SEIA honors City of Napoleon, Ohio, for solar energy development

On December 18th, 2012, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) announced that it has recognized the City of Napoleon (Ohio, U.S.) and Mayor Ronald Behm as American Solar Champions.

Napoleon, a city of less than 10,000 people, hosts two major solar photovoltaic (PV) installations and a growing solar manufacturing facility. The city is a hub for solar energy and job creation across the Buckeye State, SEIA states.

"Solar works for Ohio. Today we visited a factory manufacturing mounts for solar panels, toured a multi-megawatt solar field operated on behalf of the City of Napoleon, and now stand in a state-of-the-art panel manufacturing facility," SEIA Vice President for External Affairs Tom Kimbis stated.

"These facilities are concentrated within a few miles and represent the breadth, growth and potential of the U.S. solar industry in Ohio. The SEIA is proud to name Mayor Ron Behm and the City of Napoleon as American Solar Champions," Kimbis added.