The Crossroads team works hard to address all substantive concerns that we hear about solar energy development, our project, and its impacts to the community. Sometimes information available on-line, particularly on social media sites, contains inaccurate information about solar facilities.

Our team has pulled together well-vetted research on several common topics of interest. We’ve summarized this research in a series of fact sheets linked below and will be adding more on an as-needed basis. In our experience, most substantive concerns about solar facilities are addressed within the extensive body of well-vetted research on solar, in commitments found in project permit applications, and by conditions in certificates issued by the OPSB.  

Click on the below headings to download each fact sheet.

Health and Safety:

Find out what experts like Ohio’s EPA say about solar panel health and safety, recycling and waste.

Property Values:

See a review and analysis of the major property value studies and learn what they say about solar and property values.

Project Noise:

Learn about solar project noise considerations during construction and operations.

Grid Viability and Cost of Solar:

Learn how solar power fits into the Ohio grid, how to think about solar variability and grid reliability, and how solar cost and efficiency compare to other sources of electricity.

Decommissioning:

Learn how the solar decommissioning process works, find out about state financial bonding requirements to ensure decommissioning, see how solar farms preserve the viability of future farming on the project land, and find out more about solar panel recycling.