Jasper County Jail Goes Solar
The Jasper County Jail has turned to solar power to keep deputies, staff and inmates warm in the winter and cool in the summer, while also reducing operational expenses. The county has invested $2 mil... Read More
The Jasper County Jail has turned to solar power to keep deputies, staff and inmates warm in the winter and cool in the summer, while also reducing operational expenses. The county has invested $2 mil... Read More
Eighteen Indiana economic development groups are receiving funding from Plainfield-based Duke Energy Indiana and its Marketing Partnership Program. Each group was awarded $5,000 to increase awareness... Read More
Bloomington-based Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative Inc. is working to help its employees skill up as it prepares to close one of its coal-fired power plants. The co-op is partnering with Indi... Read More
A recent study from the Indiana University Public Policy Institute suggests the continuing shift from coal-generated electricity to cleaner energy technologies will have a negative economic impact on... Read More
Merrillville-based Northern Indiana Public Service Co. is continuing its investment in renewable energy in northwest Indiana with the announcement of two more projects. The power company says the inve... Read More
The chief executive officer of Northeastern Rural Electric Membership Corp. says a recently-launched battery storage program will help the co-op offset its transmission costs. The program, launched in... Read More
Organizers of the Indy Autonomous Challenge have unveiled the racecar that will be used in the first head-to-head, driverless race to be held this fall at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Teams from u... Read More
Merrillville-based Northern Indiana Public Service Co. says it has signed a build transfer agreement with Invenergy LLC, a Chicago-based developer of solar and wind farms, for a new solar project in S... Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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