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OUCC recommends denial of new Duke natural gas-fired power plant at Cayuga Generating Station

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 9:25 AM

By Staff report

Duke Energy is seeking IURC approval to build a new natural gas-fired power plant in Vermillion County, including permission to recover costs through future rates.

In testimony, the utility estimates project costs at approximately $3.33 billion.

Duke Energy customers have the opportunity to comment for the formal record on the utility's proposal to build and operate a new power plant in Vermillion County. The proposed 1,476-megawatt facility would include two natural gas-fired generating units and would replace the coal-fired units at the Cayuga Generating Station.

The project could lead to a 5.4% rate increase for customers between 2026 and 2032.

The OUCC filed the following testimony on May 8 recommending denial of the request as proposed:

  1. Latham
  2. Armstrong
  3. Hanks
  4. Hoff
  5. Sanka
  6. Kelley
  7. Baker
  8. Consumer Comments

Duke Energy filed its petition and the following testimony on Feb. 11:

All publicly filed documents in this case (Cause No. 46193) are available on the IURC's website.

The utility is scheduled to file rebuttal testimony on  May 29.

IURC public field hearings were held in Bloomington and Terre Haute in April.

 

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