Farm adds wind turbines, solar panels to offset market ups and downs
Chris Retter, a sixth generation Randolph County farmer, explains why he and his family opted to work with EDP Renewables on wind, solar projects.
Thank you to IndyStar’s environmental reporting, “Wind and solar face resistance in Indiana despite statewide push for more energy options,” on the benefits solar and wind development are bringing to Indiana communities and the challenges those projects are increasingly facing at the local level.
Local restrictions on wind and solar projects have spread from county to county, often based on myths about noise, impacts on agricultural land and other claims that are not factually based.
In fact, Indiana counties with solar and wind projects have enjoyed increased tax revenues, rebuilt roads, upgraded equipment…
