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Construction takes place on a 1,500-acre solar farm outside of Greentown in central Indiana in this photo from November. Solar energy production is expected in 2026.
A herd of sheep grazes at Susquehanna University’s solar array during a tour of the college’s Center for Environmental Education and Research in Selinsgrove, Pa.
Brian King, Anthony Downing and David Long are among 12 landowners in central Indiana who have leased some of the farmland for a solar panel project. The choice to do so was based on the amount per acre Engie, the company doing the project, pays per acre. The consistent income helps them continue farming in a time of uncertain economics.
Editor’s note
Today, CNHI and the Record-Eagle continue “The Great Green Debate” series on green energy in the United States with a focus on wind and solar energy projects in central Indiana and the impact on farmland there. The series, which started in November, reported on the global shift to renewable energy and America’s growing need, how green energy works, the ongoing conflict surrounding land development for projects and the loss of green space, as well as how to use less energy, regardless how it’s supplied. We’ll wrap it up later this month with a look at communities preparing for their energy future.
Construction takes place on a 1,500-acre solar farm outside of Greentown in central Indiana in this photo from November. Solar energy production is expected in 2026.
A herd of sheep grazes at Susquehanna University’s solar array during a tour of the college’s Center for Environmental Education and Research in Selinsgrove, Pa.
Brian King, Anthony Downing and David Long are among 12 landowners in central Indiana who have leased some of the farmland for a solar panel project. The choice to do so was based on the amount per acre Engie, the company doing the project, pays per acre. The consistent income helps them continue farming in a time of uncertain economics.
Editor’s note
Today, CNHI and the Record-Eagle continue “The Great Green Debate” series on green energy in the United States with a focus on wind and solar energy projects in central Indiana and the impact on farmland there. The series, which started in November, reported on the global shift to renewable energy and America’s growing need, how green energy works, the ongoing conflict surrounding land development for projects and the loss of green space, as well as how to use less energy, regardless how it’s supplied. We’ll wrap it up later this month with a look at communities preparing for their energy future.
A series of wind turbines dot the southern sky in rural Central Indiana in Greentown, about an hour north of Indianapolis.
Anthony Downing, a farmer in Howard County, can see them from the farm. On a clear night, their red lights flash in unison.
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Spencer Durham can be reached at 765-454-8598, by email at spencer.durham@kokomotribune.com or on Twitter at @Durham_KT.
Editor’s note: Today, CNHI and the Record-Eagle continue “The Great Green Debate” series on green energy in the United States. This news cover…
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