The solar panels power all of the outdoor lighting and half of the education center.

The university purchased about 130 bicycles from a San Francisco-based company. They can be rented for 50 cents every half hour by using a phone app.

The recently installed ground-mount solar arrays feed into the NIPSCO power grid.

The state’s new net metering policy means future solar customers will receive less money when they sell excess energy they produce back to the power grid. That lower return could put solar out of reach for school districts.

The University of Notre Dame unveiled a new array of solar panels Wednesday that will drop carbon emissions at the school by 148 tons a year, or the equivalent of planting 31 acres of trees.

Gov. Eric Holcomb says the bill ensures Hoosiers currently participating in the program aren't affected for decades.

A bill that would change net metering for solar energy production got its first hearing before a House committee Wednesday, continuing to draw debate from a wide range of stakeholders.

Critics say the measure would muscle out smaller competitors from the emerging solar market.

Sheridan Community Schools, a small, rural district in the heart of central Indiana, has taken a unique approach to managing energy costs.

A Purdue University professor is trying to invent a better solar panel.