Energy Development

Agriculture is being called upon to provide feedstocks to help produce energy, as well as accommodate generation, transmission and distribution infrastructure on farmland. Farm Bureau promotes a strong Renewable Fuels Standard, while engaging in all legislation and discussions surrounding the state’s energy portfolio. We advocate for greater transparency and education for royalty holders.

Update on Baku – Gavin 765 kV Transmission Line Project

Ohio Farm Bureau Director of Director, Energy, Utility and Local Government Policy Dale Arnold has prepared this update on the Baku – Gavin 765 kV Transmission Line Project.

Adams County township trustees, residents, members gather for solar energy information

Dale Arnold, director of energy development at Ohio Farm Bureau, led an informational session regarding and then had an exclusive discussion regarding solar issues with current Farm Bureau members.

Clermont County Township Trustees, residents, members gather for solar energy meeting

Farm Bureau members were able to walk away from this discussion with more knowledge about energy market trends such as coal, oil & gas, nuclear, hydrogen, and solar.

Making sense of solar remediation

Rapid growth in solar projects brings the potential for problems, but lessons learned from pipeline and wind energy projects can help head off those concerns.

Our Ohio Weekly: Solar Energy in Ohio – Part 2

Learn more about community solar leases, how eminent domain fits into the solar discussion and how your tax situation may change if you become involved in a lease.

Our Ohio Weekly: Solar Energy in Ohio – Part 1

That growing interest in solar energy in the Buckeye State has led to difficult discussions, tough decisions and a divide in opinion across the countryside. On this Our Ohio Weekly, we talk all things solar with two Ohio Farm Bureau experts.

Ohio Farm Bureau to EPA: Rethink RFS proposals

As for the 2021 RVO and the proposed revision to the 2020 RVO, the letter addresses serious concerns Ohio Farm Bureau has about EPA’s questionable use of its ‘reset’ authority.

SB 52 changes wind, solar landscape

A recently enacted piece of legislation regarding solar and wind power signals a shift in landowner rights when it comes to the location of these energy developments.

Legal with Leah: Know your rights on wind, solar

Ohio Farm Bureau Policy Counsel, Leah Curtis, talks about the consequences of SB 52 and what those in a lease or thinking about a lease need to know.

Field Day with Jordan Hoewischer: Solar farms

Jordan Hoewischer talks with Dale Arnold, director, energy, utility and local government at Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, about the growing solar farm movement in Ohio.