Alternative energy

Solar panels and biogases are part of what is fueling the city's water treatment and stormwater infrastructure.

Indianapolis Public Schools is set to have the largest school solar project in the state. Last week district officials approved an agreement with a Carmel-based nonprofit to install solar panels at 20 school buildings.

State lawmakers have grappled with how best to incentivize local jurisdictions to adopt statewide standards for renewable energy projects - passing a law earlier this year allowing communities to adopt several standards that would define them as “wind and solar-ready.”

The U.S. will still power most of its homes and cars with fossil fuels by 2050 if there aren’t more policies that encourage renewable energy and electric vehicles. That’s according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s Annual Energy Outlook.

Lawmakers amended a bill to remove incentives for adopting state guidelines on where wind and solar farms can be located. Money from renewable energy projects would have boosted revenues for rural counties and townships.

Lawmakers are making another attempt to set standards for new wind and solar projects in Indiana. But this time, the state isn’t making anything...

Wind turbine service technician and solar panel installer are two of the fastest growing jobs in the U.S. If passed, the infrastructure and budget…

Hoosiers who want solar panels on their home only have a year to install them to get the best return on their investment. Higher net metering rates are…

A controversial bill that aimed to standardize where wind and solar farms could be located in the state was withdrawn in the state Senate on Tuesday.…

Environmentalists hope the state will extend net metering rates for solar before time runs out. Net metering gives people with solar panels credits for…