Resources
Ordinances
- Indiana Citizen Planner’s Guide
- Zoning Ordinance process and resources
- County Zoning Ordinances for Commercial Solar Compared to Indiana’s Solar Energy Ready Community Standards
Sample solar ordinances from around the Midwest:
- Cass County, Illinois
- Grant Township, Michigan
- Moorland Township, Muskegon, Michigan
- Sheridan Township, Michigan
Anaerobic Digester
EPA Anaerobic Digester/Biogas System Operator Guidebook, released November 5, 2020
Purdue Ext – Anaerobic Digesters in Indiana
Homestead Dairy, Plymouth – How Anaerobic Digesters Work
Solar
Solar United Neighbors: Going Solar on your Farm or Rural Small Business webinar including information on applying for the USDA REAP grant
Agrivoltaics: Exploring Farming and Solar Synergies in Maryland webinar recording. The webinar featured Dr. Arjun Makhijani of IEER presenting on his recent report on the economic benefits of solar for farmers and the combination of solar and Agrivoltaics. Lexie Hain from the American Solar Grazing Association and Susan Schoenian, a sheep and goat specialist from the University of Maryland Extension also participated.
Wind
Purdue Agriculture – Wind Energy Ordinance Library by County