Solar power in Indiana has been growing in recent years due to new technological improvements and a variety of regulatory actions and financial incentives, particularly a 30% federal tax credit for any size project.[1]
In 2015, Indiana ranked 18th among U.S. states for installed solar power with 136 MW of photovoltaic panels.[2] An estimated 18% of electricity in Indiana could be provided by rooftop solar panels.[3]
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In 2011, Indiana's largest solar installation was the six acre array located on the roof of the Maj. Gen. Emmett J. Bean Federal Center in Lawrence, Indiana, capable of generating a peak power of over 2 MW.[4] A 17.5MW plant built at the Indianapolis airport in 2013 was the largest airport solar farm in the U.S.[5] A 9MW solar farm was built at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2014.[6][7] The 3.2MW Rockville Solar II is the largest solar roof installation in the state.[8]
The Mammoth Solar project in Northwest Indiana broke ground in October 2021, and when complete it will be the largest solar project in the United States, with more than 2.8 million panels producing more than 1 gigawatt of power.[9][10] The first 400 MW phase was completed in July 2024.[11]
- ^ 30% No Limit Federal Tax Credit!
- ^ Indiana Fact Sheet, Solar Energy Industries Association, accessed May 19, 2016
- ^ Report Argues for a Decentralized System of Renewable Power Generation
- ^ 6-acre solar energy project will be Indiana's biggest yet
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- ^ Indiana, SEIA
- ^ 2 new solar farms being planned in Indiana[dead link], BloombergBusinessWeek, September 19, 2014
- ^ REC Group powers largest commercial solar rooftop PV plant in Midwest United States
- ^ Bowman, Sarah. "Northwest Indiana will be home to largest solar farm in U.S., covering 13,000 acres". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ^ "Mammoth Solar | Doral Renewables". Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ^ Brown, Alex. "Doral CEO excited to bring Mammoth North Solar project to the grid". Inside INdiana Business. Retrieved 2024-07-11.