The state agency tasked with protecting utility consumers has asked regulators to reject Duke Energy Indiana’s “ill-advised” plan to retire two coal-powered units — and replace them with new natural gas units — at the Cayuga Generating Station.... Read More
The company said the Mammoth South, Mammoth Central I and Mammoth Central II projects are all slated to be complete in the fourth quarter of 2026.... Read More
In a bipartisan letter to Energy Secretary Chris Wright, the lawmakers from Indiana highlighted the region’s manufacturing strength, energy infrastructure, and readiness to lead in blue hydrogen production using natural gas and carbon capture.... Read More
Misinformation, myths and politics have contributed to Indiana’s lack of a cohesive, statewide policy on renewable energy. Seventy-two of 92 counties have moratoriums or bans on such installations, according to legislative energy head Rep. Ed Soliday.... Read More
Ateios Systems, which has developed a platform for manufacturing battery electrodes without toxic solvents or forever chemicals, is receiving $1 million investment, as well as $350,000 in credits for Microsoft's cloud computing platform, Azure.... Read More
A federally designated Midwest hub that seeks to accelerate clean hydrogen production is on hold, according to our partners at The Times of Northwest Indiana.... Read More
House Republicans gave the final go-ahead Tuesday to a caucus priority bill that seeks to incentivize new power generation in Indiana. A 63-23 party-line vote on House Bill 1007 set the measure on course for Gov. Mike Braun’s desk.... Read More
In an announcement timed with Earth Day, electric utility AES Indiana said Tuesday that its new Pike County battery storage unit is now operational and that it received regulatory approval for a solar and battery project in Dubois County.... Read More
NovaSource said its goal is to ensure maximum efficiency, reliability, and compliance for the solar farm, which is expected to generate enough electricity to power approximately 250,000 homes in Indiana and Illinois annually.... Read More
Fort Wayne-based Indiana Michigan Power is requesting approval from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission to acquire the Oregon Clean Energy Center in northern Ohio. The utility says the natural gas plant will help grow its electric generation capacity.... Read More
Gov. Mike Braun has signed a bill that incentivizes nuclear projects. The law lets utility companies recover costs for the massive projects from Indiana rate payers, to the dismay of some consumer advocates.... Read More
The retreat is co-sponsored by the National Governors Association and the U.S. Department of Energy and is slated for this summer. Specific dates will be released in the coming weeks.... Read More
A Kosciusko County board voted unanimously against recommending the rezoning of 550 acres of farmland for a possible data center. The rezoning request from Prologis now goes before the county's commissioners, who aren't bound by the board.... Read More
More than a billion dollars worth of government incentives to boost rural Hoosier broadband access could get tangled in the utility pole attachment fight between Indiana’s electricity providers and telecommunications companies.... Read More
Ateios Systems, which operates out of The Battery Innovation Center, has developed a platform for manufacturing battery electrodes without toxic solvents or forever chemicals.... Read More
A bill offering cost-recovery mechanisms for small modular nuclear reactor projects is heading to Gov. Mike Braun's desk. Similar measures are still working through the legislature as ratepayer advocates still have concerns.... Read More
Legislation setting standards for new, big electricity users — plus, complicating coal-powered closures and benefiting nuclear reactor efforts — drew criticism from utility customer advocates. Proponents maintained the changes are critical to continued economic growth.... Read More
A statewide environmental advocacy group is challenging an Indiana Office of Administrative Law Proceedings’ decision to uphold a water pollution permit that allowed the discharge of untreated wastewater into a portion of the White River near Martinsville.... Read More
Wabash Valley Power Alliance filed an “expedited project review request” earlier this month with the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, writing that “additional load has committed” to the district.... Read More
The facility, when complete, will have the capacity to process and convert 200 tons of organic waste—such as food scraps and processing byproducts—into renewable natural gas, the company said Thursday.... Read More
