What happened
Frasier Solar sought a generation-facility certificate for a project in Knox County’s Clinton and Miller townships, docket 23-796-EL-BGN F1F2. The Board’s signed June 26, 2025 minutes record an 8–1 approval, with ad hoc township representative Galen Smith dissenting and the Department of Agriculture voting yes while noting farmland concerns F1. The Ohio Supreme Court’s 2026 calendar still listed the certificate appeal, so approval should not be described as litigation-free F3.
Who acted in the record
How RealClear would approach this site
Historical reconstruction: RealClear was not involved in the proceeding. This illustrates a one-property review of public records, not a predicted vote or private motive.
Was the state certificate granted despite local objections?
- Record to read
- Siting docket, signed Board minutes and current appeal docket
- Constraint to test
- The Board granted the certificate, while agriculture conditions and an appeal still mattered.
- Next action
- Review final certificate conditions and latest court docket before relying on construction rights.
The boundary of the finding
- The official minutes verify vote and certificate approval, but this audit has not extracted all certificate conditions.
- An oral-argument calendar does not establish the appellate disposition.
Latest cited status: As of June 30, 2026 court calendar, appeal listed; final appellate outcome not checked.