The Michigan City Generating Station in Indiana, owned by the utility NIPSCO, is a coal-fired power plant that is set to close. A proposal in the state legislature would place new barriers before companies that want to close coal-fired plants.A proposed law in Indiana would make it harder for utilities to close coal plants, the latest effort by coal-heavy states to beat back the market forces making coal-fired power more expensive than wind, solar and natural gas. Indiana is vital for the coal industry, with a history of coal mining and power plants that burn more coal than in any state other than Texas. At the same time, several Indiana utilities have announced plans to close coal plants ahead of schedule, saying they are responding to a market in which there are less expensive alternatives. An Indiana House committee voted last week to […]