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The St. Joseph County Council's new bill requiring solar developers to guarantee they won't lower property values within a mile comes a year after the council passed new restrictions on solar farms.

If a county attorney determines Hexagon Energy filed a complete application for a solar energy system it wants to build near North Liberty, the Houston-based company won't need to obtain a special use permit required by the new ordinance.

A North Liberty solar project opposed by some residents hasn't had to hold public hearings because a 2020 county ordinance allows solar projects on any agriculturally zoned land.

They sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Energy on Thursday, which received a grant application from the Midwest Alliance for Clean Hydrogen (MachH2) to create the hub.

It’s something utilities can already do with other types of power. But some question whether ratepayers would benefit overall and if the state should encourage more natural gas.

Solar advocates said the Indiana legislature is helping utilities eliminate their competition by making independent solar less affordable. That was the message at this year’s Renewable Energy Day at the Statehouse.

Both bills passed unanimously and no one spoke in opposition.

The case involves what math utilities can use to pay solar customers for the excess energy they deliver to the grid.

The Hoosier Environmental Council has outlined its priorities for the upcoming legislative session. The group will talk about some of those at their…

Elkhart County officials will vote on a large-scale proposed solar project this weekend.Kansas City-based energy firm Savion wants to build a solar farm…