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Duke’s Indiana power plan moves too slowly on renewables, critics say

The utility was scheduled to file its latest 20-year integrated resource plan in Indiana on July 1.

By Kari Lydersen . 1 July 2019
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Auto, manufacturing help drive clean energy job growth in the Midwest

States with weaker policies are still seeing clean energy job growth thanks to changes within traditional industries.

By Andy Balaskovitz . 11 April 2019
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Indiana utility wants to entice large customers to stay; will smaller ones pay the price?

NIPSCO wants to greatly reduce what its five largest customers pay for power while increasing residential fees.

By Kari Lydersen . 6 March 2019
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In Indiana, coal and gas could dominate for decades. Can that change?

Coal fuels almost 75 percent of Indiana's electricity today and fossil fuels may continue to dominate the state's power supply for decades unless new policies are enacted, according to a study by university researchers.

By Guest Contributor . 21 February 2019
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Indiana NAACP leaders say coal plant timeline is unacceptable for residents

NIPSCO plans to keep burning coal in a predominately African American neighborhood for another decade.

By Jeff Brooks-Gillies . 7 February 2019
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Advocates: Indiana's energy future shouldn't be written by utilities only

Clean energy advocates say a report intended to chart a course for Indiana's energy future instead uncritically endorses utilities’ pursuit of natural gas.

By Jeff Brooks-Gillies . 9 October 2018
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Indiana utility’s $76 million solar project divides consumer advocates

The state consumer advocate says the 50 MW project is a bad deal for ratepayers, but others say Indiana can’t delay on clean energy.

By Jeff Brooks-Gillies . 21 September 2018
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Indiana watchdog seeks to limit charges for coal gasification plant

The Citizens Action Coalition filed testimony asking state regulators to demand a new accounting of how much ratepayers should be charged for Duke Energy’s coal gasification plant in Edwardsport, Indiana.

By Kari Lydersen . 7 August 2018
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Indiana cancellation of efficiency program took heavy toll, study says

A report released by an Indiana watchdog group finds the rollback of Indiana’s energy efficiency mandate in 2014 has had serious costs for ratepayers and utilities.

By Kari Lydersen . 26 July 2018
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Q&A: The case for turnkey, commercial microgrids with Go Electric's Steve Lichtin

Indiana startup Go Electric once focused on developing microgrids for the U.S. military but now is betting on mass producing microgrids for private companies.

By Kevin Stark . 14 May 2018