(Lawrenceburg, IN) – The Dearborn County Planning Commission voted 8-0 this week against the creation of a citizen-led solar farm advisory committee.
The proposed committee was to have worked toward amending commercial ordinances on solar, battery energy storage, and data centers.
Although the planning commission voted down the creation of the advisory committee, Dearborn County Commissioners are up next to discuss and vote on the matter.
This comes after the county placed a one-year moratorium on applications for solar farms.
Prior to the moratorium, San Francisco-based Linea Energy proposed to develop a solar and battery storage facility on 1,000 acres near Manchester.
Opponents expressed concern for the environment, fear of lower property values, and a loss of homeowners’ agricultural setting.
Anti-solar farm signs sprouted all over Dearborn and in neighboring counties in response to Linea’s plans.
