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Director of Communications, Eric Burch
Email: eburch@oed.in.gov
Phone: 317.232.8944 | Fax: 317.232.8995
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- Highlights
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In the News
- Sietz Named Deputy Chief of Staff
- Geothermal Heat Pump Rebate Program
- Communities Pledge to Change a Light, Change the World
- Energetic Celebration set for today in Reynolds
- One bulb can make a difference
- NW Indiana Man Seeing Green in His Daily Commute
- The Ethanol Dream Continues
- Southwest Indiana Aims to be home to large natural gas plant
- UK Publication Profiles Indiana IGCC Initiative
- Developing Green: High Power Affordable Housing Symposium
The nation's first Waste-to-energy plant moving foward in Lake County
A project that will bring the nation's first commercial cellulosic ethanol plant utilizing municipal solid waste to Indiana is moving forward in Lake COunty. The 1,500 ton per day facility will produce 20 million gallons of fuel-grade ethanol plus other products each year. Read more about it here.
OED at Purdue
As part of the statewide campaign to increase the use of Compact Flourescent Lights (CFLs), OED sponsored a Purdue University men's basketball game against Ohio State on Saturday, January 12, 2008. As part of that sponsorship, OED recieved the game ball.
First New Baseload Power Plant in 20 years Receives Regulatory Approval
The Indiana Regulatory Commission has cleared the way for Duke Energy to build an Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) plant at Edwardsport, Indiana. The Edwardsport plant will be the first baseload power plant in Indiana in 20 years. Read more about it here.
Brandon Seitz Named Deputy Chief of Staff For Lt. Governor Skillman
OED Energy Division Manager Brandon Seitz has been tapped to be Deputy Chief of Staff for Lieutanant Governor Becky Skillman. Seitz will remain active in Energy issues, and will continue as the Co-Manager of the BioTown, USA project. Click here for details on Seitz new role in the Daniels/Skillman administration
Edwardsport IGCC plant Hearing
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission held a public hearing on Wednesday, August 29th 2007 about the proposed Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) plant proposed by Duke Energy for Edwardsport, Indiana. Read about it here.
Indiana Office of Enery & Defense Development Director John Clark provided this statement regarding the plant. Statement of John W. Clark
Indiana Energy Report 2007
With the help of an Office of Energy & Defense Development grant, the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs and the Indiana Geological Survey have produced a major report that assesses energy use in Indiana over the last 16 years. The report includes information about Indiana's consumption and production of heat, electricity and transportation energy. View the report here.
Energy Summit for Southwest Indiana
Media Coverage
- Evansville Courier & Press
- Inside Indiana Business
- Fox 7/Evansville
- 14News/WFIE/Evansville
- News25/WEHT/Evansville
Presentation
Governor Mitch Daniels updated the State's energy plan, Hoosier Homegrown Energy at the Southwest Indiana Energy Summit on August 30, 2007.
