Indiana county rejects 200-megawatt solar project, lumping it with undesirable uses

Montgomery County commissioners unanimously rejected a utility-scale solar development by classifying it alongside junkyards and adult businesses, illustrating local zoning barriers that renewable projects face across the U.S.

First covered Oct 8, 2026 · 6:00 AM PT · 1 article · no longer in the live window

Indiana county rejects 200-megawatt solar project, lumping it with undesirable uses — Image via insideclimatenews.org

Coverage

34d Inside Climate News To Block Solar Energy Projects, One Community Lumped Them in With Junkyards and Adult Bookstores — In Montgomery County, Indiana, utility-scale solar projects appear on an official list of undesirable land uses that also includes “adult-oriented businesses.”…

Primary sources

montgomerycounty.in.gov 1616 (montgomerycounty.in.gov)

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Discussion

Bluesky: @dangearino.bsky.social Dan Gearino · 34d ago · 15 ♥ Thanks to @dangearino.bsky.social for taking the time to cover our local struggle for solar. insideclimatenews.org/news/0810202... · @dangearino.bsky.social Dan Gearino · 34d ago · 0 ♥ Adult bookstores, junkyards, utility-scale solar -- all of these are officially designated as undesirable land uses in Montgomery County, Indiana: insideclimatenews.org/news/0810202... · @dangearino.bsky.social Dan Gearino · 33d ago · 9 ♥ Adult bookstores, landfills, utility-scale solar. These are among the land uses deemed undesirable in the comprehensive plan issued by an Indiana county.

Appeared in: 2026-10-08 (#5) · 2026-10-09 (#11)

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