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Energy needs are increasing for the first time in 10 years. Some are seeking to improve the state government’s adversarial relationship with the renewable industry.

Opponents of Oak Run Solar in Madison County argued in front of the Ohio Supreme Court that the Ohio Power Siting Board accepted an incomplete application.

For decades Ohio made policies to favor fossil fuels over renewable sources like wind and solar. That's caused impacts to health and the environment. We explore in part two of ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½'s State of Energy series.

Frasier Solar will put solar panels on about 800 acres of disconnected farmland in Miller and Clinton townships and in Mount Vernon.

Citizens group Save Hartford Township appealed the Ohio Power Siting Board's approval of the Harvey Solar, a 350-megawatt solar farm set for Bennington and Hartford townships.

About a quarter of Ohio counties have bans on renewable energy projects. In northwest Ohio, Paulding County has embraced them.

“Here, an opposition group spoke loudly about their fears of solar projects and convinced local public officials to share those fears," Open Road Renewables Vice President Doug Herling said in a statement.

To meet the demand, progressives say there's untapped potential in solar and wind renewables, as battery technologies catch up and get less expensive. But conservatives want to rely on fuel sources they say are better suited to Ohio, like natural gas.

Last month, the Ohio Supreme Court heard an appeal of state approval for Harvey Solar, a proposed 350-megawatt solar project in Licking County.

Cincinnati's solar array has been powering both city operations and homes for half a year. The 100 megawatt solar farm in Highland County was completed in May.