Campaigns by Utility

As everything from food to healthcare becomes more expensive, costs of essential human services like heating your home and turning on your lights must remain affordable for Hoosiers. Citizens Action Coalition aggressively advocates for affordable utility rates. Find out what's happening with your utility company.

Campaign

NIPSCO Wants Customers to Pay to Clean Up its Coal Ash Pollution, Plus a Profit

July 11, 2022

NIPSCO wants to charge customers $40 million – plus earn a profit for their shareholders – to clean up the five coal ash ponds at its Michigan City coal-fired power plant.

News

CAC Condemns IURC Approval of CenterPoint Costly Gas Plants

June 28, 2022

Today, the IURC approved CenterPoint’s request to build two new gas power plants that will sit idle most of the time and significantly increase customer bills in the midst of a utility affordability crisis.

Campaign

CenterPoint Electric Rate Hike (2022)

June 28, 2022

On 6/28/22, the IURC approved CenterPoint’s request to build two new fossil gas power plants, raising monthly electric bills for residential customers by an average of $23 per month. The actual impact is likely to be even higher due to inflation and rising natural gas costs.

News

High Fossil Gas Prices Drive Looming 19% Rate Increase for AES-IN Ratepayers

June 20, 2022

AES is projecting that the price of fossil gas will be 288% higher for the months of September through November in 2022 than they were during the same period in 2021. AES Indiana has delayed transitioning to more affordable and clean energy solutions for years, and now Hoosiers are being asked to pay for those poor decisions through skyrocketing electricity bills.

News

CAC, Earthjustice, & Vote Solar Urge Duke Energy to Improve Public Input Opportunities & Pursue Cleaner, Affordable Alternative Path

May 18, 2022

According to comments and reports submitted by Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana (CAC), in partnership with Earthjustice and Vote Solar, Duke Energy Indiana (Duke) failed to comply with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission’s (IURC) rules governing Integrated Resource Plans (IRPs). Duke broke the rules by declining to properly provide opportunities for public engagement in their 2021 Integrated Resource Plan for electric utilities.

News

CAC Challenges Duke Energy Indiana’s Plan for More Fossil Fuels

May 17, 2022

Duke’s plan will keep Hoosiers paying for expensive and dirty energy for decades into the future. We found that Duke could save Hoosiers money while moving faster to clean energy solutions.

Search form