Renewable Resources

Based on present power supply commitments, Oberlin utility will have an 86% carbon neutral portfolio of energy sources by 2015, reducing community-wide emissions by approximately 50%. The following table lists the individual resources:

Sustainable Reserve Program

Oberlin Municipal Light and Power System operates a Sustainable Reserve Program to provide funding for municipal electric services, programs and/or projects demonstrating energy efficiency, energy conservation, green-house gas emission reductions and/or the development of renewable generation projects. This program is funded with a portion of net proceeds realized from the sale of renewable energy credits. The program is governed by a set of guidelines adopted by Oberlin City Council and is designed to offer environmental, social and economic benefits to the City’s electric customers on a community-wide basis. For more information on the program, click on the link below.

Sustainable Reserve Program

Energy Education

OMLPS provides electrical safety training at Safety Town for pre-school children during the summer using the Hazard Hamlet display. We also distribute electrical safety information activity booklets for grades K-5 at the Oberlin Public Schools during Electrical Safety month in May.

OMLPS offers Energy Bike demonstrations to educate local school students and the general public. The energy bike has a variety of experiments which teach concepts of energy production and energy efficiency. Energy bike demonstrations can be arranged by contacting Doug McMillan, Energy Services Manager at 440-775-7286 or dmcmillan@omlps.org. 

For more information on Oberlin’s Environmental Strategies see Oberlin’s Climate Action Plan.