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
Bartholomew
Benton
Blackford
Boone
Brown
Carroll
Cass
Clark
Clay
Clinton
Crawford
Daviess
Dearborn
Decatur
DeKalb
Fayette
Floyd
Fountain
Fulton
Gibson
Grant
Greene
Hamilton
Hancock
Harrison
Hendricks
Howard
Huntington
Jackson
Jasper
Jefferson
Jennings
Johnson
Knox
Kosciusko
LaGrange
Lake
LaPorte
Lawrence
Madison
Marion
Marshall
Miami
Monroe
Montgomery
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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