Knox County Coalition for Safe Solar

Knox County Coalition for Safe Solar There isn't such a thing as safe solar, only safer protections

We advocate for common-sense standards, while ensuring adequate safety measures, respecting property rights, protecting our agricultural heritage, and safeguarding taxpayers in Knox County,IN.

🚨 ANOTHER SOLAR PROJECT FOR HARRISON TOWNSHIP — LUCKY POINT SOLAR IS COMING 🚨Knox County neighbors, mark your calendars ...
09/09/2026

🚨 ANOTHER SOLAR PROJECT FOR HARRISON TOWNSHIP — LUCKY POINT SOLAR IS COMING 🚨

Knox County neighbors, mark your calendars now.

The Knox County Area Plan Commission has scheduled a Public Hearing for Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at 6:00 PM at the City of Vincennes Water Plant (1134 River Road, Vincennes) to consider a petition from Lucky Point 1790, LLC for a Commercial Solar Energy System (CSES).

This isn't a small footprint we are talking about. This, along with Ratts2 and Iona will surround the entire town of Monroe City on the southeastern side. All along Highway 61 will be solar.

With this project specifically, we're talking about multiple parcels across Harrison Township, bounded by State Road 61, Petersberg Road, Lucky Point Road, and bisected by Black Road. That's Donations 226, 228, 229, 230, and parts of Sections 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 27, and 28. If you live, farm, hunt, or drive in that area, this affects you.

We've watched this play out before. Ratts 2. Iona. Every time, the same pattern: a company shows up, makes promises, and the APC finds a way to say yes, even when more residents speak against a project than for it. We are not doing that again without a fight.

We just watched Arevon drop the ball in Pike County, and we are glad that it will work out for their taxpayers but thats not the case for us here in Knox County. Arevon has a history of dropping the ball, missing deadlines, and not following policy or procedure, so why do we think they wouldn't do that here? They can't even get the first project kicked off, yet they want another in our county?!

This should fire you all up. Our county doesn’t rule us. We the people run this place and if all of us stand up, we can fight this. It takes a village and you all are our village.

Here's what we need from you:

📝 SUBMIT A WRITTEN OBJECTION. Written comments — support or opposition — must be received by the Plan Commission office by 4:00 PM EST on Friday, September 25, 2026.

You can mail or hand-deliver to 111 N. 7th Street, Suite 13, Vincennes, IN 47591, or email Executive Director C**t Michaels directly at [email protected]. Get it in writing, and get it in early.

🪑 SHOW UP ON OCTOBER 6. Written comments matter, but a packed room matters too. Remonstrators will be heard at the hearing. The commission needs to see — in person — how many of us oppose this.

📄 The full application, plans, and submittal documents are available for public review at the APC office, Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:00 PM.

We are done being quiet about what's happening to our county, one project at a time. If you're tired of watching Knox County get carved up parcel by parcel, this is your moment to say so — in writing, and in person.

Questions on procedure: Knox County Area Plan Commission, 812-885-2544, or [email protected].

-Knox County Coalition for Safe Solar
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Imagine that, another solar fire, yet these don't catch/cause fire often according to the paid experts trying to push th...
09/08/2026

Imagine that, another solar fire, yet these don't catch/cause fire often according to the paid experts trying to push this through.

09/08/2026

These solar companies that are in neighboring counties cant even pay their taxes on time. This isn't the first occurrence either. Yet, our elected officials continue to be bought by sales pitches and invite them in with open arms. Our county is being played and we have a front row seat, so get your popcorn and get ready. This is the same company in charge of Ratts2 which still cant kick off construction and the company seeking to build lucky point solar which goes in front of the APC next month.

09/02/2026

Last night, the Knox County APC approved the Iona Solar project — 440 MW of solar and 220 MW of battery storage.

Meanwhile, elsewhere in our county, a 42-home development on just 10 acres was denied for being too disruptive to the surrounding area.

Two different projects. Two very different standards. And it's hard not to notice which one won. Common sense has gone out the door with our county officials.

We showed up. We asked the questions. We brought the research, talked on bonds,and on what happens to counties when these projects change hands down the road. Our county officials didn't listen last night, and that's discouraging. They were painted a pretty picture by paid experts that are here to tell you what they need to in order to get buy in for the project.

It's hard not to walk away feeling like the county only weighs the dollars, not the people who actually have to live next to what gets approved. Over 90% of the folks to be surrounded signed a petition in opposition of the project. That should have carried weight.

But discouraged is not the same as done.

Here's what happens now: we audit everything. We document everything. We establish a baseline, construction timelines, ownership, EDA terms, bond conditions, so that when this project doesn't deliver what it promised, or doesn't follow the rules it was approved under, we have the grounds and the paper trail to act.

This fight isn't over. It's entering a new phase. This was never a sprint and this is a long road. Dust yourselves off, stand up, stand proud, we made it this far, and we aren't going away.

— Knox County Coalition for Safe Solar

The Knox County APC votes on the Iona Solar project Tuesday, September 1st at 6pm. If you're planning to speak, here are...
08/31/2026

The Knox County APC votes on the Iona Solar project Tuesday, September 1st at 6pm.

If you're planning to speak, here are some general themes to draw from.

Speak from your own experience — personal, specific stories carry more weight than repeating a list.

Public safety:
Is our local fire department actually equipped and trained to handle a large-scale solar or battery storage fire?

What happens to nearby homes if severe weather — tornadoes, hail, straight-line winds — damages panels or battery equipment?

Who's accountable for construction traffic safety on our roads, especially around school buses and emergency vehicles?

Property and quality of life:
What happens to home values for people near the project who aren't being compensated?

What does years of construction noise, dust, and traffic mean for people who work from home or have health conditions?

What does a permanent industrial hum from inverters and transformers mean for people who live out here for the quiet?

Land, water, and infrastructure:
What protects well water and drain tile from damage during construction?

What happens to home foundations from months of pile driving?

Are our roads actually built to handle this kind of construction traffic, and who pays if they're damaged?

Long-term accountability:
Does the agreement actually guarantee the land gets restored when the project ends?

What happens if the project is sold to another company or a utility down the road — does the county still have a say?

Has this county been burned before by a big promise that didn't hold up, and what did we learn from it?

Rural character:
Does turning thousands of acres of farmland into an industrial site fit what this Commission has said it wants to protect in other recent decisions?

Is this what residents pictured when they chose to live here?

🗓️ September 1, 2026 — 6:00 PM

📍 City of Vincennes Water Plant, 1134 River Road

Show up. Sign up to speak. If you're not comfortable speaking, come anyway — the room matters. Bring a neighbor.

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