A faith group aims to help put solar panels on 20 evangelical churches around the state and reduce energy use at some of their members' homes by 25 percent.

Chicago-based Invenergy has proposed the 200-megawatt solar panel farm to produce enough electricity for more than 40,000 homes.

Indiana environmentalists held a rally and met with lawmakers on Tuesday to demand better renewable energy policies in the state.

A new project aims to provide solar energy for low income households in Indianapolis, the pilot program fits into the citys new sustainability plan.

The proposed solar farm in northern Madison County would generate 120 megawatts of electricity, but officials with developer Invenergy say that not obtaining the tax abatement could make the project financially impossible.

The proposal calls for nearly 580,000 solar panels on what is mostly farmland near the Sullivan County community of Fairbanks, some 20 miles south of Terre Haute.

Vectren turned to the market to find the best sources for its long-term energy plan and mostly received bids for solar and wind projects.

Though the numbers for last year are still rolling in, Indiana is projected to have installed more than 140 megawatts - mostly as a result of large, utility-scale projects.

The Tipton Community School Corp.'s nearly 2,000 solar panels went online last month at the district's campus.

Last year, the U.S. International Trade Commission recommended the tariffs after concluding that cheap foreign panels had hurt the domestic market.