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Dearborn County's planners are reshaping the future of solar energy with new rules that tackle everything from permitting to how to manage abandoned projects.

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Dearborn County planners refine small‑scale solar rules, debate screening and abandonment language
Planning staff walked the commission through draft small‑scale solar rules (Article 19.10), highlighting permitting standards, screening, glare mitigation and whether abandonment should be handled under the unsafe‑building code or a decommissioning requirement.
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September 11, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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Dearborn County's committee is diving deep into the proposed solar ordinance, tackling key issues like farmland protection and battery storage—what changes could reshape the future of energy in Indiana?

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Dearborn County committee begins line-by-line review of proposed solar ordinance
A county committee reviewed a new draft solar ordinance, debating farmland protections, battery-storage language, community-solar rules, permitting and enforcement ahead of review by the planning commission.
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August 22, 2026 at 1:22 AM
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Dearborn County residents are raising concerns over a newly drafted solar ordinance, demanding larger setbacks and more protections for prime farmland.

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Residents and commissioners spar over draft solar ordinance; plan commission schedule set
Dearborn County commissioners reviewed a circulated draft solar ordinance and set plan commission hearings for August 24, September 9 and an advertised September 28 review; multiple residents urged much larger setbacks, farmland protections and limits on clearing hardwoods.
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August 22, 2026 at 1:14 AM
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Dearborn County is taking a bold step towards sustainable energy by forming a citizen review committee to tackle solar and data center proposals while also backing a conservancy project with $420,000 in matching funds!

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Commissioners form Solar/Data Center citizen review committee and approve up to $420,000 for conservancy project
Dearborn County commissioners approved a seven‑member citizen review committee for solar and data center proposals and voted to support a conservancy district project with up to $420,000 in matching funds, broadening grant language beyond FEMA.
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May 21, 2026 at 7:43 AM