NIPSCO Estimates Following Federal Order to Keep Coal Plant Open Will Cost $100 Million

NIPSCO estimates following federal order to keep coal plant open will cost $100 million

NIPSCO estimates it will cost more than $100 million to keep coal-fired electric generation going past its retirement date at the R.M. Schahfer Generating Station in Wheatfield.

Utilities warn of soaring costs related to Trump order for Indiana coal plants to stay open

A renewed federal order is keeping two aging Indiana coal plants running months after their planned retirement — and utilities say the price tag is quickly climbing into the hundreds of millions.

NIPSCO ordered to keep coal plant open another 3 months

WHEATFIELD — NIPSCO has been directed to keep an aging coal plant at its R.M. Schahfer station in Wheatfield open for another three months after the U.S. Department of Energy issued a new emergency order last week.