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Betting on Indiana coal: Duke wants ratepayers to fund retrofits,...
The Gibson Generating Station in southwest Indiana. (Photo by Duke Energy via Creative Commons) Coal-fired power plants around the country are closing due to environmental regulations and competition...
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Red state, green Republican: a Q&A with Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard
Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard poses with an electric Ford Focus in December. Indianapolis plans to replace its entire fleet with electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles by 2025. (Rich Callahan /...
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As Chicago-area refinery grows, historic town fears for its future
The BP Whiting refinery looms over Marktown, a neighborhood in East Chicago, Indiana surrounded on all sides by industry. (Photo by Kari Lydersen / Midwest Energy News) EAST CHICAGO, Indiana —...
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In Indiana, seeking to ramp up wind without state mandates
(Photo by Justin Leonard via Creative Commons) Despite Indiana’s abundant wind resources, renewables provide just 3 percent of the state’s electricity, far less than in other states, and 85 percent of...
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Keystone XL isn’t the only target of D.C. climate protests
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is arrested in front of the White House Wednesday during a Keystone XL protest. (Photo by cool revolution via Creative Commons) Detroit resident Rhonda Anderson is heading to...
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Michigan nuclear plant’s fate depends on Indiana regulators
A simulated control room at the visitor’s center for the Cook Nuclear Plant in Michigan. (Photo by John Grabowski via Creative Commons) The future of a Michigan nuclear plant lies in the hands of...
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Indiana lawmakers advance plan to give utilities more power over rate increases
(Photo by Michael Sarver via Creative Commons) A bill that would would allow Indiana utilities to pass along the costs of new transmission, distribution, and storage infrastructure investments directly...
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Indianapolis solar shines, but will the boom continue?
Workers install solar panels on the roof of the Maj. Gen. Emmett J. Bean Federal Center near Indianapolis in 2011. (AP Photo/The Indianapolis Star, Alan Petersime) Indianapolis is seeing a boom in...
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As Indiana gasification plant stalls, so does CO2 pipeline
A computer rendering of a proposed coal-to-gas plant near Rockport, Indiana. (Image via Indiana Gasification) ©2013 E&E Publishing, LLC Republished with permission By Christa Marshall A major...
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Michigan, Indiana warm to the idea of expanding consumer utility choice
Michigan’s capitol building. (Photo by David Defoe via Creative Commons) A surplus of electric power in the Midwest, low wholesale power prices, a jump in retail rates, and the dramatic growth in...
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Chambers of Commerce want fracking oversight left to states
A drilling rig in the Marcellus Shale (Photo by WCN 24/7 via Creative Commons) Calling shale gas a “great new resource of energy” that “creates millions of quality jobs,” Chambers of Commerce in 17...
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Indiana county quietly takes a leading role on clean energy
The Monroe County Courthouse in Bloomington, Indiana. (Photo by Scutter via Creative Commons) Cross-posted from Great Lakes Echo By Becky McKendry Indiana’s Monroe County government keeps getting...
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Utilities say EPA carbon rules could impact rural ratepayers
The Merom Generating Station’s smokestack looms over a rural Indiana home. (Photo © Brendan Kearns/Dreamstime.com) ©2013 E&E Publishing, LLC Republished with permission By Jean Chemnick Rural...
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As fuel economy improves, tolls fill gas tax gap
(Photo by Adelie Freyja Annabel via Creative Commons) Cross-posted from Stateline By Susan Milligan Cash-strapped states are scouting for ways to pay for critical road work, and increasingly, the...
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Companies see new energy potential in old hydro dams
The Williams Dam in Indiana will soon be producing power again. (Photo by Cindy Cornett Seigle via Creative Commons) Century-old dusky photos show the herculean effort made to construct the Williams...
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Despite decline, states still spending billions to import coal
Coal being shipped by barge on the Ohio River near Derby, Indiana. (Photo by Cathy Haglund via Creative Commons) While coal use has declined in recent years, most states are still spending billions to...
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Who’s behind the effort to kill Indiana’s efficiency law?
A bill before Indiana Governor Mike Pence could end a state efficiency program that has led to significant energy savings in the past two years. Clean energy and environmental groups, along with some...
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National energy prize offers big money for small communities
An Earth Day celebration at city hall in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Photo courtesy City of Farmington Hills. (Click to enlarge) Five million dollars is a lot of money for a place like Farmington...
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Combined heat and power is a boon for Midwest steel mills
Bill Satek surveys combined heat and power operations for U.S. Steel. (Photo by Kari Lydersen) PORTAGE, Indiana — “Feel this pipe,” says Bill Satek, laying a hand on a thick curved pipe inside Portside...
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Minnesota leads Midwest on efficiency; Indiana, Ohio falter
(click to enlarge) Minnesota led Midwest states in energy efficiency in a recent study while two of its western Dakota neighbors scored among the worst in the country. The American Council for an...
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