Duke Energy announced workforce development grants for six Indiana organizations Thursday afternoon. Its aimed at providing new talent to the industrys aging workforce.

Other schools in the state, such as the University of Notre Dame and Indiana University, have their own solar projects already underway.

Duke Energy released its 20-year plan this week including hopes to retire some of its coal plants early. But environmentalists say the utility isnt keeping up with the faster trend toward renewable energy.

Duke Energy says it has reduced carbon emissions by 31% since 2005 and is working toward a 40% reduction by 2030.

Indiana Department of Environmental Management sent letters to utilities in December noting that it can't give approval until utilities show how the plans will control contamination.

The state is considering three routes to relocate the power lines - two of which are along state-owned property.

Duke estimates that by 2020, customers will save an average of about $7, or 5.6 percent, on their average monthly electric bill.

Indiana's largest electric utility company credits the 2017 GOP tax overhaul for what it estimates will be about $7.33 savings per month for the average customer using 1,000 kilowatt-hours a month.

Indiana's largest electric utility says the cut is related to federal tax changes, which reduced taxes for many investor-owned utilities.

Wildlife specialists, Duke Energy workers and volunteers are building a 15-foot-tall tower in southern Indiana to reintroduce injured bald eagles to the wild.