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BG electric rates going up, but rooftop solar fees being phased out " BG Independent News
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (820+ words) Posted By: Jan Larson Mc Laughlin May 24, 2026 Usually at polar opposites over solar rooftop fees, city officials were recently thanked by the most vocal rooftop solar customer in Bowling Green. Joe De Mare said he was "very gratified" that the…...
BG and BGSU enter partnership to soak up solar energy to power the city " BG Independent News
2+ week, 5+ day ago (619+ words) Posted By: Jan Larson Mc Laughlin May 4, 2026 While literal sunshine seems rather short lately, figuratively, the sun is shining on Bowling Green. In the past four days, the city and the university leadership approved a joint solar project to be…...
BG moves ahead on new solar fields to replace power from retired wind turbines
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (1217+ words) Posted By: Jan Larson Mc Laughlin March 23, 2026 As Bowling Green's four iconic wind turbines come down this year, approximately 80 acres of solar panels will go up to help power the city. On Monday, the BG Board of Public Utilities voted…...
BG man submits his own ordinance for City Council to assert authority over rooftop solar fees
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (889+ words) Posted By: Jan Larson Mc Laughlin March 5, 2026 After years of fighting a fee for rooftop solar systems in Bowling Green, Joe De Mare said by using AI to analyze the municipal code, he found a solution to his ongoing battle....