Public hearing to be held on Chestnut Run Energy proposal in Carroll County

The Ohio Power Siting Board will hold a local public hearing on Chestnut Run Energy LLC’s proposal to construct a 1,300-megawatt natural gas-fired electric generation facility in Washington Township in Carroll County.

The hearing will be held May 21 at 6 p.m. at Carrollton Elementary School, 205 Scio Road SW, Carrollton.

Chestnut Run Energy proposes to build the generation facility on a 30-acre footprint within a 240-acre property near the intersection of County Road 71, Cobbler Road NE and Mobile Road NE.

The purpose of the local public hearing is to allow individuals to provide sworn testimony regarding the proposed facility. The hearing transcript will become part of the case record considered by the OPSB.

Witnesses will register when they arrive and will testify in the order in which they register. Testimony will be limited to three minutes per witness. If a witness wishes to supplement testimony with an exhibit, a copy of the document should be provided to the administrative law judge during the hearing.

The evidentiary hearing is scheduled for June 3 at 10 a.m. at the offices of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, 180 E. Broad St., Columbus. During that hearing, the applicant, OPSB staff and intervening parties will offer expert testimony and evidence regarding the proposed project.

Additional information about the proposed facility is available on the OPSB website in case No. 25-1065-EL-BGN.