OH SB231

Creates a 1,500 megawatt community energy pilot program allowing customers to subscribe to shared solar, wind, biomass, landfill gas, hydroelectric, microturbine, natural gas, energy storage, or fuel cell facilities located within their electric utility's service territory

Facilities must have nameplate capacity of 10 MW or less (20 MW if on distressed sites or commercial/public rooftops), at least three subscribers, with no single subscriber holding more than 40% interest and at least 60% of capacity subscribed by customers using 40 kW or less

Township trustees have 90 days after a required public meeting to adopt a resolution prohibiting construction or limiting facility boundaries; if no resolution is adopted, construction may proceed

Subscribers receive bill credits equal to the utility's retail rate minus base distribution charges for their proportional share of facility output, with the Public Utilities Commission required to establish rules within 6 months and utilities to publish tariffs within 9 months

Large industrial customers are excluded from participating in or being charged for the program; facilities on brownfield sites are eligible for remediation grants from the Department of Development