Senate Utilities Committee chairman Sen. Jim Merritt said Thursday he's delayed until next week a hearing on the bill involving Indiana Gasification LLC's planned $2.8 billion plant in the Ohio River city of Rockport.
A joint venture bought the New Energy Corp. plant at auction last week for $2.5 million. New Energy had hoped the auction would cover the company’s $54 million in debt. A large portion of that debt is owed to the U.S. Department of Energy, which guaranteed the original loans.
The state's agriculture department under new Gov. Mike Pence is planning a push into the science behind food production by trying to build a network of university and commercial researchers for what's being called an Agriculture Innovation Corridor.
Eight years after being nicknamed Biotown USA, the town of Reynolds is as dependent on the energy grid as it ever was, and is likely to become more so.
Utility wanted to conduct a study to determine how to dispose of carbon dioxide produced by its Edwardsport coal gasification plant.
An 11-page utility bill in the Indiana Senate that a consumer group likens to “a money grab” would hasten and expand a utility’s ability to recover additional costs from customers.
A top Indiana senator is calling for a review of Indiana's plans to subsidize a proposed coal-gasification plant.
Indianapolis Power & Light said ratepayers could expect a 2-percent to 3-percent annual increase for a “number of years,” but said he did not know how long the increases would be in effect.
Gina Sheets said she's working on new ideas and keeping her eye on farm-related issues in the General Assembly.
One of Indiana's largest environmental groups said Friday it was concerned that this year's General Assembly may weaken Hoosiers' ability to protect themselves from pollution and other health risks.
Anna Jetmore-Vargas, who started the office in 2008, had most recently worked at the environmental consulting firm Kerameda Inc.
Under the legislation, state utility regulators could order Indiana Gasification LLC to make refunds to gas customers every three years if the price of synthetic gas it produces from coal is greater than the market price of natural gas over the period.
A synthetic natural gas plant proposed downstate need only tweak its contract with would-be gas purchaser Indiana Finance Authority to comply with an October court ruling and to proceed with the project, Indiana Gasification said in a recent filing with the Indiana Court of Appeals. But opponents of the plant, led by Evansville-based gas and electric utility Vectren, immediately objected.
Officials with Indiana's wind energy industry say they are relieved by Congress' one-year extension of a tax credit but contend it will take a longer-term approach to grow the industry and create jobs in the state.
Keep Indianapolis Beautiful will use the money for 2013 operating expenses.
A central Indiana town is suing Indiana American Water Co., seeking to wrest control of local water services from the utility.
The Indiana Court of Appeals has upheld state regulators’ rejection of Duke Energy’s bid to pass $11 million in costs it incurred during a 2009 ice storm onto its customers.
Other than bragging rights and a plaque on the wall, what’s the value of energy and environmental design certification for the city and taxpayers?
The rules panel was authorized by a law passed last session that merged Indiana's water pollution, air pollution and solid waste management boards.
Opponents call the deal too generous to Duke Energy and say it doesn’t protect ratepayers from rising financing costs.
