Utilities warn of soaring costs related to federal order to keep coal units burning
Environment groups have filed a lawsuit to shut the coal units down.
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Environmental groups ask court to nullify order keeping Indiana coal units firing
Several environmental and customer advocacy nonprofits are trying to prevent the Trump administration from extending the life of two coal plants in Indiana that had been slated for retirement at the end of 2025.
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Rates ruling: Solar power takes center stage in legal dispute over southern Indiana utilities
A utility lawsuit dealing with rates for solar customers traveled all the way up to the Indiana Supreme Court, which ruled in favor of a major Indiana utility.
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Indiana takes steps to improve water sustainability
Hoosier lawmakers, utilities and water policy lawyers in recent years have begun to look more closely at supply and demand. Legislation passed by the General Assembly in 2019, for example, ties certain funding sources to evidence of effective water study and communication. Meanwhile, some of the state’s biggest utilities have begun efforts to increase collaboration so that water resources might be shared.
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State senator asks Rokita to investigate NIPSCO for deceptive consumer practices
Although state utility officials started investigating last fall, Sen. Mike Bohacek requested Rokita weigh in after several constituents raised concerns about increases in their energy bills.
Bill to address electric service affordability moves to Indiana House floor
House Bill 1002 requires the state’s investor-owned utilities to start low-income-customer assistance programs, bans service shutoffs in the summer and moves all customers to “levelized” billing plans.
Gov. Mike Braun’s second State of the State stresses affordability issues
The governor also celebrated data center development, but he said tech companies should pay for 100% of their power needs.
One attorney among nine finalists for IURC openings
Indiana officials on Thursday named nine finalists for three open seats on the powerful Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, which oversees electric, gas, water and telecommunications rates across the state.
Indiana lawmakers revisit ‘cable pollution’ complaints as locals press for state oversight
Indiana lawmakers on Wednesday revisited an increasingly visible problem hanging over — and sometimes buried beneath — Hoosier communities: dormant, abandoned and low-hanging utility lines left behind by telecommunications companies.
Ratepayer protection agency recommends against Duke’s coal-to-gas push
The state agency tasked with protecting utility consumers has asked regulators to reject Duke Energy Indiana’s “ill-advised” plan to retire two coal-powered units — and replace them with new natural gas units — at the Cayuga Generating Station in west-central Indiana.
Judge blocks ‘right of first refusal’ law on electric transmission projects as MISO readies to OK bids
U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt ruled that an act signed into law by Gov. Eric Holcomb in 2023 that gives local utilities the right of first refusal on electric transmission projects discriminates against interstate commerce.
Report finds that Hoosier electricity, energy costs continue to grow
In one year’s time, the state’s biggest utility companies disconnected 174,015 Hoosier households, turning off the lights and heat at a time when energy costs are growing faster than Hoosier paychecks.
Indiana ratepayer advocates hail ‘landmark’ settlement with data centers, utility company
If state regulators approve the settlement, it also will apply to new industrial customers with large electric loads.
In landmark move, EPA requires removal of all lead pipes within 10 years
The Environmental Protection Agency finalized a rule Tuesday requiring water utilities to replace all lead pipes in the United States within 10 years, a move aimed at eliminating a toxic threat that continues to affect tens of thousands of American children each year.
AES Indiana reaches agreement to raise electricity rates 7.3%
AES Indiana has reached a settlement agreement that would raise monthly rates next year by approximately 7.3% for the average residential customer but would clamp down on the utility’s disconnection practice and offer other consumer protections.
NIPSCO facing lawsuit from New York supplier
Merrillville-based Northern Indiana Public Service Co., or NIPSCO, is the subject of a lawsuit filed by New York-based Bolt Energy Services LLC.
IN justices grant transfer to Duke Energy, custody cases, deny transfer to separate Duke case
Indiana justices granted transfer to two cases for the week ending June 23, including one that involves Duke Energy’s nearly $2 billion economic development plan.
Indiana utility in top 5 for disconnections rate nationwide, new dashboard says
AES Indiana, one of the state’s “big five” investor-owned utility companies, logged the country’s fourth-highest rate of residential disconnections, according to data from an Indiana University dashboard launched Friday.
Indiana Supreme Court hears arguments in condemnation case against Duke Energy
A Bloomington manufacturer argued before the Indiana Supreme Court on Wednesday that it was unfairly forced to modify building plans for a new warehouse, claiming Duke Energy Indiana took part of its land without compensation.
Utilities notch legislative wins: New laws key in upcoming construction blitz, but others didn’t sway judges
Indiana’s powerful electric utility companies exited the state’s recent legislative session wielding key legislative victories, though it might take years to know the ultimate ramifications.
Holcomb signs controversial utility bill into law
Gov. Eric Holcomb signed into law Wednesday a controversial bill that could allow utilities to pass along certain costs to customers for federally mandated projects without having to get pre-approval for those projects from state regulators.
COA reverses IURC’s approval of certain Duke Energy coal-ash cleanup costs
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission shouldn’t have approved Duke Energy’s request to recover costs related to a federal environmental mandate for coal-ash cleanup that were incurred before the energy company received approval.
Bad-landlords measure gets unanimous Senate committee support
A measure allowing utility companies to ask courts to appoint receivers over certain landlords behind on their utility bills passed unanimously out of an Indiana Senate committee Thursday.