FORCE TO TAKE OVER GREENLAND AFTER PREVIOUSLY REFUSING TO RULE IT OUT. HAPPENING TODAY, FROM TRASH TO POWER, CINCINNATI CITY LEADERS ARE CONSIDERING TURNING A FORMER LANDFILL INTO A SOLAR FARM. WLWT NEWS FIVE GIACOMO LUCA LIVE FOR US FROM CITY HALL WITH WHY COUNCIL MEMBERS SAY IT’S THE RIGHT MOVE. GIACOMO. YEAH, MEGAN. THAT PROJECT WILL BE BUILT ON THE SITE OF THE FORMER LANDFILL, WHICH HAS POSED VERY DIFFICULT TO. REDEVELOP OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS BECAUSE IT’S A BROWNFIELD SITE AND BECAUSE OF ALL THE TRASH BURIED THERE. COUNCIL MEMBER MARK JEFFRIES SAYS THE SOLAR TRANSFORMATION THERE WOULD TURN A LIABILITY INTO AN ASSET. NOW, THE PLAN FOR THE PROJECT WOULD INCLUDE BREAKING GROUND, WHICH HAPPENED LAST YEAR BUT ACTUALLY STALLED AFTER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CANCELED A $10 MILLION GRANT. THE 64 ACRE SITE OVER IN WINTON HILLS. IT COULD HOLD HUNDREDS OF PANELS, ADDING UP TO A TEN MEGAWATT SOLAR FARM. THAT’S ENOUGH ELECTRICITY TO POWER ABOUT 1200 HOMES IF COUNCIL APPROVES THE $12 MILLION PROJECT. CITY LEADERS SAY THE ENERGY PRODUCED THERE. IT WILL BE USED TO OFFSET THE QUEEN CITY’S GOVERNMENT ELECTRIC COSTS, SAVING TAXPAYERS HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS A YEAR. SUPPORTERS LIKE COUNCIL MIKA OWENS SAY PROJECTS LIKE THIS ARE AN INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE. THESE ARE THE IMPORTANT STEPS FOR US TO TAKE, YOU KNOW, REDUCING THE BURDEN ON THE GRID. HOWEVER, WE CAN AGAIN CONTINUE TO DRIVE REVENUE BACK TO THE CITY. ROI AND WHERE WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO SUBSIDIZE COSTS. YOU KNOW, THAT’S CERTAINLY WHERE WE ARE THINKING. AND THESE ARE ALL THE PIECES THAT ARE THAT ARE ON THE TABLE RIGHT NOW. NOW, THAT PROPOSAL IS PART OF BROADER GREEN INITIATIVES BY THE CITY OF CINCINNATI, WHICH INCLUDE MOVING ALL GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS TO 100