Current Campaigns in Energy Policy

It’s Time to Get the Fox Out of the Hen House!

The evidence is mounting that the interests of residential and small business ratepayers are not being adequately protected by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC).  The IURC is charged... Read More »

NIPSCO: Enough is Enough! Stop the Rate Hikes!

NIPSCO (Northern Indiana Public Service Company) is currently seeking permission from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) to raise rates in order to install pollution control equipment... Read More »

IPL Rate Increase: A Dirty Deal for Hoosiers

Indianapolis Power and Light (IPL) is currently seeking permission from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) to raise rates in order to install pollution control equipment on their fleet... Read More »

Energizing Indiana: Home energy audits can help you save energy and save money!

Since our inception in 1974, Citizens Action Coalition has advocated that energy efficiency is the best mechanism to make energy more affordable, improve public health, and protect the quality of our... Read More »

Prairie State Coal Plant

At $9 billion, Prairie State threatens the electric rates of millions of electric customers - including many Hoosiers. Millions of Midwest electric customers, including customers of municipally-owned... Read More »

Latest in Energy Policy

May 2, 2013

It’s high time our elected officials recognize that ratepayers and taxpayers are the same people. Ratepayers deserve a voice!

April 11, 2013

At a time when everybody is being asked to do more with less, utility profits are soaring and now NIPSCO wants you to pay even more!

February 11, 2013

There is currently a bill under consideration, SB560, in the Indiana Senate which will effectively guarantee that captive gas and electric ratepayers will face enormous increases in their monthly bills. This legislation will essentially eliminate regulatory protections already in place for Indiana consumers and will shift almost all of the costs and risk of operating a monopoly utility company onto captive ratepayers.

February 4, 2013

On January 24, a little under a hundred folks made their way to the Indiana History Center to make their voices heard regarding IPL's current plan to raise electric rates.  

Some joined the Sierra Club protest before the hearing; some just came to speak to regulators about giving more money to IPL to continue to prop up old, outdated coal plants.  

January 25, 2013

Today, a coalition of consumer and environmental groups filed notice with the Indiana Court of Appeals of their intention to appeal the approval of the settlement in the controversial Duke Energy Edwardsport IGCC proceeding by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC).

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Energy Policy

It is CAC’s firm belief that energy must be safely and reliably delivered to Hoosiers at the least-cost possible. Consumer-oriented energy policies that create investment in renewables and energy efficiency make sense as the costs of coal and nuclear energy become more expensive.

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