Residential Solar Power
Posted by Andrew Arenson in Neighborhoods on Jun 30th, 2019 | 5 comments
The current 30% federal tax credit for installing solar panels will go down each year before being eliminated in 2022.
Join the Solar United Neighbors co-op by July 31st, 2019 to get a bulk rate on installation. There’s no obligation.
Saving money
Whether or not you want to save the environment, you almost certainly want to save money on electricity. The best way to do either is to reduce your usage — more efficient light bulbs and appliances, turning off things you’re not using, line drying clothes, etc. – but solar panels can help a lot, too. How much depends...
Helping with the Marion County Land Use Plan
Posted by Andrew Arenson in New Development on Dec 10th, 2018 | 30 comments
In the summer of 2018 I found myself sitting in a room with a small number of other people, making decisions about how land in Marion County should be used. I’m a computer person by trade with no background in land use planning. How did I end up here?
The Impetus
The Long-Range Planning group in Indianapolis’ Department of Metropolitan Development had a challenge: Tasked with not only updating the balkanized and aged Marion County Land Use Plan, but in keeping with the vision of Plan 2020, which includes enabling the broader community to bring their expertise and interests to the...
