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No GLB ordinance in force. The city operates the MOWElectric Program — the most generous municipal electric-lawn-equipment incentive in Ohio. $100 Oberlin E-Gift Card for electric lawnmower purchase, $50 for electric string trimmer, $50 for electric leaf blower. Eligibility requires purchase receipt + signed "Pledge to Scrap Old Gas-Powered Equipment."
Funded via Oberlin Municipal Light & Power System in partnership with the Green Edge Fund (an Oberlin College student-managed sustainability fund). Administered by Linda Arbogast, Sustainability Coordinator, Center for Sustainability. Structurally mirrors the MA/RI/MoCo/IL Northbrook rebate model. Oberlin College (enrollment ~3,000) parallels the commitment with its own operations electrification — two Ford E-Transit vans (March 2024), four GEM eL XD utility carts (April 2024), electric trimmers, weed-whackers, chainsaws. The college's carbon-neutrality-by-2025 target is the tightest of any Ohio institution.
Last updated: May 6, 2026
Timeline
- 2020 Effective date reached — Phase: MOWElectric Program launched — $100/$50/$50 E-Gift Card rebates with gas-scrap pledge
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