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Renewable Energy
Proposed requirements could sink Muncie-area wind farm
May 19, 2013
A central Indiana official says the tough conditions opponents of a planned wind farm are seeking for the project would leave
little room for the proposed power-generating wind turbines.
MoreTop Indiana wind farm drafts bat-protection plan
May 15, 2013
Associated PressThe operators of Indiana's largest wind farm are proposing changing the nighttime operations of the farm's 300-plus
wind turbines to protect endangered Indiana bats from being killed by the turbines' spinning blades.
MoreFoes organizing against central Indiana wind farm plans
May 13, 2013
Associated PressA Chicago-based company is seeking permission from Delaware County officials to build about 30 turbines across 15,000 acres
of agricultural areas northeast of Muncie.
MoreSimon taps Pace bonds to fund energy projects
April 8, 2013
Bloomberg NewsIndianapolis-based Simon Property Group Inc. is among borrowers funding projects from rooftop solar panels to energy-savings
systems using so-called Pace financing.
MoreDeveloper plans solar farms on 286 acres in southern Marion County
April 2, 2013
Dan HumanA Minnesota firm with a 15-year contract with IPL wants to install solar panels and power stations on two different sites
as part of a $50 million-plus project.
MoreIPL boosts renewables portfolio with more solar
March 9, 2013
Farm planned for northeast of Indianapolis Motor Speedway will add to sun/wind capabilities.
MoreIndiana coal industry scrambling to save its future
February 16, 2013
Chris O'MalleyOptions include increasing exports as opposition to coal-fired electricity generation heats up at both national and local
levels.
MoreDoes hybrid-tech startup have investors too revved up?
February 16, 2013
Greg AndrewsEcho Automotive trades on the OTC Bulletin Board, the Wild West of investing—where cheap stock prices and low trading
volumes can translate into wild swings in stock price.
MoreBioTown still dependent on grid eight years later
February 3, 2013
Associated PressEight years after being nicknamed Biotown USA, the town of Reynolds is as dependent on the energy grid as it ever was, and
is likely to become more so.
MoreIndiana wind energy industry wants longer tax credit
January 3, 2013
Associated PressOfficials with Indiana's wind energy industry say they are relieved by Congress' one-year extension of a tax credit
but contend it will take a longer-term approach to grow the industry and create jobs in the state.
MoreIndiana experiencing surge in wind power market
December 2, 2012
Associated PressIndiana has a wind resource of 148,228 megawatts, the 15th biggest in the country, according to industry trade group the American
Wind Energy Association. And its growing.
MoreWabash Valley Power aggressively shifting to greener alternatives
December 1, 2012
Chris O'MalleyThe Wabash Valley Power Association has been reducing its dependence on energy produced from coal—from 95 percent five
years ago to 54 percent today. The utility is leaning more on natural gas and even renewable-energy sources like methane from
landfills and animal waste.
MoreCrews face deadline on central Indiana wind farm project
November 30, 2012
Associated PressConstruction crews are hustling to beat a Dec. 31 deadline to get 125 turbines in operation for a wind farm that is eventually
planned to reach into four central Indiana counties.
MoreAirport could land second solar-energy farm
November 21, 2012
Chris O'MalleyThe Indianapolis Airport Authority is in talks that could lead to a second solar farm at Indianapolis International Airport.
Discussions are taking place even as the initial solar farm has yet to get off the ground.
MoreWind farm in limbo over tax-credit uncertainty
September 21, 2012
Associated PressUnless Congress votes to extend renewable energy tax credits by the end of the year, E-on Climate & Renewables has to
have all 125 wind turbines operational in Phase 1 of the Wildcat Wind Farm in northern Madison County and eastern Tipton County.
MoreSolar panel maker Abound to auction off assets
September 10, 2012
IBJ Staff and Bloomberg NewsAbound Solar Inc., the bankrupt solar-panel maker that had hoped to hire up to 1,200 people in Indiana by the end of next
year, will have its assets sold at auctions this month and in October.
MoreTransmission line would bring more wind power to Indiana
August 17, 2012
Chris O'MalleyIndiana electric utilities choking on federal environmental rules that threaten their coal and oil-powered generating stations
might be able to tap wind power generated in the plains states starting in 2017.
MoreIPL agrees to buy solar power from Sunrise Energy Ventures
July 28, 2012
The Minnesota-based firm plans to generate the power at three, 10-megawatt sites in IPL's service territory.
MoreIPL pulling plug on renewable-energy effort
July 5, 2012
Chris O'MalleyIndianapolis Power & Light says beginning next March it will stop offering to buy electricity from customers who generate
it from renewable sources—a blow to advocates of wind, solar and other clean forms of energy.
MoreAbound failure raises questions anew about Obama policies
June 29, 2012
Bloomberg NewsThe failure of a second solar manufacturer that received loan guarantees from the U.S. Energy Department adds to pressure
on President Barack Obama to justify incentives for the clean-energy industry that’s being undercut by Chinese competition.
MoreAbound Solar set to close doors, file for bankruptcy
June 28, 2012
IBJ Staff and Bloomberg NewsAbound Solar Inc., a Colorado-based solar manufacturer that once hoped to hire 1,200 people in Indiana by the end of 2013,
will close its doors and file for bankruptcy.
MoreState's advanced battery initiative charging ahead
June 2, 2012
Chris O'MalleyFollowing setbacks, industry leaders prepare to launch innovation center downstate
MoreCompanies seek solar-panel lease contracts from city
May 14, 2012
Scott OlsonThe City-County Council is set to hear a proposal by two companies to lease space on city-owned rooftops and sell electricity
generated by solar panels installed in those spots.
MoreWork on central Indiana wind farm set for this summer
May 14, 2012
IBJ Staff and Associated PressA company planning to build a wind farm spread across four central Indiana counties north of Indianapolis says it has obtained
125 building permits for the project's first phase.
MoreIndianapolis expects savings from sweeping energy project
April 28, 2012
Marc D. AllanThe city is guaranteed $7.5 million in savings over 15 years from a $18 million upgrade of city facilities, and the savings
are expected to accumulate further.
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The basic idea of nice apartments with parking and retail is a good one, but this design seems overwhelmingly big/tall for Broad Ripple. The size could be disguised a bit with lots of big trees/landscaping, but the complex is too massive to blend in easily. That section of canal between College and Westfield will also need to be upgraded on both sides. Nice apartments facing onto a nice promenade with shade trees/plantings could bring together the canal towpath/Monon recreation, the outdoor seating at existing restaurants, and this project into something that upgrades the whole area. A plan for the whole stretch makes more sense than facing nice new housing onto what looks like a ditch. Is there a plan? Does the public have input? Who pays? The apartment idea seems to be reasonable, but Whole Foods is not a good idea for appropriate retail. Besides the store being physically too big, there are already Fresh Market at 54xCollege and Whole Foods in Nora for fancy groceries. Good Earth and Kroger are within walking distance of the Shell site. There are at least 7 grocery stores within a safe bike ride. Whole Foods would add nothing but traffic congestion. This design is on the right track, but there needs to be more work done to ensure that it blends in with and enhances the existing community. A project that large will set a tone for that whole part of town. It could be a real asset, but only if done right.
I did not move to Zionsville to live in Carmel. This and the subsequent developments to follow will ensure a vanilla uniformity of strip malls and apartment buildings as we seek to bring our town down to the least common denominator. We were warned before recent elections that pro-development council members would make sure their friends (landowners and developers) would be able to make their millions off of the exploitation of Zionsville. Why in God's name would we sell out the best preserved small town in the State of Indiana?