Articles tagged as: electricity
February 3, 2021
Bill Aims To Secure Reliability As Utilities Transition To Wind, Solar
The bill is based off of a similar law in Michigan. Every year electric utilities would have to show how they plan to provide reliable energy to their customers for the next three years.
Read MoreOctober 6, 2020
New College Certificate Program Aimed At Retraining Coal Plant Workers
A new program at Indiana State University aims to retrain coal plant workers in electric transmission and distribution.
Read MoreAugust 20, 2020
Study For State Task Force Shows Economic Effects Of Closing Coal Plants
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.
Read MoreJune 30, 2020
State Approves Much Smaller Rate Increase For Duke Energy Customers
The state has approved Duke Energy's rate increase, but for less than half as much money as the utility had requested. The utility had asked for $395 million last July and was approved for $146 million.
Read MoreMay 12, 2020
Utilities Seek COVID-19 Relief, Could Result In Higher Energy Bills
The utilities say theyre losing money because building closures have driven down the demand for energy.
Read MoreMarch 10, 2020
Controversial Coal Bill Awaits Holcomb's Signature
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.
Read MoreFebruary 10, 2020
NAACP: Vote Down Bill That Would Delay Coal Plant Closures
The Indiana NAACP says keeping coal plants open longer would negatively affect the health of low-income and minority communities in the state.
Read MoreFebruary 3, 2020
Controversial Coal Bill Narrowly Passes Indiana House
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.
Read MoreJanuary 23, 2020
Bill Would Make It Harder To Retire Coal Plants In Indiana
The bill's author says utilities are relying more and more on renewable energy sources and the energy marketplace -- and that could threaten reliability.
Read MoreDecember 10, 2019
IPL Plans To Close Part Of Coal Plant, Go Half Renewables By 2039
Indianapolis Power & Light plans to close two of its four coal units at its Petersburg plant by 2023. But environmentalists say IPL needs to move away from coal more quickly.
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