Last year, the state Supreme Court ruled that Duke couldnt recover more than $200 million from its customers in extra costs that came with complying with federal coal ash rules.

The new law lets utilities recover extra costs from complying with federal rules without having to get pre-approval first as long as the IURC approves them after the fact.

It allows utility customers that use a lot of energy to have part of their bill go towards setting up a local solar or wind farm.

The move comes a few months after the Environmental Protection Agency said the ponds werent in compliance with the federal coal ash rule.

Purdue University plans to explore advanced nuclear energy technologies in collaboration with Duke Energy to meet campus power needs.

Duke Energy won't be allowed to make its customers pay the more than $210 million needed to recoup coal-ash cleanup costs after the utility failed to follow the proper steps to recover those expenses, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled.

Indiana utility companies are preparing for severe weather. A mix of heavy snow, sleet, freezing rain and high winds will move across the state Wednesday and Thursday.

According to Duke Energy Indiana's latest 20-year plan, the utility plans to be coal free by 2035 and have about 60 percent of its generating capacity be renewables in the next two decades — that includes energy efficiency and what's called demand response.

Among other things, the coalition wants Duke Energy to retire its Gibson coal plant by 2030, stop burning coal at its Edwardsport plant and replace that energy through renewables and energy efficiency.

Duke Energy announced it will retire its Gallagher coal plant in New Albany, Indiana, more than a year early.