Valpo touts new solar panels on city hall

Valparaiso Mayor Matt Murphy marked the beginning of operation of 100 solar panels atop City Hall. The project is part of an overall effort to add solar panels to several buildings, which officials said would save $5.2 million over their 35-year lifespan.... Read More

Bellflower Solar farm begins operations

London-based Lightsource says commercial operation of its 152-megawatt Bellflower Solar farm in Henry and Rush counties has begun. The $169 million project is expected to generate enough energy to power the equivalent of nearly 27,000 homes annually.... Read More

Accelera begins electrolyzer production in Minnesota

Columbus-based Accelera by Cummins cut the ribbon Friday on its first U.S. electrolyzer production site. The company said it is utilizing 89,000 square feet of its Fridley, Minnesota facility for the electrolyzer production and plans to add 100 jobs by 2024.... Read More

I&M plans $61M northeast Indiana upgrade project

Fort Wayne-based Indiana Michigan Power on Monday announced plans to invest $61 million to enhance its electric transmission network in Noble and Whitley counties. The utility said the project will involve rebuilding nearly 25 miles of transmission lines.... Read More

Utilities notch legislative wins

Indiana’s powerful electric utilities exited the state’s recent legislative session wielding key legislative victories though it might take years to know the ultimate ramifications. But there’s agreement on what the future holds for ratepayers: higher bills.... Read More

South Bend Ethanol acquired; $230M expansion planned

Verbio North America Holdings Corp. has acquired South Bend Ethanol, an ethanol production plant, though financial terms of the deal are not being disclosed. However, Verbio said it plans to invest $230 million over the next three years to expand the plant.... Read More

NIPSCO names gas operations leader

Merrillville-based Northern Indiana Public Service Company on Friday announced Orville Cocking as senior vice president of gas operations. Cocking most recently served as VP of operations for Orange & Rockland Utilities in New York.... Read More

Indiana gears up to turn manure into renewable energy

There’s not much to see in this remote corner of southern Decatur County. Farmland sweeps wide in every direction. But an area on the outskirts of Greensburg could be the next center of a growing biogas industry, turning manure into renewable natural gas.... Read More