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Example

Randolph County Pollinator-Friendly Solar Ordinance

Solar energy ordinance that includes a pollinator-friendly provision ahead of construction of Indiana’s largest solar farm. The new ordinance includes a land stewardship provision requiring the groundcover of future solar farms in the county to be native meadow grasses and pollinator-friendly wildflower forbs and/or clover.

Documents

  • Existing Laws

    Randolph County Solar Siting Ordinance (see page 12)

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Related Resources

Resource

Report, Examining the Potential for Agricultural Benefits from Pollinator Habitat at Solar Facilities in the United States

Local Governments Example

Linn County’s Pollinator Friendly Solar Development Standards

Local Governments Resource

Report, Pollinator-Friendly Solar in Indiana

States and State Governments Example

South Carolina’s Solar Habitat Act (2018)

States and State Governments Example

Illinois’ Pollinator-Friendly Solar Site Act (2018)

States and State Governments Resource

Report, State Pollinator-Friendly Solar Initiatives

States and State Governments