In red Indiana, Green New Dealers are hoping to make local officials impotent, so county commissioners can no longer get in the way of their projects.
Fed up with so-called renewable projects, communities across Indiana have “green energy fatigue,” as one county commissioner described it. That’s why many counties in the northern half of the state have enacted moratoriums or strict zoning regulations to combat the unchecked growth of solar and wind.
Despite the very uncertain future of renewables in the Donald Trump age, Indiana legislators have introduced a bill that would not only overrule locals in this domain, but even beyond. As more power-hungry projects such as data centers move into Indiana, the state could take over some zoning and permitting rights from Indiana’s 92 counties to ensure that local officials and townspeople don’t get in the way…
