Renewable Energy Siting through Technical Engagement and Planning (R-STEP)
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Tamara Ogle
Community Development Regional Educator
Kara Salazar
Assistant Program Leader for Community Development
Kayla Wright
Community Resilience Extension Specialist
Indiana R-STEP was selected as a 2024 recipient of the funding. The Indiana R-STEP collaborative will serve as a technical resource and community engagement hub for the three years of the grant and beyond.
We can assist Indiana communities with data, tools, and educational resources to support informed, utility-scale renewable energy planning.
The Indiana Renewable Energy Siting through Technical Engagement and Planning (R-STEP) collaborative provides the following support:
- network hub of online resources
- peer-to-peer networking events
- in-person and online learning opportunities through webinars, tours, conferences and workshops
- research products for planning and economic development
- facilitate community meetings
- presentations
Indiana partners working on deliverables include Purdue Extension Community Development, Indiana Office of Energy Development, Ball State University, Center for Energy Education, Center for Infrastructure & Economic Development, IN-ACRE, American Planning Association-Indiana, Indiana University Public Policy Institute, JWM Co., Myerson Consulting, The Nature Conservancy.
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Supported by the U.S. Department of Energy’s R-STEP Program
This material is based on work supported by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) through the Renewable Energy Siting through Technical Engagement and Planning (R-STEP) program. R-STEP is administered with support from the Partnership Intermediary Agreement (PIA) that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has established with EnergyWerx.
