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Parke County commissioners are grappling with new solar ordinance proposals that could reshape the future of data centers and protect farmland from irreversible damage.

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County debates solar ordinance specifics and whether data centers should face similar decommissioning and setback rules
Commissioners discussed draft solar ordinance language — minimum panel height (36 in.), maximum height (16 ft.), a limit referenced as 400 acres and decommissioning surety bonds — and whether to apply similar rules to proposed data centers; a public commenter raised concerns that construction had made farmland unusable in other counties.
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August 4, 2026 at 6:44 PM