Duke Energy To Build Coal Plant In Southern Indiana
(INDIANAPOLIS) - State regulators have given Duke Energy permission to build a $2 billion coal gasification plant in Southern Indiana.
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission unanimously approved the plan for the 630-megwatt plant at Edwardsport, which would replace an aging traditional coal-fired plant that generates about 130 megawatts.
The company's plans drew opposition from several environmental and consumer groups, who argue it would worsen air pollution and saddle Duke customers with a big rate increase.
IURC spokeswoman Mary Beth Fisher says the project opponents have 20 days to ask the commission to reconsider. They also have 30 days to file an appeal with the Indiana Court of Appeals.
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