Articles tagged as: Coal
August 23, 2018
ACE Rule Unlikely To Steer Utilities Toward More Coal Says IEA
The Affordable Clean Energy rule is the Trump administration's replacement for the Obama-era Clean Power Plan.
Read MoreAugust 14, 2018
OUCC: State Should Deny Vectren New Gas Plant
The Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor says Vectren needs to explore all its options before it builds a new $780 million natural gas plant.
Read MoreJuly 4, 2018
IPL Predicts Petersburg Coal Plant Could Run For Longer Hours
IPL forecasts that the plant's capacity factor - or how often it can run - will increase to 70 percent next year. That's up from less than 60 percent in 2015.
Read MoreJune 15, 2018
Company Official: Coal-To-Diesel Plant To Have Few Emissions
A planned $2.5 billion diesel fuel facility would be located on a 550-acre site annexed by the town of Dale last year.
Read MoreMay 10, 2018
U.S. Coal In Decline, But Not In Indiana
Coal production is up almost 2 percent from the same time last year and about 15 percent from 2016.
Read MoreNovember 24, 2017
Use Of Coal Down In Indiana
While rates have been on the rise, the Hoosier state is burning less coal for electricity. Coal accounted for 65 percent of the fuel used for electricity in 2016, down from 85 percent in 2007.
Read MoreAugust 25, 2017
New DOE Study Explores Decline Of Coal, Nuclear
The study finds cheap natural gas and declining power demand are driving coal and nuclear power plant closures.
Read MoreJune 6, 2017
Hoosiers Split On Trump Decision To Abandon Paris Climate Accord
While coal advocates praise the move, it introduces "uncertainty" for the state's electric utilities.
Read MoreMarch 28, 2017
Indiana Coal Advocates Cheer Trump Climate Order
Trump's executive order reverses an array of Obama-era climate policies.
Read MoreJanuary 19, 2017
Environmentalists React To Holcomb's State Of The State Address
Activists were concerned with the brevity of Gov. Holcomb's comments on energy and environment issues.
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