Don't Be Fooled Lima

Lightsource BP is a 50:50 joint venture with BP. BP was a controversial employer in Lima. BP left Lima in 1998. The Nation article, "A Town Betrayed," stated "The rub is that B.P. has determined that the rate of financial return at Lima is not high enough--that the investment it makes in Lima could produce even more if used differently.

As engineering advances make solar conversion technologies more efficient, Birch will become financially unsustainable leading Lightsource BP to conclude that “the rate of financial return” is insufficient necessitating that Birch needs closed thus reneging on the commitments to taxpayers and landowners.

"A Town Betrayed(the Closing of the British Petroleum Oil Refinery in Lima, Ohio Left the Townspeople Feeling betrayed)(Cover Story)" by Cooper, Marc - The Nation, Vol. 265, Issue 2, July 14, 1997 | Online Research Library: Questia LIMA, OHIO Nowadays when Mayor David Berger looks at the official flag of this town of...