Open Road Renewables is in the early stages of developing a utility-scale solar project in Madison County. Our locally-based development team is hard at work laying the groundwork for a best-in-class solar project that will deliver maximum benefits to the community, environment, and landowners.

Learn More: www.openroadrenewables.com

Open Road has a unique approach to solar development and robust experience in Ohio. Our team has been developing projects in Ohio since 2014. We have learned a lot along the way - designing best-in-class projects with the input of farmers, neighbors, agricultural organizations, local officials, state agencies, and regulators. We carefully site and design each project to fit and maximize benefits to the surrounding community.

It is natural for members of the community to have questions or concerns about solar and a company that they do not know. Our goal is to ensure that the community realizes the long term-term benefits of solar and that process begins by providing detailed, accurate answers to those questions and concerns.

Get in touch: plains@openroadrenewables.com

Open Road project design is guided by a set of minimum setbacks, meaning that setbacks will always be equal to or greater than these minimum guidelines.

• At least 350’ from a neighboring residence to the project fence

• At least 25’ from neighboring property line to project fence

• From the edge of the road to the project fence, at least 100’ for Taylor Blair Road and 50’ for King Pike

• At least 200’ from electrical inverters to the project fenceline - effectively at least 500’ from a residence

Setback areas between the project fence and property lines/roads will be maintained by the project and will typically be occupied by landscaping.

Open Road commits to using agricultural-style fencing (typically 7’ high) and no barbed wire around solar arrays. This kind of fencing (i.e. woven wire square with wood or metal posts) is wildlife friendly.

The one exception to this commitment is the several acres occupied by the electrical substation which are required by law to have chain link with barbed wire.

The project commits to installing and maintaining landscaping along any project border within 1,000’ of a residence. Landscaping buffers consist of native or adapted shrubs, trees, and pollinator species in one or more rows along the project fence.

Open Road commits to installing native and beneficial plant species within the fenced area of the project. Compared to a seasonally disturbed agricultural field, the fenced array area will provide beneficial habitat and forage for area birds and wildlife.