April 27, 2021
Don Babcock, longtime regional economic development leader who retired from NIPSCO at the end of 2020, will join the staff of Purdue Northwest Chancellor Thomas L. Keon as director of economic development and community relations. Babcock, a PNW alumnus, will work to expand the university s efforts around community and economic development in Northwest Indiana.
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Purdue University Northwest announced today that longtime Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) director of economic development, Don Babcock, will be joining the staff of Chancellor Thomas L. Keon part-time, as director of economic development and community relations, to expand the university s efforts around community and economic development in Northwest Indiana, especially La Porte and Porter counties.
Capital Dynamics and Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCo), part of NiSource, have signed an agreement to bring 200MW of solar energy to the US state.
The build-transfer agreement is for the Elliot Solar project, in Gibson County, which will begin construction in summer 2022 and begin commercial operations in summer 2023.
Capital Dynamics will construct the project, and NIPSCO will enter into a joint venture once construction is complete. We are proud to partner with Capital Dynamics on another solar energy project in our home state, said Mike Hooper, NIPSCo president. The addition of Elliot Solar to NIPSCo s portfolio is a major step in our transition to lower-cost, cleaner and reliable energy for our customers.
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Samuel Insull is mostly forgotten today by the general public, but from the 1890s through the 1930s he was one of the most prominent figures in the U.S. economy. Indeed, Insull was such a notable personality that Orson Welles borrowed a chapter from his life and fashioned it into a segment of the landmark film “Citizen Kane.”
At the peak of his power, Insull’s fortune totaled roughly $100 million. But by the time of his death, he had only $1,000 to his name which had been sullied during the wreckage created by the Great Depression.
Shining in Edison’s Glow: Insull was born in London in 1859, the son of a tradesman who focused his Sunday energies on being a Congregationalist lay preacher. Insull’s education was patchy and by the age of 14, he began a series of clerking jobs in London-based offices, including a stint as a stenographer for the publication Vanity Fair.
MERRILLVILLE, Ind. â To celebrate the planet this Earth Day, April 22, NIPSCO customers can take advantage of energy efficiency offers and tips to help save energy and money at home as the weather turns warmer.
New to NIPSCO.com is the Home Online Marketplace. NIPSCO residential customers can take advantage of instant discounts of up to 75% off manufacturer suggested retail prices when they replace their energy-hogging light bulbs, thermostats, power strips and sink/shower fixtures with more energy-efficient products.
These WiFi-enabled devices can help reduce heating and cooling bills by up to 13% annually when users adjust or schedule the temperature when they are home or away. Free shipping is included on all purchases of $49 or more.
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New to NIPSCO.com is the Home Online Marketplace. NIPSCO residential customers can take advantage of instant discounts of up to 75% off MSRPs when they replace their energy-hogging light bulbs, thermostats, power strips and sink/shower fixtures with more energy efficient products.
NIPSCO also offers rebates to customers who are upgrading existing equipment with more energy efficient models. This can include furnaces, air conditioners, heat pumps, water heaters and more. Over time, these customers may also see energy cost savings on their bills. The amount of each rebate varies according to the qualifying item purchased. For information on available rebates and how to qualify, please visit NIPSCO.com/rebates.