Indiana lawmakers advanced legislation designed to slow the pace of the state’s coal plant retirements. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now The Indiana House of Representatives voted 52-41 Monday to pass an amended version of House Bill 1414, which states that a public utility “may not retire, sell, or transfer a reliable capacity resource with a capacity of at least 80 [MW]” unless the utility first notifies the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission. The utility must give IURC “at least six months advance notice” of any planned retirement, sale or transfer if it has not already been disclosed in the utility’s most recent integrated resource plan. IURC would review any potential power plant retirements through May 1, 2021, and hold a hearing “concerning the reasonableness of the planned retirement, sale, or transfer.” “On the road to energy transition, I can tell […]