Indiana Renewable Energy Community Planning Study and Ordinance Inventory Summary

Purdue Extension’s Land Use Team conducted a comprehensive overview study of land use regulations for wind and solar energy. The report provides a summary of state-wide renewable energy ordinances and county snapshots.

Team


Tamara M. Ogle 
Regional Educator – Purdue Extension Community Development
togle@purdue.edu

Kara Salazar
AICP, CC-P, LEED AP ND, NGICP, PCED, Assistant Program Leader and Extension Specialist for Sustainable Communities Purdue Extension, Illinois – Indiana Sea Grant, Purdue University Department of Forestry and Natural Resources
salazark@purdue.edu

COUNTY SNAPSHOTS

Adams

Allen

Benton

Blackford

Boone

Brown

Carroll

Cass

Clark

Clay

Clinton

Crawford

Daviess

Dearborn

DeKalb

Delaware

Fayette

Floyd

Fountain

Fulton

Jefferson

Jennings

Johnson

Knox

Kosciusko

LaGrange

Lake

LaPorte

Lawrence

Madison

Ripley

Rush

Scott

Shelby

Spencer

St. Joseph

Starke

Steuben

Sullivan

Switzerland

Tippecanoe

Tipton

Union

Vanderburgh

Vermillion

Vigo 

Wabash 

Warren

Warrick

Washington

Wayne

Wells

White

Whitley

VOLUNTARY STATE STANDARDS REPORTS

In December 2022, Purdue Extension with the support of the Indiana Office of Energy Development released two follow up reports comparing current county zoning ordinances for commercial wind and solar operations to the voluntary wind and solar ready community standards adopted by the 2022 Indiana General Assembly.

 

 

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