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We are always looking for ways to enhance our services for the residents of Franklin County. We value the outside expertise from the SolSmart team to help us improve what we do and to make it easier for our residents and businesses to go solar."Commissioner Marilyn Brown
SolSmart Criteria
Program Highlights
SolSmart Criteria
Created an online permitting checklist, increasing transparency for community members and solar installers
Reviewed local zoning codes and identified restrictions that intentionally or unintentionally prohibit solar development
Provided Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing for eligible properties
Program Highlights
Installed solar on the Jobs and Family Services building as part of a larger effort to refurbish county buildings
Provided local incentives to business owners via the Energy Works Columbus Region Energy Loan Fund, administered by the Columbus-Franklin County Finance Authority