R-STEP

Renewable Energy Siting through Technical Engagement and Planning (R-STEP)

Indiana is experiencing an energy transition with an increasingly diverse electricity generation fuel mix and new technologies. The Department of Energy (DOE) has released funding to support communities through this transition. This requires a network of stakeholders to collaboratively develop resources about how wind and solar renewable energy may fit into the local landscape and to support local decision-making.

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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, American Planning Association-Indiana, Ball State University, Center for Energy Education, CN Consulting, Farm to Power, 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 upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation (CMEI) through the Reliable 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.