When the largest solar farm in Indiana came online in early 2025, nearby residents in rural Jasper County were not exactly excited. It’s a new position for Indiana, which ranked 15th for solar additions in 2023 and 10th in 2024. The Solar Energy Industries Association expects Indiana to maintain its momentum, projecting it will have the fourth-highest solar growth over the next five years. The utility NIPSCO, owner of the Jasper County solar farm, adopted ambitious clean energy goals in 2018 and brought more than a gigawatt of solar online in Indiana last year. When he visited his grandparents in 2024, he saw signs saying ​“Yes Solar” and ​“No Solar” in nearby fields.