{"id":152466,"date":"2026-04-03T14:10:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T14:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vale50plus.org\/clone\/indiana-solar-farm-reduced-to-toxic-debris-by-tornado-coal-plant-spared\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T14:10:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T14:10:24","slug":"indiana-solar-farm-reduced-to-toxic-debris-by-tornado-coal-plant-spared","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vale50plus.org\/clone\/indiana-solar-farm-reduced-to-toxic-debris-by-tornado-coal-plant-spared\/","title":{"rendered":"Indiana Solar Farm Reduced To Toxic Debris By Tornado, Coal Plant Spared"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatechangedispatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tornado-solar-aftermath.jpg?ssl=1\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-73595\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatechangedispatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tornado-solar-aftermath.jpg?resize=500%2C363&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"tornado solar farm aftermath\" width=\"500\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatechangedispatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tornado-solar-aftermath.jpg?resize=500%2C363&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatechangedispatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tornado-solar-aftermath.jpg?resize=350%2C254&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatechangedispatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tornado-solar-aftermath.jpg?resize=120%2C86&amp;ssl=1 120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatechangedispatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tornado-solar-aftermath.jpg?resize=750%2C544&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatechangedispatch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tornado-solar-aftermath.jpg?w=1103&amp;ssl=1 1103w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"\/><\/a><br \/>Once again, a solar farm in the United States has been turned into a toxic wasteland. A tornado cut a swath of destruction through the facility \u2013 but spared the nearby coal-fired power plant. The damage was enormous. [some emphasis, links added]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Climate fanatics tirelessly preach about saving the world through wind and solar energy. But <a href=\"https:\/\/climatechangedispatch.com\/they-razed-paradise-and-put-up-a-solar-farm\/\">reality pays little heed<\/a> to green ideologies. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the USA, a tornado has dramatically demonstrated what to make of the fragile saviors of the so-called energy transition in practice: a gigantic one-billion-dollar solar farm in Indiana was <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20260312164057\/https:\/\/wsbt.com\/news\/local\/solar-farm-damaged-by-severe-storms-rain-tornado-winds-supercell-damage-wheatfield-jasper-county-indiana\">transformed into a toxic debris field<\/a> within seconds.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The largest data center in the entire state of Illinois was just APPROVED despite huge resident pushback<\/p>\n<p>It will be massive, spanning 800 acres of mostly farmland<\/p>\n<p>It will use 150,000 gallons of water every day. That\u2019s 55 million gallons of water per year<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter weeks of debate\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DHBF93DDjg\">pic.twitter.com\/DHBF93DDjg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WallStreetApes\/status\/2035198585063841868?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>It happened on March 10, 2026, in Wheatfield, Indiana. A tornado swept through the community, which lies within an area known for such twisters. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Naturally, the suffering of the affected residents is regrettable \u2013 according to police and fire departments, 10 to 15 homes were severely damaged.<\/p>\n<p>But while the mainstream media readily <a href=\"https:\/\/climatechangedispatch.com\/meteorologist-refutes-independent-uk-weather-claims\/\">exploits such weather events<\/a> for the usual <a href=\"https:\/\/climatechangedispatch.com\/a-century-of-climate-change-and-media-alarmism\/\">climate alarmism<\/a>, a crucial detail is often only mentioned in passing: the absolute <a href=\"https:\/\/climatechangedispatch.com\/after-only-15-years-of-operation-germanys-first-offshore-wind-farm-being-scrapped\/\">vulnerability of \u201cgreen\u201d infrastructure<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Just a few kilometers east of the town on State Road 10, the tornado struck the flagship projects \u201cDunns Bridge I &amp; II.\u201d The result is an absolute disaster.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where yesterday, 2.4 million expensive, undoubtedly heavily subsidized solar panels were supposedly producing clean electricity, after the tornado\u2019s \u201cvisit,\u201d there was only an apocalyptic field of devastation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe title=\"Tornado Hits Solar Farm Wheatfield, IN Everything Wiped Out 6K Drone Footage March 11\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9D7tWGv1TLE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Drone and aerial footage, reported by local stations such as WSBT and ABC57, reveals scenes <a href=\"https:\/\/climatechangedispatch.com\/hail-hath-no-fury-why-climate-change-and-solar-farms-dont-mix\/\">reminiscent of a bombing raid<\/a>. Entire rows of the 700-megawatt farms were ripped from the ground.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Metal frames were bent like toys, and the modules shattered into countless fragments. The debris field stretches for miles and is clearly recognizable as a gigantic junkyard, even from a great height.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The operator, NIPSCO, is now desperately trying to secure the site. The irony: according to official statements, they now have to assess the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/climatechangedispatch.com\/california-ivanpah-solar-plant-closure\/\">environmental risks<\/a>\u201d posed by the scattered materials.<\/p>\n<p>There we have it again! The supposedly clean energy turns out to be an <a href=\"https:\/\/climatechangedispatch.com\/solar-panel-waste-time-bomb\/\">incalculable toxic risk<\/a> at the slightest change in the weather.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who knows what <a href=\"https:\/\/climatechangedispatch.com\/the-toxic-truth-the-impact-of-green-energy-on-wildlife-and-the-environment\/\">toxic substances and heavy metals<\/a> from the 2.4 million destroyed modules are now <a href=\"https:\/\/climatechangedispatch.com\/wind-solar-waste-landfills\/\">seeping unchecked into the soil and groundwater<\/a> of Indiana?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A single, not even exceptionally strong, tornado (EF-1 is the second weakest category on the Fujita scale!) was enough to turn a facility worth around one billion US dollars into a pile of hazardous waste. Power production is, of course, completely shut down.<\/p>\n<p><strong>As has now come to light, the manufacturers\u2019 warranties exclude tornado damage, making repairs prohibitively expensive. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A complete, multi-billion-dollar rebuild will therefore be unavoidable. In the end, as always, it will be hard-working citizens and electricity customers who will <a href=\"https:\/\/climatechangedispatch.com\/solar-energy-destroys-environment\/\">foot the bill<\/a> for this <a href=\"https:\/\/climatechangedispatch.com\/solar-panels-generate-mountains-of-toxic-waste-and-heat-the-earth\/\">ideological madness.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>While the wind literally tore apart the fragile glass panels of the multi-billion-dollar solar farm, the nearby coal-fired power plant remained completely unscathed.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A monument to reliability amidst the green rubble. And even if the tornado had passed through there, the damage would have been significantly less than at the solar farm.<\/p>\n<p><em>h\/t No Tricks Zone<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more at <a href=\"https:\/\/report24.news\/1-milliarden-dollar-desaster-tornado-verwandelt-riesige-solarfarm-in-toxisches-truemmerfeld\/\">Report 24<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/climatechangedispatch.com\/indiana-solar-farm-tornado-damage\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once again, a solar farm in the United States has been turned into a toxic wasteland. 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