A Firm Hand or Laissez-Faire? Lessons from Renewable Energy Permitting Reform in Illinois and Indiana

• In Event: Energy Politics at the State Level

Brief Overview

How did Illinois’ 2023 clean energy permitting reform affect renewable energy deployment and attitudes toward wind and solar power? We contrast Illinois with Indiana, which has adopted taken a laissez-faire approach to renewable energy permitting.

Authors

• Elisabeth Sinclair, University of Michigan

• Geoffrey Henderson, University of Michigan