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Midwest grid operator to consider accelerated deployments for 2 proposed Indiana power plants

May 29, 2026
Joey Harris

Carmel-based Midcontinent Independent System Operator included natural gas power plants proposed by Merrillville-based NIPSCO and Terre Haute-based Hallador Power Co. on a list of seven that are set to be considered.

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Indiana regulators OK Texas company’s purchase of Indiana power plant

May 27, 2026
Joey Harris

The $3.45 billion transaction, which includes two other power plants, still requires federal approval and faces a challenge related to market competition concerns.

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What’s known and unknown about emerging deal to end Iran war

May 25, 2026 | Associated Press

The United States and Iran appear to be closing in on a deal to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz.

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Energy-hungry data centers need large sources of backup power

May 22, 2026 | Joey Harris

The power needed to operate data centers has increasingly drawn public scrutiny to the projects. But a draw from the power grid is just one of the energy issues at play.

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NIPSCO, industrial customers split on inflation cost recovery before Indiana Supreme Court

May 22, 2026 | Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, Indiana Capital Chronicle

The state’s highest court heard arguments Thursday from the Northern Indiana Public Service Co. and six customers known as the NIPSCO Industrial Group.

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Trump to ease refrigerant rule in bid to address surging grocery costs

May 21, 2026 | Associated Press

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency said the Biden-era rule imposes costly restrictions that limit the type of refrigerants U.S. businesses and families can use.

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NIPSCO coal plant blocked from closure operated at a loss after federal order

May 15, 2026 | Joey Harris

Merrillville-based NIPSCO had planned to retire the two coal-fired units at the R.M. Schahfer Generating Station in northwest Indiana at the end of 2025, but the Energy Department ordered the utility to keep them open for 90 days.

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Indiana nuclear startup announces $250M agreement with construction manager

May 14, 2026 | Joey Harris

Under the agreement, Canada-based AtkinsRéalis will serve as the exclusive engineering, procurement and construction management provider for First American Nuclear Co.

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Legislative leaders noncommittal on more Indiana gas tax suspensions

May 13, 2026 | Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, Indiana Capital Chronicle

State law bars the governor from renewing or extending a proclamation more than once without General Assembly approval.

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Indianapolis-based Arcwood Environmental acquires Alabama company

May 12, 2026 | Susan OrrSusan Orr

The acquisition is the fifth in 18 months for Arcwood, an environmental services firm that until last year operated as Heritage Environmental Services.

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DoorDash plans to spend more than $50M on gas price relief for its drivers

May 7, 2026 | Associated Press

The company said it would offer extra compensation to U.S. and Canadian drivers as part of a temporary program to offset a sharp increase in gas prices due to the Iran war.

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Oil prices sink, stocks rally worldwide on hopes for reopening Strait of Hormuz

May 6, 2026 | Associated Press

Oil dropped as President Donald Trump said the Strait of Hormuz could be “OPEN TO ALL” if Iran accepts a reported agreement that the U.S. president did not detail.

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Gasoline costs 50% more in US than it did before Iran war

May 5, 2026 | Associated Press

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has paused the effort to guide stranded commercial vessels from the Strait of Hormuz in order to finalize a deal with Iran to end the war.

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Crude oil tops $125 a barrel over Iran war concerns

April 30, 2026 | Associated Press

The Iran war, which is in its ninth week, still sees no clear path to an end.

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Valgotech aims for growth with Noblesville battery production facility

April 28, 2026 | Joey Harris

Valgotech CEO David Olawale said the company expects its lithium-sulfur batteries to compete against the lithium-ion battery products that dominate the market.

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CenterPoint Indiana asked feds to not reissue order requiring coal unit stay open

April 17, 2026 | Joey Harris

In a Feb. 17 letter to Energy Secretary Chris Wright, CenterPoint Indiana Region President Michael Roeder said that the continued operation of the six-decade-old F.B. Culley Unit 2 past March could cost up to $18 million.

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Fishers-based American Resources Corp. misses annual report filing deadline

April 16, 2026 | Susan OrrSusan Orr

The Fishers-based raw materials supplier, a publicly traded company with stock on the Nasdaq market, is more than 15 days overdue with its 10-K financial report.

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Europe has ‘maybe 6 weeks of jet fuel left,’ energy agency head warns

April 16, 2026 | Associated Press

International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol painted a sobering picture of the global repercussions of what he called “the largest energy crisis we have ever faced,” stemming from the pinch-off of oil, gas and other vital supplies through the Strait of Hormuz.

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Braun administration, Eli Lilly to collaborate on nuclear power development

April 16, 2026 | Joey Harris

The Indianapolis-based pharmaceutical giant and the state’s Office of Energy Development signed a nonbinding letter of intent to explore the potential deployment of small modular reactors.

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Indiana nuclear energy startup adds industry vets to roster

April 15, 2026 | Joey Harris

First American Nuclear Co. plans to build a $4 billion nuclear plant in Indiana powered by small modular reactors.

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EPA may ease regulation of chemical plastic recycling, and environmentalists worry

April 15, 2026 | Associated Press

The Environmental Protection Agency is reconsidering whether facilities that recycle plastic chemically should be held to the same strict air pollution standards as incinerators.

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Wall Street rallies to edge of all-time high as oil prices ease

April 14, 2026 | Associated Press

On Wall Street, strong profit reports from companies are helping to make up for worries about war.

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