Tuesday, June 30, 6-8pm, this event will be on-line

The public hearing on OSU’s proposed gas plant will be held remotely on Tuesday, June 30 at 6pm. Community members will give testimony by phone or video. This plant will create a demand for more fracking and will increase local air pollution in Columbus. More details to come!

Case Number: 19-1641-EL-BGN

Project: Ohio State University Combined Heat and Power Facility

Applicant: The Ohio State University

Location: Franklin County

Status: Hearings

The proposed facility would be located on 1.18 acres of University-owned land on the western side of the Columbus campus. The facility would have a nameplate capacity of 105.5 megawatts and would serve as a primary source of electricity and heating for the campus. The facility would primarily be housed within a 60-foot tall building, with cooling towers extending 27 feet above the roof. Two steel stacks would extend to a total height of 115 feet above the ground.

Local Public Hearing: June 30, 2020, at 6pm

Adjudicatory Hearing: July 14, 2020, at 10am

Due to the continued state of emergency, the local public and adjudicatory hearings will both be held using remote access technology that facilitates participation by telephone and/or live video on the internet. Additional details and instructions regarding remote access to the local public and adjudicatory hearings will be issued by future entry and published on this webpage.

Hosted by Ohio Beyond Coal, Sierra Club Central Ohio Group, Sierra Club Ohio Chapter, and Ohio Energy Sierra Club.