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Bill to ease approval of wind, solar farms flops, but debate rages on
FREE NEWSLETTERS Wildcat Wind Farm in Tipton County. (IBJ photo/Eric Learned)
A strong coalition of renewable energy developers, major businesses and manufacturers could not muster enough support in the Indiana Senate Tuesday to pass a bill that would have shifted some local control over the siting of wind and solar farms to the state.
The Senate’s less comprehensive version of House Bill 1381 technically died after it wasn’t even called for a vote by Sen. Mark Messmer, R-Jasper, following a Republican caucus meeting.
“There wasn’t enough support to pass the bill,” Messmer said. “There’s no sense talking about a bill that’s not going anywhere.”
Our community has a passion for sustainable living and for Holland’s Community Energy Plan. The Holland Board of Public Works offers an easy option for choosing to use more sustainable energy the Elective Renewable Energy Rate.
Renewable energy is electricity from sources that produce little or no emissions by using resources that replenish themselves naturally, such as wind, landfill gas, and sunlight. Fifteen percent of the electricity supplied by Holland BPW comes from renewable resources.
The Elective Renewable Energy Rate gives customers a choice in their source of electricity. When customers choose additional renewable energy, their demand drives the BPW to secure additional renewable supplies.