Joe Cornely - June 11
Every day, mankind uses about 28 billion kilowatt hours of energy. For perspective, for the average American family to use that much, it would take roughly 2.5 million years. Add to that a growing world population and growing world economy,…
Upgrades, refits and new projects – Ohioans will see over 38,000 miles of pipeline construction over the next decade. Learn more about different projects being developed, regulatory enforcement, when eminent domain applies and repair/remediation provisions. The meeting is open to…
Ohio Farm Bureau’s Director of Water Quality and Research Jordan Hoewischer and OFBF’s Director of Energy, Utility and Local Government Policy Dale Arnold discuss all things energy related in Ohio. Topics include solar leases, pipeline projects and wind energy, just to name a few.
Amy Graves - Nov. 16, 2017
Solar energy companies are making a push throughout Ohio, approaching landowners about leasing their property for solar-powered projects. As with other agreements concerning natural gas, oil, wind, pipelines and electric transmission line projects, landowners need to be careful when signing…
At the end of August, FERC approved the permit to begin building the high-pressure NEXUS pipeline that will carry natural gas across northern Ohio, into Michigan and on to Canada.
Amy Graves - Oct. 5, 2017
Farmers in central Ohio are welcoming the expansion of POET Biorefining, saying it will increase demand for local grains, create new jobs and stimulate the overall economy in rural Ohio. In August, POET broke ground on a $120 million expansion…
As multiple pipeline projects move to construction phase throughout the state, they haven’t come without some headaches for farmers. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has seen a growing number of farmer concerns with regard to drainage activities and soil remediation…
Solar Development Informational Meeting
A widely assumed interpretation of the Dormant Mineral Rights Act was clarified by the Ohio Supreme Court in September. “A lot of people had thought under a former version of the statute that when their oil and gas rights and…
Amy Graves - Oct. 27, 2016
With the current slowdown in the oil and gas industry in Ohio, many landowners have been seeing smaller royalty payments. Some have reached out to Ohio Farm Bureau, saying their royalty payments are too low and questioning deductions the oil…
