THE CITY OF LIMA, OHIO IS CONSTRUCTING A FLOATING PHOTOVOLTAIC (FPV) FACILITY ON THE SURFACE OF TWIN LAKE RESERVOIR, LOCATED NEXT TO THE CITY OF LIMA’S WATER TREATMENT PLANT. THE FPV SYSTEM WILL HAVE A POWER OUTPUT OF 2MW AND WILL CONSIST OF OVER 3,500 PV PANELS SPANNING OVER 4 ACRES OF WATER SURFACE. THE POWER GENERATED BY THIS FPV SYSTEM WILL DIRECTLY POWER THE CITY’S WATER TREATMENT PLANT. WITHIN THIS LARGER CONSTRUCTION EFFORT, THIS DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AWARD COVERS THE FULL ENGINEERING AND DESIGN OF THE FPV SYSTEM, PROCUREMENT AND INSTALLATION OF THE ANCHORING SYSTEM THAT WILL SECURE THE ARRAY, AND PROCUREMENT AND UPGRADE OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AT THE FACILITY TO ACCOMMODATE THE INTERCONNECTION OF THE PV. ONCE INTERCONNECTED, THE FPV SYSTEM WILL PROVIDE RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR THE CITY WHILE CONSERVING VALUABLE LAND AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE CITY’S SUSTAINABLE ENERGY GOALS. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE THE FIRST FLOATING PV SYSTEM IN THE STATE OF OHIO. IN ADDITION TO DESIGN, PROCUREMENT, AND INSTALLATION OF FLOATING SOLAR, THIS PROJECT WILL ALSO CONDUCT A PUBLIC EDUCATION OUTREACH & STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT CAMPAIGN ON THE PROJECT IN LIMA, OH. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE OUTREACH EFFORT IS TO INCREASE THE COMMUNITY’S AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE NEW FLOATING SOLAR PROJECT AND THE BENEFITS THAT THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY. THESE ACTIVITIES WILL AIM TO BOLSTER OVERALL PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THIS PROJECT AND OTHER CLEAN ENERGY INSTALLATIONS ACROSS OHIO IN THE COMING DECADE.