Solar + storage project comes online in shadow of Indiana coal-fired plant

Posted on February 11, 2026 by Ritesh Pothan

AES Indiana has installed a solar and storage system outside the Petersburg Generating Station, a 2-GW coal-fired plant that is transitioning to natural gas. The 250-MW solar and 180-MWh storage Petersburg Energy Center is now online in the utility territory. The solar and storage system is replacing two of the coal-powered units that began operation…

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About Ritesh Pothan

Ritesh Pothan, is an accomplished speaker and visionary in the Solar Energy space in India. Ritesh is from an Engineering Background with a Master’s Degree in Technology and had spent more than a decade as the Infrastructure Head for a public limited company with the last 9 years dedicated to Solar and Renewable Energy. He also runs the 2 largest India focused renewable energy groups on LinkedIn - Solar - India and Renewables - India
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