Sunday, January 13, 2013

Blocking of Ohio solar farm hurts panel maker

The decision by Ohio utility regulators to block plans for American Electric Power Co. to use power from a Southeast Ohio solar farm is affecting a solar-panel maker in Northwest Ohio.
Isofoton North America executives were counting on the $180 million project to bring new jobs to their solar-panel plant in Napoleon.
The company has 33 employees at the plant southwest of Toledo but had plans to eventually hire 330 workers.
A company official says there are other projects in the works but the company was counting on the southeast Ohio solar farm to get the factory off the ground.

Read more: http://www.cantonrep.com/newsnow/x1069947058/Blocking-of-Ohio-solar-farm-hurts-panel-maker

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