hearing.”
Send your letter via email or mailing address provided below.
Email: contactOPSB@puco.ohio.gov
Mail: Ohio Power Siting Board, 180 E. Broad Street, Columbus Ohio 43215
You need to include Grange Solar’s case number somewhere at the top of your letter for it to be valid!
Case Number: 24-0801-EL-BGN
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Below is a sample letter for writing to the OPSB
Be sure to address the OPSB and include the case number: 24-0801-EL-BGN at the top of your letter. Remember to keep things personal and share YOUR main concerns with the impact of a large industrial solar facility invading your rural peace.
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OPSB - Ohio Power Sitting Board
Contact : Website
Address: 180 E Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (937) 935-2586
Trustees - Stokes Township
Contact : Website Contact Link
Address: 275 S. Oak Street
P.O. Box 82
Lakeview, OH 43331
Phone: (937) 935-2586
Trustees - Washington Township
Contact : Website Contact Link
Address: 7464 COUNTY ROAD 91
PO Box 127
Russell's Point, OH 43348
Phone: (937) 935-4598
Trustees - McArthur Township
Contact : Unable to locate
Address: 4758 County Road 91
Bellefontaine, OH 43311
Phone: (937) 539‐2185
Trustees - Bloomfield
Contact : Unable to locate
Address: 4540 County Road 35 N
DeGraff, OH 43318
Phone: (937) 844‐3314
Trustees - Richland
Contact : Richlandtownshipoh@gmail.com
Address: P.O. Box 95
Belle Center, OH 43310
Phone: (937) 935-2925 or (937) 464-2262
Council Members - Village of Huntsville
Contact : Website Contact Link
Address: P.O. Box 107
Huntsville, OH 43324
Phone: (937) 686‐4300
Council Members - Village of Lakeview
Contact : Website Contact Link
Address: P.O. Box 197
Lakeview, OH 43331
Phone: (937) 686‐4300
Council Members - Village of Russells Point
Email : mayor@russellspoint-oh.gov
Address: P.O. Box 30
Russells Point, OH 43348
Phone: (937) 843‐2245
Commissioners - Logan Co.
Email : commissioners@co.logan.oh.us
Address: 117 E. Columbus Ave.
Bellefontaine, OH 43311
Phone: (937) 599‐7283
Commissioners - Hardin Co.
Email : hccom@co.hardin.oh.us
Address: 16092 Township Road 39
Belle Center, Ohio 43310
Phone: (419) 674-2205
