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Energy & Environment
Scandal fallout plagues Duke Energy's Edwardsport project
October 30, 2010
IBJ StaffRegulatory proceedings involving the coal gasification plant are being delayed while investigations continue over conflicts
of interest at the IURC.
MoreVeolia losing water contract, will get $29M termination fee
October 28, 2010
Chris O'MalleyPlaying a limited role under Indianapolis Water's new owner, Citizens Energy, wouldn't be profitable, Veolia says.
Citizens plans to make job offers to "substantially all" Veolia employees.
MoreU.S. attorney to ask for review of IURC ethics dispute
October 26, 2010
Associated PressU.S. Attorney Joe Hogsett says he'll ask "the appropriate federal agency" to review an ethics dispute that has
embroiled the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission and Duke Energy Corp.
MoreState getting $25M to clean up old GM sites
October 20, 2010
IBJ Staff and Associated PressIndiana will benefit from a $25.2 million environmental trust established to clean up and redevelop eight former General Motors
plants throughout the state, officials said Wednesday.
MoreCourt revisits IURC ruling after agency lawyer jumps to utility
October 16, 2010
Chris O'MalleyA Duke Energy case handled by an Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission lawyer—while he jockeyed for a job with the utility—is
headed to the Indiana Court of Appeals.
MoreIndianapolis wins state "Green Community of the Year" award
October 16, 2010
IBJ StaffMayor Greg Ballard has unveiled a number of green initiatives, ranging from widespread use of hybrid vehicles to making the
City-County Building more energy-efficient.
MoreIURC to re-examine Duke project amid ethics flap
October 15, 2010
J.K. WallThe commission is summoning the CEO of North Carolina-based Duke Energy to justify the $2.9 billion Edwardsport plant on the
same day the state ethics board filed formal charges against a former IURC attorney hired by Duke.
MoreHeating bills should be cheaper this winter, utility says
October 13, 2010
Citizens Energy Group projects that the gas bill of its average residential customer will decline about 7 percent over the
winter heating season. The utility said a customer who uses the typical amount of natural gas will spend $580, down from $620
last season.
MoreDuke Energy names interim president amid probe
October 12, 2010
Scott OlsonDecision to replace Indiana CEO Mike Reed, who has been placed on administrative leave, follows a state investigation into
an ethics controversy involving Duke that resulted in the dismissal of the chairman of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.
MoreIPL chief Ann Murtlow is 'personable' power
October 9, 2010
Francesca Jarosz
Ann Murtlow's ability to connect with employees and the community
has helped her thrive in a male-dominated field. She is one of a only a handful of women in the country to lead utilities.
Local environmental contractor declares bankruptcy
October 8, 2010
Indianapolis-based ESI Environmental Inc. filed for Chapter 7 liquidation in U.S. Bankruptcy Court. The firm was the area's
second-largest environmental contractor based on revenue, according to the most recent IBJ statistics.
MoreCustomer-service jobs likely casualty in utility merger
October 4, 2010
Chris O'MalleyConsultant finds 23 or so customer-service jobs may be unneeded after Citizens Energy acquires city water and sewer utilities.
Administrative jobs may also be on bubble, though most savings are from capital-related expenses.
MoreFeds charge 3rd man with Clean Water violations
September 30, 2010
Associated PressJoseph Biggio, who was executive vice president of operations at Ecological Systems Inc. from 2001 through 2007, was charged
Thursday with two counts of violating the Clean Water Act and one count of making false statements.
MoreFederal courthouse in Indianapolis slated for green roof
September 25, 2010
Scott OlsonPlants atop the Birch Bayh Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse are expected to cut costs in long run.
MoreConsumer groups call for Duke to cancel Edwardsport project
September 25, 2010
Chris O'MalleyA proposed settlement between the utility and industrial customers would temporarily cap the cost of the plant, which is $1
billion more than initial estimates.
MoreTechPoint broadens agenda for annual technology summit
September 25, 2010
IBJ StaffThis year’s event will look at trends in so-called clean technologies.
MoreIndiana corn coming in sooner, faster, better in 2010
September 21, 2010
Associated PressThe Indiana Agricultural Statistics Service says farmers harvested 27 percent of their corn by Sunday, compared with none
by this time last year and an average of 6 percent over the past five years.
MoreIPL identifies locations for electric car charging stations
September 18, 2010
Chris O'MalleyThe utility plans an aggressive rollout of charging stations with the imminent arrival of electric cars, such as the Nissan
Leaf, due in showrooms this December.
MoreNew outlook for a decrepit city neighborhood
September 11, 2010
Chris O'MalleyJust a few minutes northeast of vibrant Monument Circle lurks the most notorious graveyard of Indianapolis’ industrial
heyday—at least 70 of the city’s 500 brownfields. Now planners and developers aspire to revitalize the most contaminated
neighborhood in Indianapolis into a success story.
MoreIndianapolis' 'walkability' touted to convention planners
September 11, 2010
Scott OlsonCompact downtown is big selling point for sustainable-minded planners.
MoreBeck's Superior Hybrids plans $24.5M expansion
September 10, 2010
IBJ StaffA Hamilton County seed company has plans to expand its facilities, creating as many as 72 jobs over the next five years, state
economic development officials said Friday morning.
MoreLocal developer planning Indiana wind farm
September 8, 2010
IBJ Staff and Associated PressCarmel-based Performance Services Inc. plans a 25-turbine wind farm in a rural area north of Lafayette, across about 2,500
acres in northern Tippecanoe County.
MoreIndiana panel's proposal would expand net metering
September 7, 2010
Associated PressThe draft net metering rule would boost the state's power cap for renewable power units and expand it to all customer classes
served by electric utilities.
MoreTraffic-signal maker flashing red over Indianapolis contract
September 4, 2010
Chris O'MalleyDomestic vendor who thought "buy American" provision would help it win contract loses out to Taiwanese supplier.
MoreState makes it easier to renew asbestos-removal license
September 2, 2010
Associated PressIndiana currently licenses about 2,500 asbestos-removal professionals each year.
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Laura-the festivals and tastings are free. What does is strengthen the sense of community with activities. What are those empty lots doing for the Village? it's sad you can't see the good that this progress can do for the area. No one is requiring anyone to shop there. I guess you'd rather see a Dollar store move in or no, we'd rather see the property stand empty b/c change is out of the question.
Read down to the part about Brizzi. Someone needs to subpoena his "purchases" of Red RockPictures and Cellstar and his corresponding bank records, I mean c'mon, I'd like to see his alcohol usage records, too. http://diana-vice.blogspot.com/2011_01_01_archive.html
Wonder if my neighborhood can advertise our "retention" pond and act like it is a beach too?
a new record at the '11 salebration until they realized that it was a futile effort to get their crapwagon moter and crapwagon car up speed. And then they just quietly slunk off into the night and never spoke of it again. Nothing to see here folks.
millions for putting a company's bumper sticker on one of its Lolas. But you gotta take what you can get.