AES Indiana says it remains committed to ending the use of coal at its massive Petersburg Generating Station, despite growing opposition from Republican elected officials and the coal lobby.
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If all goes to schedule, the huge power plant about 125 miles southwest of Indianapolis will convert to natural gas and burn its last load of coal by the end of 2026.
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Observers say Brandi Davis-Handy is a collaborative, enthusiastic leader who was a good pick for a tough job.
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City officials said the hikes were necessary to pay restructured debt on the consolidation of Carmel’s water services and for future expansions of sewer lines.
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Hoosier coal advocates pushing for a ban on early coal-fired plant retirements have found allies among Senate leaders. But a key House lawmaker on Thursday publicly signaled opposition.
Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana said the huge new data centers planned in the state could lead to skyrocketing utility bills while providing few jobs relative to their energy consumption and the incentives they receive.
One Indiana utility company earned top marks and another pair nabbed no points in a national clean-energy assessment by the left-leaning Sierra Club.
The Indiana Finance Authority approved the loans to support the proposed extension of the Citizens Energy system to provide 25 million gallons of water per day to the LEAP Lebanon Innovation District and surrounding Boone County developments.
Duke Energy Indiana, the state’s largest electric utility, in April filed a request with state regulators for permission to raise rates by about 16% over two years.
The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday issued an alert urging water systems to take immediate actions to protect the nation’s drinking water.
For the first time, federal regulations will cover the nearly 50 dumps spread across 14 locations in Indiana that were previously exempted from cleanup provisions.
The candidates overwhelmingly promised a renewed focus on coal—and pushback to federal restrictions—in a survey from a fossil fuels-oriented advocacy group.
If approved by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, AES Indiana would be on its way to becoming the first Hoosier investor-owned electric utility to stop burning coal, according to Indiana Utility Report.
Brandi Davis-Handy has worked for the utility for eight years, most recently as chief customer officer.
Greg Zoeller, vice president of external affairs for Wabash Valley Resources, said the approval by the EPA is validation of about five years of work to get to this point.
State Rep. Cindy Ledbetter introduced the bill this month, saying utilities are moving too fast to retire and replace generating capacity that might be needed as demand for electricity grows.
The utility’s initial proposal provoked widespread objections, including from more than 40 customers who attended two field hearings.
Indiana lawmakers passed a law in 2022 that would allow electric utilities to build small modular reactors similar to the one called off by NuScale.
Legal counsel for Duke Energy argued two cases before the Indiana Supreme Court Thursday—from both sides of the courtroom—on separate matters relating to where it maintains its equipment and facilities.
Last year, Hamilton County announced a $45 million plan to extend sewer and water utilities to Bakers Corner. An additional $20 million from the state will allow the county to create a regional utility district.
Ryan Heater has served as the IURC’s staff chief since 2019, but he’ll soon head to Indiana Electric Cooperatives to be the group’s vice president of government relations.
Indiana American Water quietly backtracked in filings Tuesday after consumer advocates contested the expense.
Duke Energy Corp.’s $3.5 billion Edwardsport plant was costly to build because of its ability to produce gas from coal. But the plant generated all of its electricity from natural gas in April, May and June.
Kristina Lund’s departure means that AES Indiana, formerly known as Indianapolis Power & Light Co., will have gone through five presidents in the past eight years, with some of them lasting less than one year.
