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.

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.