Press Releases

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11/19/21

CAC Asks IURC to Reject CenterPoint Electric Plan

CenterPoint is currently before the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (“IURC”) seeking permission to charge electric ratepayers at least $23 a month to pay for two new fossil gas-fired power plants, which would produce a combined 460 megawatts of...

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4/8/21

Advocates Condemn Indiana Move to Curb Solar

A broad coalition of solar, environmental, and consumer advocates condemn a recent decision that will considerably set back the rooftop solar market in Southwest Indiana.

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10/5/20

CenterPoint Energy (Vectren) must acknowledge hedge fund affiliation

Public Citizen and Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana today filed a complaint under the Federal Power Act asking the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to require that CenterPoint Energy disclose its affiliation with the notorious hedge...

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6/30/20

GOV. HOLCOMB – ACT NOW! PROTECT ALL HOOSIER CONSUMERS

There was cause for celebration yesterday after the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (“IURC”) extended the utility shut-off moratorium until August 14th. Sadly, tens of thousands of Hoosiers remain without shutoff protection as they are served by...

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5/11/20

Consumer Advocates Call on Gov. Holcomb to Reject Unprecedented Utility Greed

Indiana’s large investor-owned electric and gas monopoly utilities filed a petition before the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (“IURC”) asking permission to allow them to categorize lower energy sales as an expense caused by the Coronavirus...

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5/7/20

Public Interest Groups Unite to Form Duke Energy Watchdog

A coalition of public interest, social justice, watchdog and environmental groups are joining forces to hold Duke Energy, the largest investor-owned U.S. electric utility, accountable for its policies, which impact almost 8 million Americans in six...

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4/15/20

Governor Holcomb: Utility Affordability Task Force is needed to Address Implications of Pandemic and to Protect Consumers

Governor Eric Holcomb must act now to address the financial cliff that is coming once emergency orders are lifted, specifically the moratorium on utility disconnects. Action is needed to ensure that utility arrearages incurred during the crisis do not...

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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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3/16/20

Governor Holcomb: Extend Winter Disconnect Moratorium

INDIANAPOLIS - In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Citizens Action Coalition and the Indiana Community Action Association are calling on Governor Holcomb to not only extend Indiana’s Winter Disconnect Moratorium, which officially ended yesterday, but...

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2/7/20

Applied Economics Clinic Report Published on behalf of CAC

INDIANAPOLIS – 2/7/20 - The Applied Economics Clinic report published today, A Whole New Ballgame: Indiana Coal and the New Energy Landscape, responds to several myths that persist regarding claimed benefits of aging coal-fired generators over...

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