Energy Policy

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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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Unreliable Fossil-Fuel Plants, High Coal and Gas Costs Lead to NIPSCO Rate Hike

November 29, 2022

If approved by the IURC, the average NIPSCO residential customer electric bill will increase by $6.14 per month beginning in February of 2023 and continuing through April of 2023, according to NIPSCO’s filing.

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Broken Coal Plant Leads to Rising CenterPoint Electric Bills

November 21, 2022

If approved by the IURC, the average CenterPoint residential customer electric bill will increase by $13.20 for the months of February, March, and April of 2023, according to CenterPoint’s filing.

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Integrated Resource Plans (IRPs)

September 22, 2022

IRPs describe how utilities plan to provide electricity to their customers over the next 20 years.

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AES Rate Hike (2022)

August 1, 2022

For nearly one year, AES's Eagle Valley fossil gas-fired power plant sat idle, failing to provide electricity to customers, yet customers continued to pay for the power plant in their monthly bills.

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Expensive, Unreliable Fossil Fuels Causing Yet Another Duke Rate Increase

August 1, 2022

Hoosier families served by Duke will pay more than $40/month more on average beginning in October than they did during the same period last year.

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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.

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Energy Policy

Unreliable Fossil-Fuel Plants, High Coal and Gas Costs Lead to NIPSCO Rate Hike

Broken Coal Plant Leads to Rising CenterPoint Electric Bills

Integrated Resource Plans (IRPs)

AES Rate Hike (2022)

Expensive, Unreliable Fossil Fuels Causing Yet Another Duke Rate Increase

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

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2026 Indiana General Assembly

AES wants to hike your electric bill by another $30/month

Duke wants another $3.3 billion after getting $244 million rate hike

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