Indianapolis Power & Light

Indianapolis Power & Light officials announced Wednesday the company will have a new name, AES Indiana.

Nearly 30 inmates were injured in falls or fights after a power outage plunged a privately operated jail in Indianapolis into darkness and a backup generator failed to kick on, officials said.

The company has also agreed to reduce the coal plants air emissions, preserve land nearby, and build some kind of green power source there.

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.

The Petersburg Generating Station activists want to see closed is a coal-fired power plant in southwest Indiana. It's been in the news as what's called a "super polluter."

If approved by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, the agreement would hold the fixed, monthly residential customer charge for most customers at its current $17 level.

Pending regulatory approval, Indianapolis Power & Light says their customers will see about a $5 a month increase in their bills.

An Indianapolis Power & Light representative says the company wanted to know where customers opposed to the increase were coming from. But some say it was an attempt to discredit opponents.

IPL forecasts that the plant's capacity factor - or how often it can run - will increase to 70 percent next year. That's up from less than 60 percent in 2015.

Most IPL customers have to pay a fixed charge of $17 a month, but if the utility gets its wish that would jump to $27 a month.