Ohio Rev. Code § 715.06: Light, power, and heat.

All municipal corporations may:

(A) Establish, maintain, and operate municipal lighting, power, and heating plants;

(B) Furnish the municipal corporation and the inhabitants thereof with light, power, and heat;

(C) Procure everything necessary for such operations;

(D) Acquire by purchase, lease, or otherwise, the necessary lands for such purposes, within and without the municipal corporation.