Indiana utilities have more influence on politics in the state than you might imagine. Net metering for rooftop solar -- which will be phased down this year -- is a good example.

The Douglass School, named after abolitionist Fredrick Douglass, opened during segregation and eventually merged with an all-white school in the 1950s before closing in 1968.

The Indiana Senate passed a bill that aims to help residents who have homeowner's associations get solar panels.

The Delaware County Commissioners will extend a moratorium on solar energy project applications in the county for a year.

City officials reached a deal last year to buy the factory site and targeted it for solar farm development.

Delaware County officials passed new rules on solar farms in May and approved tax abatements for two upcoming solar projects in October.

Northern Indiana Public Service Co. has started work on two new solar farms in northwest Indiana that will generate a combined 465 megawatts of power when they come online next year.

Leaders of a state energy task force said they won’t get involved in a debate over how to calculate the extra energy people with solar panels deliver to the grid.

Hoosiers who want solar panels on their home only have a year to install them to get the best return on their investment. Higher net metering rates are set to expire by July 2022.

The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission unanimously approved the project, which will stretch across nearly 1,800 acres in Clinton County, in an area about 50 miles northwest of Indianapolis.