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State awards $975,000 to improve water quality

January 11, 2021 – By Larry Avila Leave a Comment

glass of water

Nearly $1 million was provided to agencies around Indiana to improve water quality.

Filed Under: Business News Bits, Energy/Environment, Government Tagged With: Around the Region, Clean Water Indiana Program, Indiana State Department of Agriculture, State Soil Conservation Board

NIPSCO parent NiSource named to Dow Jones Sustainability Index

January 11, 2021 – By Larry Avila Leave a Comment

Solar panels

NiSource’s efforts to use more green sources to generate power has landed it again on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index.

Filed Under: Business News Bits, Energy/Environment Tagged With: Around the Region, Dow Jones Sustainability Index, green energy, NIPSCO, NiSource

NIPSCO upgrading 12 miles of electric transmission lines in La Porte County

November 30, 2020 – By Larry Avila Leave a Comment

NIPSCO’s plan to reduce its carbon emissions and get power to its customers more efficiently is entering a new phase.

Filed Under: Business News Bits, Energy/Environment Tagged With: Around the Region, green energy, NIPSCO, Your Energy Your Future

NiSource executive and CEO of former subsidiary Columbia Gas of Massachusetts retiring

October 26, 2020 – By Larry Avila Leave a Comment

Natural gas heat

Carrie Hightman, who served as president and CEO of Columbia Gas of Massachusetts, once a subsidiary company of Merrillville-based NiSource, is retiring.

Filed Under: Business News Bits, Energy/Environment Tagged With: Anne-Marie D'Angelo, Around the Region, Carrie Hightman, Columbia Gas of Massachusetts, Eversource Energy, NIPSCO, NiSource

NIPSCO’s latest solar energy source will power 270,000 homes by 2023

October 22, 2020 – By Larry Avila Leave a Comment

Solar panels

Merrillville-based Northern Indiana Public Service Co. is taking another step to switch to green power generation systems.

Filed Under: Business News Bits, Energy/Environment Tagged With: Around the Region, green energy, NextEra Energy Resources, NIPSCO, Northern Indiana Public Service Co., solar energy, Your Energy, Your Future

Green energy firm’s partners launch new solar project financing venture

October 14, 2020 – By Larry Avila Leave a Comment

Solar panels

Business partners with South Bend-based solar energy development firm Inovateus Solar have taken another step to expand use of green energy.

Filed Under: Business News Bits, Energy/Environment Tagged With: Around the Region, Brilliant Capital, green energy, Inovateus Solar, Middleburg Capital Development, project financing, solar power

New co-op seeks to expand solar energy usage in Northwest Indiana

October 8, 2020 – By Larry Avila Leave a Comment

A recently launched non-profit group wants to grow solar energy usage in Northwest Indiana.

Filed Under: Business News Bits, Energy/Environment, Environmental Responsibility Tagged With: Around the Region, NW Indiana Solar + EV Charger Co-op, renewable energy, solar power, Solar United Neighbors

National Science Foundation Awards Valparaiso University $299,083 research grant

September 18, 2020 – By Larry Avila Leave a Comment

Problem plastic bottles

Valparaiso University recently secured a $299,083 grant from the National Science Foundation to advance research to better understand long-term environmental impact of microplastic degradation.

Filed Under: Business News Bits, Education, Energy/Environment Tagged With: Around the Region, California State University, California State University Long Beach, Idaho National Laboratory, microplastic degradation, National Science Foundation, research grant, University of Notre Dame Radiation Laboratory, Valparaiso University

Valparaiso building project features two-sided power generating solar panels

August 28, 2020 – By Larry Avila Leave a Comment

Solar panels

Vale View at 260 S. Franklin St., built by Wayne Enterprises in Valparaiso, features what the company describes as the “state’s first commercial bifacial solar panel installation.”

Filed Under: Business News Bits, Commercial Real Estate, Construction, Energy/Environment, Real Estate & Building Tagged With: Around the Region, bifacial solar panels, Chester Inc., Emergent Solar Energy of the Purdue Research Park, green energy, solar power, Vale View Valparaiso, Wayne Enterprises

Payment assistance available for NIPSCO customers facing hardship during pandemic

July 31, 2020 – By Larry Avila Leave a Comment

Natural gas heat

NIPSCO is assisting customers facing hardship during the pandemic who are having difficulty paying for natural gas and electrical service.

Filed Under: Business News Bits, Energy/Environment Tagged With: Around the Region, COVID-19, customer assistance, NIPSCO, pandemic

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