ENERGY TRANSITIONS
Ind. lawmakers: 'We need coal to survive'
Indiana's energy transition is gaining speed as utilities roll out plans to shut coal plants that have powered the Hoosier State for decades.
Jeffrey Tomich
Reporter
Jeffrey is a St. Louis-based reporter covering the Midwest power sector for Energywire. Focus areas include the shift by coal-dependent states to cleaner energy sources and the evolution of the utility business model in response to new technologies. Before joining E&E News, Jeffrey was the energy and environment reporter for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, where he won a SABEW award for a story on the Iowa ethanol boom. He also covered energy for Bloomberg News. A native of Houston, he is a Tulane University graduate with a double major in English and economics.
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