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NIPSCO Forced to Run Coal Plants | Fort Wayne News
NIPSCO’s coal plants are burning through $116 million in forced operations, thanks to federal orders keeping two aging units running past their retirement date — and now the utility wants customers across 15 states to foot a $38 million bill plus $2 million profit. With one unit out since February and another offline for over a year, repairs could run into the millions, and if federal orders keep extending, these plants might stay online until late 2029. Meanwhile, state regulators just killed NIPSCO’s $740 million natural gas upgrade plan, saying they lacked proof the upgrades were worth the…
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