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Registration Fee: Individual tickets are $20. For organizations attending with 2 or more people, apply the discount code OHIOSOLAR for 20% off your entire purchase. (You will be prompted to enter this information after adding guest names.)
Workshop Details:
Panel discussions and presentations from local, policy, and business experts will cover state and local laws and policies governing solar development, as well as the challenges and opportunities of solar project development.
Participants will receive a set of resources that can be applied in home communities such as model zoning ordinances, historical district aesthetic considerations, best practices for planning and meaningful community engagement.
Workshop topics will include a range of policies, programs, laws, as well as model Ohio examples spanning: Retail Energy Choice and community choice aggregation; self-generation and net metering policies; project interconnection standards; local tax incentives, land use and zoning considerations; solar cooperatives; best practices residential rooftop solar in historical districts; energy special improvement districts (eSIDs) and Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing; and community engagement best practices.
The workshop is designed for Southeast Ohio decision-makers at the local governmental level, including elected and appointed officials, as well as their staff members. In the past, we've hosted law directors and city attorneys; planning and zoning officials and staff; county commissioners, township trustees, mayors, city managers, town/village administrators, etc.; local government and institutional sustainability offices and energy managers; as well as local economic development directors, local financing authorities, and staff.
When:
Thursday, August 6, 2020
10 a.m. — 4 p.m.
Where:
Ohio University Walter Hall Rotunda
25 S Green Drive
Athens, Ohio 45701
Parking information will be provided soon!
Special Thanks to our Event Hosts:
Questions about this event? Contact the Ohio Environmental Council.
Events@TheOEC.org or 614-487-7506
Questions? Contact the Ohio Environmental Council.
Events@TheOEC.org or 614-487-7506
Questions? Contact the Ohio Environmental Council.
Events@TheOEC.org or 614-487-7506