Positive Environmental Impact • Maintaining Reliable and Affordable Service • Flexible, Balanced and Diverse Portfolio • Effective Regulatory and Legislative Partnerships
We are progressing on our Indiana energy transition plan that seeks to provide a balanced, flexible renewable energy mix to help support a cleaner environment, while responsibly managing costs for our customers.
In 2023, we unveiled the details of our latest Integrated Resource Plan for our Indiana Electric business that details our approach to providing sufficient electric generation for our customers over the next two decades. The plan was the culmination of a year-long process, including in-depth analysis and extensive input from the public. It outlines the ongoing planned transition of coal-powered thermal generation to a cleaner portfolio utilizing a mix of natural gas and renewable energy sources to produce electricity for the region.
The plan is expected to provide aggregate savings of $80 million to our customers and reduce carbon emissions by as much as 95% over the next 20 years, while striving to maintain reliable electric service. We expect to have approximately 1,000 MWs of power generation in Indiana from renewables available by 2026.
To advance this initiative, we have transitioned 635 MWs of coal-fired generation with the closures of A.B. Brown Units 1 and 2 and the exit of our joint ownership agreement in the Warrick Unit. We developed plans to transition the remaining coal-fired generation with the retirement of F.B. Culley Unit 2 in 2025 and the conversion of F.B. Culley Unit 3 to natural gas-fired combustion turbines. The two gas-fired combustion turbines under construction at the A.B. Brown Generating Station will continue to reduce our emissions and maintain our focus on the environment while providing our customers a cost-effective option for delivering energy.
CenterPoint Energy is also constructing a solar facility in Posey County, Indiana, consisting of more than 30,000 panels.
“Our recommended mix of renewable and natural gas resources is expected to maintain the ability to turn on generating resources during times of greatest demand supporting reliability and continuing our strategy of providing cleaner electricity that meets customers’ future energy needs.”
— Shane Bradford, Vice President, Indiana Electric
Indiana Electric
- Serves approximately 150,000 electric metered customers
- Owns and operates more than 1,000 miles of transmission lines
- Owns and operates more than 7,000 miles of distribution lines
- Has generation capacity of more than 700 MW
Generation Transition Timeline

Renewables
Renewables represent the next component of our generation transition plan:
2026:
- Expect to have approximately 1,000 MWs of power generation from sources such as wind and solar
2030:
- 80% of energy produced is expected to be from wind and solar resources
- Expect to add 200 MW of wind and 200 MW of solar, with the potential need for an additional 400 MW of wind resources by 2032
We offer large industrial customers the option to opt-in to our Green Energy Rider. Through this program, a customer’s power is generated from locally sourced renewable generation, which can help them meet their own sustainable and renewable energy goals.
For every megawatt hour (MWh) of renewable power produced, CenterPoint Energy receives a Renewable Energy Credit (REC). Since mid-2008, we marketed these RECs to other parties including REC brokers and other utilities. The revenue received from the sale of RECs is credited to our retail electric customers to reduce their total bills.
Grid Modernization and Investment
In 2023, CenterPoint Energy completed and filed Indiana Electric’s initial seven-year transmission and distribution modernization plan and received approval to extend the plan for another five years, including an additional $454 million in proposed capital investments across seven program areas addressing infrastructure in distribution, transmission and substations.
Our grid modernization plan is designed to provide future long-term electric supply needs in a safe, reliable manner. Through a combination of innovative practices, we have improved our operations and upgraded our energy delivery infrastructure to help with our transition to a cleaner energy future:
- Dropped average storm-related outages by 10 minutes over the last five years
- 159,000 electric smart meters installed
- 99,824 gas smart meters installed
- Trimmed trees along nearly 7,000 miles of electric distribution lines
Based on 2011-2023
Just Transition
As our Indiana Electric business transitions from coal-powered thermal generation to cleaner energy sources, we are responding to the changing needs of our workforce and the communities we serve.
We are thoughtful in pursuing a just transition for our coal plant employees. Our internal safety and technical training professionals are leading engagements and skills-based development programs for impacted employees to transition to other areas of the company, including our renewable operations division. With the retirement of A.B. Brown 1 and 2 coal-fired units, we hosted information sessions and small group meetings with the workforce to discuss available resources, provided reskilling opportunities and were proud to transition all employees of the units to other areas in the organization, without any job losses.
Our company supports workforce development initiatives that will help prepare our workforce and communities to respond to the energy needs of the future. In addition to developing new training centers and providing opportunities to enhance employee development, we engage with the Center for Energy Workforce Development, a nonprofit consortium of energy companies, employees and associations, to enable a skilled workforce for the energy transition.
The CenterPoint Energy Foundation also awards grants to support energy-related workforce development programs, local educational initiatives and STEM learning.

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Generation transition plan involves forward-looking statements and risk and uncertainties. For more information, see Cautionary Statement and the risk factors included in our annual report on Form 10-K, our quarterly report on Form 10-Q and in other reports we filed with SEC.