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.
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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.
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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.
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May 7, 2013
Associated PressDelaware County commissioners decided Monday that they won't take immediate action on a moratorium to block a proposed wind
farm.
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March 21, 2013
Associated PressA central Indiana county has given the go-ahead to a proposed $300 million wind farm while also approving restrictions that
address concerns about the project's impact on property values.
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March 9, 2013
Farm planned for northeast of Indianapolis Motor Speedway will add to sun/wind capabilities.
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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.
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December 21, 2012
Associated PressThe company had faced a Dec. 31 deadline to have the turbines built in order to qualify for federal tax credits.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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September 17, 2012
Associated PressIndiana's once-promising wind-power industry is facing an uncertain future as Congress debates whether to renew a tax
credit that's set to expire by the end of the year.
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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.
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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.
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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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March 2, 2012
Associated PressCharlottesville, Va.-based Apex plans to install the wind turbines in southern Wells County, about 100 miles northeast of
Indianapolis.
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November 29, 2011
Associated PressAn Indianapolis developer says it is still trying to arrange financing to build wind turbines on farmland owned by Purdue
University and nearby privately owned property in West Lafayette.
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September 13, 2011
Associated PressA company that makes wind-turbine blades says it will start its first U.S. facility at a former refrigerator plant in Evansville
that Whirlpool Corp. closed last year. The business said it could employ up to 400 workers in the area by 2014.
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July 26, 2011
Chris O'MalleyWind turbines, a rare sight downtown, have finally been added to The Nature Conservancy's high-profile building on Ohio Street.
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June 18, 2011
Chris O'MalleyE.ON Climate & Renewables North America is planning some 75 wind turbines as part of Madison County’s first commercial
wind farm, one that could temporarily employ 150 construction workers and bring a dozen permanent jobs.
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June 11, 2011
IBJ StaffBegley is famously obsessed with making his home more energy-efficient—and for driving his wife nuts.
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May 31, 2011
IBJ StaffA Chicago-based wind-farm developer is planning a $175 million farm about 45 miles north of Indianapolis that will span parts
of Madison, Tipton, Grant and Howard counties.
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May 2, 2011
Chris O'MalleyOpponents say the legislation shifts clean-energy risks to ratepayers and protects utility shareholders. Utilities say they
need the legislation to help them comply with federal pollution mandates.
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December 7, 2010
IBJ StaffVela Gear Systems LLC, a Carmel-based startup manufacturer of large-scale gears for wind-turbine assemblies, said it will
make a multimillion dollar investment to construct a 250,0000-square-foot plant in Marion, creating up to 163 jobs by 2013.
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"And the success of the Indiana GOP to not allow an expansion of Medicaid had nothing to do with Indiana hospitals' financial woes? Fixed that for you; editorial bias rebalanced. Seriously, there are so many things wrong with Obamacare that the only way one can view it as a success is to assume that it was designed to fail our way into a government single payor healthcare system. The system is complex, creates huge regulatory burdens and overhead and yet still does not have adequate means to control escalating health care costs. But then when you elect a 10th grade math drop out with no quantitative reasoning skills to be President of one of the world's most important economies in troubled times, you can't really be surprised by blatant stupidity.
No NIMBYs here to chase off a decent development. We don't need tons of parking and we'd happily play the role of host to a downtown Whole Foods.
Whatever you do, don't change a single thing about Broad Ripple. I want it to look just like it did in the late '70s, with 30% of the north side of Broad Ripple Avenue burned out and plenty of places to park. That's right Broad Ripple, NEVER CHANGE. Let the world pass you by, don't improve your empty, abandoned lots full of weeds. Someday someone will want to film a zombie movie here.
Hollywood could step in and make a movie about the history about this forlorn series. It could be a full celebrity cast of characters. WOW. http://www.advanceindiana.blogspot.com/2013/02/indiana-taxpayers-forced-to-pay-for.html
This shouldn't come as a shock to many. Austin is a great city, and Indy needs to take some notes. Austin invests in decent transit options, has a highly educated workforce, embraces a creative class, and --despite being the state capital-- is not micromanaged by rural and suburban legislators. Want Indy to grow? Invest in the city (i.e. spend money). Raise taxes a bit, and use the money to improve education. And keep the state legislature out of Indy the other 9 months of the year.