Renewable energy

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.”

Lawmakers have proposed state guidelines for wind and solar farms — like how far they can be from neighboring property owners. Under a new state House…

One of the challenges for solar companies that want to invest in Indiana is different counties charge different tax rates. A new bill would provide some…

A new program at Indiana State University aims to retrain coal plant workers in electric transmission and distribution. ISU designed the one-year…

Indiana’s largest renewable natural gas facility is complete and plans to produce renewable natural gas from trash later this month.The fuel produced at…

The Great Lakes region is the best place in the U.S. to put renewable energy sources to get the most health benefits, according to a new study from the…

The national business group Advanced Energy Economy is reporting a 4 percent growth in Indiana jobs last year. That means more Hoosiers than ever are…

Duke Energy officials say the company will install its first field of solar panels on a university campus in Indiana when it puts 7,000 photovoltaic cells…

Kinetrex Energy will capture methane from the South Side Landfill and liquefy it into a fuel for shipping companies like UPS. Methane is one of the…

This podcast of the WBOI Weekend News Roundup highlights the top stories to hit the Fort Wayne area this week. It starts with the headlines for the area,…