Articles tagged as: Duke Energy
April 17, 2025
Duke Energy to replace Cayuga coal plant with gas. Residents voice climate, rate concerns
Last year the Sierra Club gave Duke an F on its climate commitments, far lower than any other investor-owned utility in the state.
Read MoreOctober 7, 2024
Duke Energy plans to delay Gibson coal plant retirement. Activists say it's a 'step backward'
If the company follows through, Duke would be the last Indiana investor-owned utility to stop burning coal by a decade.
Read MoreJune 28, 2024
Duke Energy customers plead for Indiana utility regulators to reconsider price hikes
Some Duke Energy customers are fighting against a recent price hike proposal. The electric utility is asking state regulators to approve almost $500 million in new rate increases – which would raise the average customer’s bill by about $27 a month.
Read MoreMarch 27, 2023
Duke Energy asks for rehearing in court over recovering coal ash costs in light of new law
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.
Read MoreMarch 22, 2023
Governor signs bill upending Indiana Supreme Court case over Duke Energy's coal ash waste
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.
Read MoreDecember 19, 2022
Major companies in Indiana, two cities ask utilities to create green tariff program
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.
Read MoreMay 16, 2022
Duke Energy to revise coal ash pond closure plans at Gallagher plant
The move comes a few months after the Environmental Protection Agency said the ponds werent in compliance with the federal coal ash rule.
Read MoreApril 27, 2022
Purdue University announces plan to explore nuclear energy generation on campus
Purdue University plans to explore advanced nuclear energy technologies in collaboration with Duke Energy to meet campus power needs.
Read MoreMarch 12, 2022
Court: Duke can’t make customers pay coal-ash cleanup costs
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.
Read MoreFebruary 2, 2022
Indiana power companies gearing up for possible outages
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.
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