Recurrent Energy sells battery unit, eyes Hamden Energy project in Vinton County

Recurrent Energy said it sold a battery-storage asset in a Feb. 24, 2026 company release even as it moves toward a full filing with the Ohio Power Siting Board for the Hamden Energy project on reclaimed Sands Hill mine land west of Hamden in Vinton County. The developer lists the project as a hybrid solar-plus-storage facility and has signaled an application will be filed in March with transmission service listed under AEP.

The company’s Hamden project page describes the site as “a hybrid solar + storage energy facility up to 180 MWac. The project is located on reclaimed mine land in Vinton County, Ohio and is expected to start commercial operations in 2029.” Recurrent’s materials give an acreage range of up to 1,440 acres and estimate roughly 300 construction jobs, with earliest construction slated for 2028 and targeted commercial operation in 2029. Other local reporting listed the tract as about 1,400 acres, a small discrepancy that Recurrent has not reconciled publicly.

Public outreach to nearby owners and the county has already begun. Recurrent held two public meetings in November and December and presented the proposal at a Nov. 4 public-information session at Vinton County High School, according to local notices. WOUB reported that letters were mailed to 32 nearby property owners informing them of the project and the first public meeting, and that notices ran in the Vinton-Jackson Courier and The Telegram; both newspapers’ online content is paywalled.

Local officials and residents are still weighing the proposal. Vinton County Commissioner Kevin Cozad said “the commissioners have not yet decided whether they will vote to approve it.” WOUB reported that many residents who oppose the project were surprised to learn a solar farm was already planned for the county, and noted Hamden would be the second solar development proposed in Vinton.

The Hamden timeline intersects with statewide regulatory shifts. WOUB’s reporting cites Ohio as 11th in the nation for installed solar capacity, notes the Vinton Solar Energy Facility in Elk Township was approved by the Ohio Power Siting Board in 2018, and highlights that Senate Bill 52 in 2021 changed public-notice requirements. WOUB also reported that the Ohio Power Siting Board has previously squashed six large-scale projects and that a case before the Ohio Supreme Court could affect how public opposition is weighted in future siting decisions.

Recurrent frames Hamden within a larger corporate pipeline. The company describes itself as “a subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc.” and reports it has developed, built, and connected 11 GWp of solar and more than 3 GWh of energy storage, with a pipeline exceeding 25 GWp of solar and 75 GWh of storage as of December 2024. Recurrent’s site highlights other projects such as Bayou Galion Solar, which CEO Ismael Guerrero called “a $160 million investment” that “brings clean, reliable power to the region, but also drives local economic development, creates jobs, and strengthens the state's energy infrastructure.”

Recurrent’s public materials also assert that “large-scale solar projects pay millions of dollars per year directly to landowners through lease and easement agreements” and say the Hamden project is “meant to provide jobs and tax base for the communities affected by local coal generation retirements.” The company’s Hamden contact is listed as (740) 239-2636 and hamden@recurrentenergy.com. County commissioners and the Ohio Power Siting Board will determine whether the project advances from preapplication to construction as outlined in Recurrent’s timeline.