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Land Use Summit Introduction and Indiana Renewable Energy Siting through Technical Engagement and Planning (R-STEP) Overview

  • Kara Salazar, Purdue Extension

2026 Renewable Energy Ordinance Inventory

  • Tamara Ogle, Purdue Extension

Economic Impacts of Renewable Energy in Indiana

  • Dagney Faulk, Ball State University

Midwest Agrivoltaics for Resilient Communities Overview (MARC)

  • Dan Chavas, Purdue University
  • Aaron Thompson, Purdue University

R-STEP Breakout Session:  Energy Storage Systems, BESS 101

  • Becca Gillespie, Energy Systems Network

R-STEP Breakout Session:  Energy Storage Systems, Planning and Permitting for Utility-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)

  • Kayla Wright, Purdue Extension

R-STEP Breakout Session:  Regulatory Tools and Planning Practices

  • Tamara Ogle, Purdue Extension
  • Jamie Palmer, Indiana University Public Policy Institute

MARC Breakout Session:  Agrivoltaics Siting and Design

  • Aaron Thompson, Purdue University
  • Kara Salazar, Purdue Extension

MARC Breakout Session:  Energy and Economic Resilience of Agrivoltaics

  • Dan Chavas, Purdue University
  • Xiaonan Lu, Purdue University
  • Juan Sesmero, Purdue University