July 9, 2012
IBJ Staff and Bloomberg NewsThree former board members of Progress Energy Inc. said they would have voted against Duke's $17.8 billion takeover offer
had they known Rogers would remain in charge of the combined companies.
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July 3, 2012
Bloomberg NewsDuke Energy Corp. on Tuesday unexpectedly announced the resignation of Bill Johnson, previously named to be the CEO after
its $17.8 billion takeover of Progress Energy Inc. James Rogers has been named CEO of the merged companies effective immediately.
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June 30, 2012
Chris O'MalleyUtility denies claim it is trying to sidestep $2.6 billion cap on costs that can be passed along to ratepayers.
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June 29, 2012
Associated PressNorth Carolina utility regulators have approved the merger of Duke Energy and Progress Energy, the last major hurdle to creating
the largest American electric company.
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May 29, 2012
Associated PressIndiana's environmental agency and Duke Energy Corp. are moving ahead with the cleanup of a long-closed manufactured-gas
plant in Shelbyville.
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May 19, 2012
Indianapolis Power & Light, others say money is at stake if tighter controls are enforced.
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May 4, 2012
Bloomberg NewsDuke Energy Corp. said first-quarter profit fell 42 percent after a regulatory settlement in Indiana increased costs and mild
weather reduced heating demand.
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April 30, 2012
Associated PressDuke Energy Corp. has agreed to cap the cost of its troubled coal-gasification plant in southwestern Indiana at $2.6 billion,
or about $700 million less than the expected cost of construction, as part of a proposed settlement announced Monday.
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April 28, 2012
Chris O'MalleyNew federal mercury-reduction regulations may force Indianapolis Power & Light to spend nearly $1 billion to upgrade its
coal-fired electric plants scattered around Indiana. Duke Energy is mulling everything from plant upgrades to shutting down
older units.
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December 12, 2011
Chris O'MalleyDavid Lott Hardy, who was fired from his job as chairman of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission in 2010, is accused
of official misconduct.
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November 3, 2011
Associated PressDuke Energy Corp.'s third-quarter earnings tumbled 30 percent, the company said Thursday, with energy consumption falling
at the same time that costs rose unexpectedly for a new plant in Indiana.
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October 19, 2011
Chris O'MalleyA 2010 ethics scandal involving the former chief legal counsel for the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission has come back
to bite the state's biggest electric utility.
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September 26, 2011
Associated PressDuke Energy Corp. is preparing to demolish a coal-fired power plant that's Indiana's oldest electricity-generating
plant of its kind.
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September 20, 2011
Associated PressCharlotte-based Duke Energy and Raleigh-based Progress Energy want to combine into one company with more than 7 million customers
in the Carolinas, Florida, Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio.
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September 16, 2011
Associated PressDuke Energy expects to close much of a coal-powered generating plant in western Indiana within the next few years.
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August 2, 2011
Bloomberg NewsDuke Energy Corp., which is buying Progress Energy Inc. to become the largest U.S. utility owner, on Tuesday reported a second-quarter
profit after a year-ago loss.
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July 29, 2011
Chris O'MalleyUtility officials waited seven months to act on hazardous water concerns during construction of its costly Edwardsport plant
and banked on winning an exemption, which the EPA later denied.
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July 15, 2011
Chris O'Malley"Gross mismanagement" and improper communications with ex-regulatory chairman are among evidence in testimony to make Duke,
rather than ratepayers, swallow major cost overruns at Edwardsport power plant.
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July 8, 2011
Chris O'MalleyThe Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor has filed a blistering rebuke of Duke Energy Corp. for the high cost of its
Edwardsport coal-gasification plant and has asked regulators to deny Duke’s request to charge ratepayers $530 million
for cost overruns.
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June 6, 2011
Associated PressOfficials at Duke Energy don't know how soon they will be able to shut down two coal-burning units at a southern Indiana
power plant after deciding to drop a multimillion-dollar project to convert them to natural gas.
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June 4, 2011
Chris O'MalleyIndianapolis has one of the highest concentrations of plug-in electric vehicle drivers in the nation, an industry official
says.
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May 3, 2011
Associated PressDuke Energy Corp.'s first-quarter earnings rose almost 15 percent on strong results from its international operations
and lower corporate costs.
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April 14, 2011
Associated PressFormer Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission counsel Scott Storms spoke out for the first time publicly on ethics charges
brought against him, denying allegations that there was a conflict of interest in how he handled cases involving Duke Energy.
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February 21, 2011
Associated PressIndiana utility regulators will hold two additional field hearings to take public comment on Duke Energy's request to
pass along to ratepayers the $2.9 billion cost of a coal-gasification plant being built near Edwardsport in southwestern Indiana.
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February 1, 2011
Associated PressConsumer advocates are calling for Indiana regulators to appoint an independent investigator to look into whether Duke Energy
Corp. used undue influence to win state approval for a nearly $3 billion coal-gasification plant.
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Can IBJ please stop referring to this property as "Kessler Mansion"? What a ridiculous title for the biggest, bloated, blight in our city. It's not a mansion. At best, it's an ideal site to shoot low-budget porn. Ahhh! Another business use!
Its stories like these that prove that a Ball State diploma is worth less than the paper that its printed on. A real institution of higher learning would have taken care of this long ago. No way should this crap be taught in a SCIENCE class.
It is such a shame that King Ballard has made Indianapolis into Chicago south with all of the rampant corruption.
How many of these 1,259 bills were actually heard and voted on on the floor vs how many were shot down in committee?
When a an arrogant young guy with essentially no experience and no qualifications for the job, was dropped into an Administrator position out of nowhere by his "mentor" in the Mayor's office things seemed fishy. Sometimes things are what they seem.