CDM Smith to Conduct Major Coal to Gas Conversions in Indiana

Petersburg, Ind.— The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W), a prime contractor for the utility company AES Indiana, has selected CDM Smith to conduct the AES Petersburg coal to gas conversions at the generating station in Petersburg, Indiana. The current limited notice to proceed contract phase is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2024, and the full plant conversions are to be completed by the end of 2026. With this project’s completion, AES Indiana will become the first Indiana investor-owned utility to cease burning coal.

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