Safe Haven Farm, a renowned non-profit community for adults with autism and other developmental disabilities in Butler County, Ohio, has taken a significant step towards a greener, more sustainable future by partnering with Kokosing Solar, a leading solar energy solutions provider. This project is a premier example of solar’s decades-long impact on a nonprofit doing important work in the community. Â
Safe Haven Farm, known for its commitment to improving the lives of individuals with developmental disabilities, has realized a decades-long dream to install solar energy as a means to cut energy costs at the facility. Â
Kokosing Solar began work with Safe Haven Farm in 2021, installing an initial 70kW DC across two ground-mounted solar arrays. In 2023, phase two of the project was completed with a third ground-mounted array installed on the farm, bringing the total system capacity up to 95 kW DC. This solar installation is projected to reduce energy bills by 12% monthly. These savings will be reinvested back into the farm’s programming. Safe Haven Farm secured $220,000 in grant funding to pay for the project, $160,000 of which came from the All Points North Foundation. Â
Representatives from the Chamber of Commerce serving Middletown, Madison Township Trustee, Kokosing Solar, Butler Rural Electric Cooperative, Miami University Regionals, State Rep. Thomas Hall, R-Madison Twp., and Sen. George Lang, R-West Chester Twp., and Safe Haven Farms board members attended the ribbon cutting.Â
