Butterfly Meadows Energy is comprised of a 300 MW solar facility and 100 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) being planned in Van Wert County, Ohio. The project is northwest of the industrial complex north of Van Wert city, and outside city limits and will feature agrivoltaics, the practice of combining agriculture and power generation for dual use of the land.
Butterfly Meadows Energy
Proposed for Van Wert County, Ohio
Benefits
What does this project mean for you and your community?
LOCAL ECONOMIC IMPACT
Throughout its lifetime, Butterfly Meadows Energy anticipates paying in excess of $20M in property tax revenue to Van Wert County. Before construction, we are committed to hiring locally, when possible, and ensuring area businesses have the opportunity to bid on subcontracts. During construction, the project will require hundreds of workers to be onsite, providing an economic boost to area businesses and service providers.
LOCALLY GENERATED CLEAN ENERGY
Home-grown solar enables rural communities to stay rural whilst having a clean, reliable energy source that doesn't increase local emissions, discharge wastewater, consume large amounts of water or require extensive concrete fill. The transition to clean energy is powered by strong communities whose landowners, local businesses, and citizens recognize their critical role in making it happen. Butterfly Meadows Energy is projected to produce electricity equal to the consumption of 67,000 homes annually.
Land Restoration & Protection
Butterfly Meadows Energy was planned and will be permitted in accordance with the Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) review and approval process, which includes comprehensive evaluation of environmental, agricultural, and community impacts. The project has been designed to preserve existing wetlands and habitats on site, with setbacks and buffers incorporated around environmentally sensitive areas. Best management practices for stormwater runoff, erosion control and pollution prevention will be implemented in accordance with state law.
Location
Van Wert County, Ohio
PROJECT SIZE
300 MW Solar – 100 MW BESS
Timing
Construction will begin in early 2028 and be completed in 2029.
PRESERVED LAND WITHIN PROJECT DESIGN
Approximately 2,100 acres
IN EXCESS OF $20M MILLION GENERATED IN LOCAL TAX REVENUE
Helps future-proof Van Wert County with reliable local energy that supports growth, attracts manufacturers and helps keep energy costs low.
Enables local farm families to exercise their land rights, diversify revenue and strengthen the long-term viability of their operations.
IN EXCESS OF $20M MILLION GENERATED IN LOCAL TAX REVENUE
Helps future-proof Van Wert County with reliable local energy that supports growth, attracts manufacturers and helps keep energy costs low.
Enables local farm families to exercise their land rights, diversify revenue and strengthen the long-term viability of their operations.
Project location
Butterfly Meadows Energy is located in Northwest Ohio, situated in Van Wert County north of HWY 30 and west of route 127. The project is Northwest of the industrial complex north of Van Wert city, and outside city limits.
VAN WERT COUNTY, OHIO
The project will connect to the grid at the east-west 345kV Maddox Creek – R.P. Mone overhead transmission line. This is the same circuit that serves the Blue Creek Wind Farm and Convoy Peaker Plant.
Community Commitment
We are committed to being responsible members of the Van Wert County community and good neighbors. Urban Grid is proud to establish Butterfly Meadows Energy as new member of the Van Wert Chamber of Commerce and through our Urban Grid Gives program the project will local charity opportunities, including our Impact Scholarship Program for the first five years of operations. We are excited to support the annual Van Wert Peony Festival and hope to meet community members at the Butterfly Meadows Energy booth.
About Us
Urban Grid, a leading independent power producer, facilitates a rapid and sustainable energy transition by developing high-quality renewable energy projects, fostering community partnerships and serving as a good land steward. Our company is positioned to own and operate its facilities while cultivating a land management system that benefits farmers, communities and the natural world through agrivoltaics. Urban Grid maintains a delivery-focused approach with the goal of being a good neighbor, corporate citizen and trusted energy solutions partner. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, with teams situated strategically throughout the United States, Urban Grid has a long history of contributing to the clean energy economy. In addition to 940 megawatts currently contracted and under construction, we are actively developing a growing portfolio of more than 12,000 megawatts of solar PV and 7,000 megawatts of co-located and stand-alone energy storage.
Urban Grid is a portfolio company of Brookfield, one of the world’s largest owners and operators of renewable power and climate transition assets.
