When a coal plant shuts down, the loss of jobs and tax revenue can be devastating for the towns that host them. The state is grappling with how to help workers and local governments in Indiana with that transition.

While the rapid transition to renewable energy may save utility customers money in the long run, it can lead to higher energy bills in the short term.

A new program at Indiana State University aims to retrain coal plant workers in electric transmission and distribution.

The Schahfer, Michigan City, Petersburg and Rockport coal plants will be fully or partially closed by 2028. Thatll likely mean less tax revenue for things like schools.

Duke Energy hopes to double its renewable energy sources within five years. But it also plans to keep some coal plants running for two more decades and add natural gas pipelines.

The original version of the bill aimed to keep coal plants open until Indiana could come up with a statewide energy plan. But the current version only requires utilities to note planned coal plant closures in their long-term energy plans.

A state Senate committee gutted language in a controversial coal bill on Thursday. The bill aimed to keep coal plants open until Indiana can develop a statewide energy plan.

An administrative law judge ruled Indianas environmental agency broke its own public comment rules when it issued an air pollution permit for a planned $2.5 billion coal-to-diesel plant in Spencer County.

The Indiana NAACP says keeping coal plants open longer would negatively affect the health of low-income and minority communities in the state.

A bill that would make it harder for utilities to close coal plants in Indiana passed in the state House on Monday 52 to 41.