NIPSCO Fines Approved
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission has approved more than $1 million in civil penalties issued against Merrillville-based Northern Indiana Public Service Co. for pipeline safety violations in 2... Read More
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Riverview Energy Makes Carbon Neutral Pledge
Delaware-based Riverview Energy Corp. has committed to being carbon neutral by 2050. President Greg Merle says the pledge includes the company's planned $2 billion coal-to-diesel plant in the Spencer... Read More
Battery Maker Expanding in Kokomo and Beyond
Kokomo-based Green Cubes Technology has expanded its operations both locally and internationally. The company, which manufactures Lithium-ion battery power systems, has added a second engineering and... Read More
Spectrum to Invest $259M for Hoosier Internet
Connecticut-based Charter Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: CHTR), which operates Spectrum cable service throughout central and southern Indiana, says it intends to spend $259 million to deliver high-speed... Read More
Duke Energy to Close Power Plant Early
Planfield-based Duke Energy Indiana is planning to retire a Floyd County power plant about a year ahead of schedule. The utility says the Gallagher Station, which has been in operation for more than 6... Read More
Developers Growing Solar Efforts in Gibson County
A second major solar project is being planned for Gibson County. Capital Dynamics in Switzerland and Nebraska-based Tenaska expect to begin construction on the $250 million, 280-megawatt Gibson Solar... Read More
South Shore Clean Cities Expands Statewide
A northern Indiana nonprofit focusing on sustainable transportation is expanding its efforts to cover the entire state. South Shore Clean Cities, headquartered in the Lake County town of St. John, say... Read More
IPL Rebrands as AES Indiana
Indianapolis Power & Light Co. has changed its name to AES Indiana. The utility says the rebranding reflects the name of its Virginia-based parent, The AES Corp. (NYSE: AES), and includes a new logo w... Read More
CenterPoint Looking at Renewables in Southwest Indiana
Texas-based CenterPoint Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNP) is seeking approval of its planned acquisition of a 300-megawatt solar array in Posey County. The utility, which acquired Vectren Corp. in 2019, says it... Read More
NIPSCO Announces Timeline for Coal-Fired Power Plant
Merrillville-based Northern Indiana Public Service Co. has set a date to retire two of four coal-fired units at its R.M. Schahfer Generating Station in Wheatfield as the utility moves towards shutteri... Read More
New Heritage Company Targets Battery Recycling
Indianapolis-based The Heritage Group and its subsidiary, Heritage Environmental Services Inc., have launched a division aimed at improving battery recycling in the U.S. The company says Heritage Batt... Read More
Knox County Solar Project Tabled
Plans for a $128 million solar project in Knox County have been delayed after a ruling from the county's area planning commission. Our partners at WTHI-TV report a decision on moving the project forwa... Read More
NIPSCO Completes Wind Farm Projects
Merrillville-based Northern Indiana Public Service Co. says it has completed its first two wind projects in Indiana. The utility says the Rosewater Wind Farm in White County and the Jordan Creek Wind... Read More
Solar Farm Project Announced for Rush, Henry Counties
Plans were unveiled Friday for the construction of a 152-megawatt solar farm in Henry and Rush Counties. London-based Lightsource bp says it has entered into a virtual power purchase agreement with Ve... Read More
Legal Challenge Continues Against Coal-to-Diesel Plant
Opponents of a proposed $2 billion coal-to-diesel facility in Spencer County are appealing a decision by the Indiana Office of Environmental Adjudication. Southwestern Indiana Citizens for Quality of... Read More
‘Farm-to-Bottle’ Distillery to Bring New Life to Former Mine
As utility companies all over the U.S. transition to cleaner-burning, lower-cost alternative fuels, coal mines are shutting down, leaving entire communities to struggle in their wake. But one Fishers-... Read More
Chicago Investor Considering Terre Haute
A Terre Haute native is looking to bring jobs back to his hometown. Our partners at WTHI-TV report A.J. Patton, the founder and chief executive officer of Chicago-based 548 Capital, is looking to set... Read More
IEA Awarded Illinois Wind Farm Project
Indianapolis-based infrastructure construction company Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives has been awarded a $100 million wind construction contract from Illinois. Apex Clean Energy awarded the Li... Read More
Toll Road Operator Installs Electric Charging Stations
The 157-mile long Indiana Toll Road now features two fast-charging stations as a plan for an electric charging network begins for ITR Concession Company. The first two stations are online in Rolling P... Read More
Major Solar Project Set for Posey County
A Switzerland-based private asset management firm is planning another major solar project in southwest Indiana. Capital Dynamics says its Clean Energy Infrastructure business, in partnership with Nebr... Read More