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6/22/12

IURC rushing to judgment on Duke Energy’s Edwardsport IGCC while startup problems promise more costs to ratepayers

The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) continues to do a grave disservice to the captive ratepayers of Duke Energy Indiana. After denying a motion by the coalition of consumer and environmental groups to stay the current proceeding regarding...

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11/15/23

IURC Must Consider Affordability in Indiana Michigan Rate Case

CAC filed the testimony of Program Director, Ben Inskeep, in I&M's rate case (Cause No 45933). CAC asked the IURC to completely reject the rate hike and urged them to take several steps to protect Hoosiers facing an acute unaffordability crisis...

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5/22/23

IURC Must Consider Affordability in I&M Solar Case

CAC recommends that the IURC approve the two solar PPAs while denying the two costly PSA projects proposed to be owned and operated by the Company.

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10/12/23

IURC Must Consider Affordability in AES Rate Case

Ben Inskeep, CAC Program Director, asked the IURC to reject AES Indiana’s proposed rate increase, and lower the residential monthly fixed charge and the profit margin included in the rates that customers pay to AES Indiana. Mr. Inskeep concluded that...

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12/4/19

IURC Approves NIPSCO Proposal That Will Drive Up Customers’ Energy Bills

INDIANAPOLIS - 12/4/19 - Today, the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (“IURC”) approved a proposal by NIPSCO which will allow six large companies to buy most of their energy from outside markets. This decision will shift between $40M and $60M...

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12/15/10

Is Governor Daniels Serving Up yet another Coal-Fired Boondoggle for Hoosier Ratepayers?

The Indiana Finance Authority (IFA) is meeting Thursday December 16 at 9:00 AM on the 9th floor of One North Capitol, directly across the street from the Indiana Statehouse. The IFA is set to discuss a resolution (...

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10/26/15

Indiana Slated To Be a Corridor for Nuclear Waste Shipments

Countless nuclear waste shipments will crisscross Indiana’s roads if plans for the country’s first nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain in Nevada advance. Today Citizens Action Coalition released maps of the routes that radioactive shipments...

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4/24/19

Indiana Regulators Reject Vectren's Proposal for Massive Gas Plant

Today, regulators at the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission rejected a proposal for a new gas-fired power plant by Vectren, proposed in early 2018 to replace the bulk of its aging, inefficient coal-burning units.

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2/6/13

Indiana Public Interest Groups Announce Support for Legislation to Protect Hoosiers from Gas Rate Hikes

Today, a broad coalition of groups joined together to urge Indiana lawmakers to protect ratepayers from the huge financial risk associated with the proposed Leucadia coal gasification plant.

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3/20/20

Indiana Coalition for Human Services Praises First Steps

Now more than ever, Hoosiers need to pull together and support one another. The COVID-19 pandemic and the steps needed to end its spread will undoubtedly deepen the financial challenges many households in Indiana were already experiencing, and will...

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