Huntington County Solar Information
2024 September Status: Huntington County is in a moratorium on solar projects effective July 2024. Huntington County Commissioners have required two pro-solar advocates and two anti-solar advocates to meet with a mediator to reassess the County Ordinances and make recommendations to the Commissioners.
ACTIVE HUNTINGTON COUNTY SOLAR & WIND PROJECTS:
SITE NAME: Maple Solar
BUILDER:
LOCATION: Warren, Indiana
SIZE: xxx acres
CAPACITY: XX Megawatts
Project Link
STATUS: Application expired.
SITE NAME: Paddlefish
PROJECT BUILDER: Electric de France (EDF)
LOCATION: IN-124 at Wells Co line
SIZE: xxx acres
CAPACITY: XX Megawatts
Project Link
STATUS: Application submitted July 2024, same day Commissioners passed the solar moratorium. Paddlefish is actively soliciting landowner participation.
SITE NAME: Bowfin
PROJECT BUILDER: Electric de France (EDF)
LOCATION: IN-224 at Wells Co line
SIZE: xxx acres
CAPACITY: XX Megawatts
Project Link
STATUS: Bowfin is actively soliciting landowner participation. Project boundaries undisclosed.
Upcoming Solar Meetings:
September 01, 2024 @ 8:30pm
Huntington County Commissioners
Huntington County Courthouse
September 15, 2024 @ 6:30pm
Huntington County Drainage Board
Huntington County Courthouse
County Commissioners:
Tom Wall, President
tom@wall.com
Rob Miller
rob@miller.com
Terry Stoffel
terry@stoffel.com
Community Organizers:
Bobby Bolen
bobby@bolen.com
Mike Thompson
mike@thompson.com
Facebook Group: No Solar or Wind on Huntington County Farmland
Favorable Wins:
2024 July - Solar Moratorium
Ordinance Links:
CURRENT ORDINANCE: Ordinance No. 2020-11 Current Huntington County Ordinance on Solar & Wind
ORDINANCE UPDATE: Ordinance No. 2024-06
ORDINANCE UPDATE: Ordinance No. 2024-08
Resource Links:
Indiana Ordinance Recommendations: SENATE ENROLLED ACT No. 411
Purdue Study: County Zoning Ordinances for Commercial Solar Compared to Indiana's Solar Energy Ready Community Standards
Purdue study results for Huntington County: 5/11 Metrics favorable
