Indiana coal retirements delayed again as utilities seek to recover costs

By: Casey Smith

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: September 21, 2026

Words: 1,042

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 6 days ago

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Two Indiana coal-fired generating plants scheduled to retire last year must remain available through December under renewed Trump administration orders, prolonging a dispute over the cost of keeping the aging facilities on the grid.

The latest federal directives cover two units at NIPSCO’s R.M. Schahfer Generating Station in Jasper County and one at CenterPoint Energy’s F.B. Culley Generating Station in Warrick County.

Energy Secretary Chris Wright issued the orders Sept. 18, requiring the units to …

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