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5/8/15

Duke Energy’s $1.9B Transmission & Distribution Plan and mandatory Smart Meter installation DENIED by the IURC!

Today the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission denied Duke Energy Indiana’s request for nearly $1.9B from captive ratepayers. In their final order, the IURC cited a lack of evidence as well as insufficient cost estimates to justify the expenditures...

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3/19/15

CAC Statement on IPL Underground Explosions

These continued incidents are putting the safety of the public at risk, bringing into question the reliability of electric service in Indianapolis, and adding significant costs and inconvenience to downtown businesses, residents and visitors. We...

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2/2/15

Duke’s Edwardsport Boondoggle: Overpaying and Underperforming

Hearings begin this Wednesday at the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) to determine who should pay the unbelievable costs associated with Duke Energy’s newest power plant, the problem-plagued and scandal-ridden Edwardsport IGCC plant in...

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12/16/14

Citizen Groups Seek Relief for Duke Edwardsport Rip-Off

Captive Hoosier ratepayers doled out nearly $400 million before Duke Energy’s Edwardsport coal gasification power plant delivered any net energy to the grid, according to testimony filed late Monday night by a coalition of citizen groups before the...

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8/19/14

Legislature Receives Report Detailing Success of Energizing Indiana

On August 15th, the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) submitted the Demand Side Management (DSM) Report to the Indiana General Assembly. The report, completed by The Energy Center of Wisconsin, was filed pursuant to the highly...

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6/10/14

CAC Submits Energy Efficiency Policy Comments and over 2,500 signatures

In response to the IURC’s call for written comments regarding energy efficiency and demand side management policy recommendations, CAC submitted written comments to the IURC, along with over 2,500 signatures and/or comments from the public.

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2/24/14

OPEN LETTER TO GOV. MIKE PENCE: STOP THE ASSAULT ON HOOSIER CONSUMERS AND JOBS, OPPOSE SB340

Citizens Action Coalition Executive Director Kerwin Olson asks Governor Pence to do the right thing for ALL Hoosier ratepayers.

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8/30/13

Duke Energy to Retire Wabash River Coal Units in Settlement

A coalition of Indiana environmental and citizens groups including the Sierra Club, Citizens Action Coalition, Valley Watch, and Save the Valley announced a legal settlement today that requires Duke Energy Indiana to stop burning coal at most of its...

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8/14/13

Groups Move for Recusal of Indiana Supreme Court Justice Mark Massa From Leucadia Coal Gasification Case

Citing Justice Mark Massa’s long and close relationship with the project director for the proposed Rockport coal gasification plant and his work as Gov. Mitch Daniels’ general counsel when the governor pushed enabling legislation for the project, the...

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7/1/13

CAC CALLS ON INDIANA ATTORNEY GENERAL TO INVESTIGATE INCREASED COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PRAIRIE STATE ENERGY CAMPUS

Citizens Action Coalition is calling on Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller to investigate any potential misrepresentation that led to communities extending their contracts to purchase power from the Indiana Municipal Power Agency (IMPA), a utility...

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