When proposed in 2006, Duke estimated the cost at over $1.9 billion. However, that cost has since been revised to nearly $3 billion.
The Bloomington Economic Development Corporation has been awarded $20,000 from Duke Energy
Pam Chapman of Duke Energy says crews have been working around the clock to fix power lines and restore electricity to the Bloomington area.
Power outages are being reported across the area, but the area hardest hit is Vigo County.
Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels announced today the termination of Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission Chairman David Lott Hardy, effective immediately.
As temperatures rose into the mid-90s Tuesday, Indiana University officials asked for electricity consumption to be curtailed.
Heavy rains Tuesday could result in some areas of central and southern Indiana seeing flooding rivaling that of June 2008. WFIU’s Daniel Robison has more.
As many as 63,000 people in Indiana -- 12,000 of them in Monroe County -- have been left in the dark thanks to storm-related power outages.
Indiana seems far from the dry desserts of the Middle East, but when it comes to energy the United States is considered the Saudi Arabia of coal.
Opponents of a proposed coal-gasification plant in Edwardsport are putting together a suit to block the plant's construction.