OPEN LETTER TO GOV. MIKE PENCE: VETO SB560

The Honorable Mike Pence, Governor of the State of Indiana:

Senate Bill 560 (Utility Transmission) will likely be headed to your desk in the near future. As a representative of over 40,000 residential ratepayers in our great State, Citizens...

American Electric Power Agrees to Retire Three Coal-Fired Power Plants in Major Clean Air and Climate Victory

Today a coalition of citizen groups, states and U.S. EPA announced a landmark settlement agreement with American Electric Power (AEP) requiring AEP to stop burning coal by 2015 at three power plants in Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky.

Indiana Public Interest Groups Announce Support for Legislation to Protect Hoosiers from Gas Rate Hikes

Today, a broad coalition of groups joined together to urge Indiana lawmakers to protect ratepayers from the huge financial risk associated with the proposed Leucadia coal gasification plant.

Consumer and Environmental Groups File Notice of Appeal Over Edwardsport IGCC

Today, a coalition of consumer and environmental groups filed notice with the Indiana Court of Appeals of their intention to appeal the approval of the settlement in the controversial Duke Energy Edwardsport IGCC proceeding by the Indiana Utility...

IURC: Impervious to Ethics Scandal

Today, a coalition of citizen groups filed an objection to the renewed participation of Chief Administrative Law Judge Lorraine Seyfried in proceedings relating to Duke Energy’s problem-plagued and scandal-ridden Edwardsport IGCC power plant.

New Poll Finds Hoosiers Oppose Sweetheart Deal for Duke Energy’s Edwardsport Coal Plant

Public opinion poll and companion report released by Sierra Club and Citizens Action Coalition chronicle history of corruption and cost overruns at Edwardsport. Unsurprisingly, the public is unsympathetic toward Duke Energy.

Consumer Groups file testimony opposing Edwardsport IGCC settlement

Experts: $2.595B “hard-cap” actually “firm floor”, IGCC plant will cost ratepayers at least $3.25B

Citizens Action Coalition joins fight to stop energy lobbyists from killing America's clean energy agenda

A “New-Grassroots Driven” Effort is Needed.

IURC rushing to judgment on Duke Energy’s Edwardsport IGCC while startup problems promise more costs to ratepayers

The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) continues to do a grave disservice to the captive ratepayers of Duke Energy Indiana. After denying a motion by the coalition of consumer and environmental groups to stay the current proceeding regarding...

Citizens groups launch new website to track troubled $5 Billion Prairie State Coal Plant.

Citizens Action Coalition joined a network of consumer and environmental organizations from the Midwest today and launched a new website to track developments at the controversial and problem plagued Prairie State Energy Campus (PSEC) coal-fired power...