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The life of a new natural gas plant — to replace the Cayuga Generating Station in Vermillion County — could extend past 2050, which is when the larger Duke Energy corporation hopes to have net zero emissions.

Duke Energy's coal plant closure plan divides consumer advocates. Both say 'no' to new natural gas

Rebecca Thiele

Two consumer advocacy groups are split on Duke Energy’s proposal to close the Cayuga coal plant. But they both said a new, $3 billion natural gas plant isn’t the right thing for Duke’s customers.

Many of Indiana's coal ash ponds sit close to waterways, like these ponds at Clifty Creek coal plant in Jefferson County.

Indiana's coal ash ponds are safe from April's floods, but still pose a risk

Rebecca Thiele

Coal ash is the waste leftover from burning coal — which can contain toxic heavy metals like mercury, cadmium and arsenic. Flooding could damage the caps that cover the coal ash ponds, causing the ash to leak out and pollute waterways nearby.

Bloomington High School South junior Max Pritchett said he’s grown up in a warming world and has concerns about what it might look like for him and future generations.

Duke Energy to replace Cayuga coal plant with gas. Residents voice climate, rate concerns

Rebecca Thiele

More than 40 people showed up on a weekday afternoon in Bloomington to give their thoughts on the proposal.

Duke Energy gets state OK for rate increase

Katy Szpak

Duke Energy serves nearly 900,000 customers in Indiana.

Energy costs — and CEO paychecks — remain high even as average Hoosiers struggle to pay bills, according to a new report.

Report finds that Hoosier electricity, energy costs continue to grow

Whitney Downard, Indiana Capital Chronicle

Energy costs — and CEO paychecks — remain high even as average Hoosiers struggle to pay bills, according to a new report.

Smoke rises from a coal-fired power plant on February 01, 2019 in Romeoville, Illinois.

Indiana utilities earn collective ‘C’ grade on clean energy goals

Leslie Bonilla Muñiz, Indiana Capital Chronicle

One Indiana utility company earned top marks and another pair nabbed no points in a national clean energy assessment.

Duke Energy's latest 20-year plan would delay closing the Gibson coal plant by three years.

Duke Energy plans to delay Gibson coal plant retirement. Activists say it's a 'step backward'

Rebecca Thiele

Duke Energy's latest 20-year plan would delay closing the Gibson coal plant by three years.

Utility consumer counselor recommends reducing Duke's rate request

Ethan Sandweiss

Duke Energy is requesting permission from the state to increase base rates by 16.2 percent, effectively raising $491.5 million in profits.

Under the proposed rule, coal plants that don't have a planned retirement date, like Duke Energy's Gibson coal plant seen here, would have to either store their carbon emissions underground or run at a lower capacity — possibly possibly using hydrogen made with renewable energy.

Duke Energy customers plead for Indiana utility regulators to reconsider price hikes

Violet Comber-Wilen

Some Duke Energy customers are fighting against a recent price hike proposal. Some customers argued that plants like Duke's Gibson's coal plant are low-performing and losing money.

Duke says rate hike would pay for improvements, but some customers already struggling

Ethan Sandweiss

This year, Duke seeks a $492 million revenue increase. Members of the public are giving testimony to state regulators against its proposal.