$500 million solar farm gets green light in LaPorte County - WNDU
$500 million solar farm gets green light in LaPorte County
Published: Jun. 24, 2024 at 5:35 PM EDT|Updated: 14 hours ago
LAPORTE COUNTY, Ind. (WNDU) - The LaPorte County Board of Zoning Appeals has voted 3-2 in approval of a solar farm in the eastern part of the county.
According to our reporting partners at the South Bend Tribune, this project will take up more than 3,330 acres of farmland and cost an estimated $500 million.
The solar farm is being built by a company called RWE Clean Energy.
The project’s approval comes with mixed reaction as some farmers say they’re worried about the impact it will have on land use and livestock.
Others are hopeful the panels will generate tax revenue and enough electricity to power up to 68,000 homes.
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