Sierra Club: AES Announces Plans to Stop Burning Coal by 2025, But Future of Petersburg Super Polluter Remains Unclear
February 26, 2022
February 26, 2022
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 26 (TNSOps) -- The Sierra Club issued the following statement:
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AES, the parent company of AES Indiana (formerly Indianapolis Power & Light) announced today that it will exit all coal operations by 2025. Meanwhile, AES Indiana issued a supplemental statement stating that the future of the two remaining unannounced coal units at its Petersburg Super Polluter coal plant in Southwest Indiana "has not been decided."
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AES, the parent company of AES Indiana (formerly Indianapolis Power & Light) announced today that it will exit all coal operations by 2025. Meanwhile, AES Indiana issued a supplemental statement stating that the future of the two remaining unannounced coal units at its Petersburg Super Polluter coal plant in Southwest Indiana "has not been decided."