Indiana electric provider gets $5M federal loan guarantee
The grant to the Decatur County REMC is one of $1.4 billion in loan guarantees announced Thursday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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Vectren sending out big bills after underestimates
Several thousand Vectren electricity customers in Indiana are facing huge bills after the company underestimated what they owed over the summer.
Indiana Michigan Power plans $787M in upgrades
The utility said its plan includes replacing hundreds of miles of miles of electric cable and thousands of poles, along with upgrades to underground networks in South Bend, Fort Wayne, Elkhart and Muncie.
Energy Department predicts lower heating bills this winter
Milder temperatures should cut heating bills this winter, as few expect a return of the deep freeze that chilled much of the nation last year.
NiSource to split into two publicly traded companies
Merrillville-based NiSource will continue to provide natural gas and electricity to more than 3 million customers, while Houston-based Columbia Pipeline Group will own 15,000 miles of natural gas transmission pipelines.
Lykins stepping down as Citizens CEO in 2015
Carey Lykins has been with Citizens for 42 years, including the past nine as president and CEO. He joined the local utility group as a cashier in 1973 when it was known as Citizens Gas & Coke Utility.
Second solar farm slated for Indy airport
Airport officials have agreed to lease about 76 acres of land at the airport to the same private developers who created the current, 44,000-panel field by the Interstate 70 exit.
State energy trade association replaces longtime leader
The Indiana Energy Association has appointed former Northern Indiana Public Service Co. President Mark Maassel as president, succeeding longtime leader Ed Simcox, the organization announced Thursday.
Court: IURC erred in approving Duke fee hike
The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Monday that state utility regulators wrongly approved $61 million in ratepayer fees for the Edwardsport coal gasification plant.
IPL begins construction on $600M power plant
IPL says the plant, adjacent to the Eagle Valley Generating Station, will generate 671 megawatts of electricity more efficiently and with fewer emissions than the retiring coal-fired plant.
Work progressing on eastern Indiana wind farm
Dozens of 320-foot-tall towers are going up in an eastern Indiana county for what will be another wind farm in the state.
Duke proposes $1.9 billion Indiana grid upgrade
Duke Energy asked state regulators Friday to approve a nearly $2 billion upgrade that the utility said would help reduce power outages by adding "self-healing" smart technologies to the grid.
Duke plans $1.9B in upgrades, seeks rate hike
The electric utility said Friday that its customers would see a gradual rate increase over seven years for the project, designed to reduce power outages and provide high-tech meters.
New solar farm in Richmond begins generating power
Indiana Municipal Power Agency said the 8-acre solar farm on the grounds of Richmond Power and Light contains about 4,000 solar panels. They will generate enough electricity to power about 200 homes.
Advocate brokers lower IPL rate hike for car-sharing service
Indianapolis Power & Light Co. customers would see less of a rate hike for an electric car-sharing program under a settlement agreement negotiated by the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor.
IPL moves to drop coal from Harding Street power plant
Indianapolis' electricity utility plans to convert its aging Harding Street power plant entirely to natural gas by 2016, after facing growing pressure to do so from environmental groups and politicians.
Groups want Indianapolis utility to test water
Environmental, health and neighborhood groups are calling on the Marion County Health Department to compel Indianapolis Power & Light to test groundwater at eight coal ash lagoons on the city's south side.
Sierra Club wants Indianapolis coal plant closed
The Sierra Club is pressing Indianapolis' local utility to retire an aging coal-fired power plant that's slated to continue burning coal for at least two more decades.
Job fairs help Duke Energy fill its talent pool
The average age of the line technicians who work for Duke Energy Corp. is between 50 and 55 years. Enduring an influx of retirements before it’s able to restock its work force with field-ready technicians is a genuine concern.
Plant shutdown date sparks fight between IPL, grid operator
Indianapolis Power & Light Co. says it might have to pay as much as $22 million in extra costs because of contract issues with the Midwest Independent System Operator.