Two former IURC workers named to utility commission
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission openings generated heavy interest. Gov. Mike Pence added a second round of interviews in order to hear from 21 candidates.
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Indiana regulators approve $1B NIPSCO upgrade plan
The Merrillville-based utility estimates rates for its 457,000 electricity customers will rise 0.5 percent in 2015 and then about 1 percent per year through 2020 under the plan approved by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.
Pence cracks door to electricity deregulation
The Pence administration is discussing whether to include electric-utility deregulation in a new state energy policy, making Indiana one of the few states since California’s electricity crisis to consider opening its market to competition.
House panel OKs bill that loosens energy-efficiency rules
Sen. Jim Merritt said the existing energy-efficiency program is unfair to industries because many of them are already paying for sophisticated in-house programs focused on cutting energy use and pursuing other efficiencies.
Rockport plant might not be dead, after all
A controversial power plant planned for southern Indiana has quickly and quietly moved forward after developers said they no longer planned to pursue the project.
Bottleneck bedevils Indiana’s mighty wind turbines
Lack of transmission lines keeps green energy from flowing to the Midwest.
Industry group says Indiana added 960 solar jobs
Tuesday's annual report by The Solar Foundation said Indiana saw a 178-percent increase in solar-industry jobs from 2012 to 2013.
Former Indiana regulatory attorney reprimanded
The Indiana Supreme Court has publicly reprimanded a former regulatory attorney for negotiating a job for himself with Duke Energy Corp. while presiding over a case involving a Duke project.
Duke Energy Indiana seeks solar power proposals
Duke Energy Indiana is taking proposals for solar power projects called for under a settlement the utility reached last year with consumer groups.
Indiana Michigan Power plans $500M in improvements
A utility that provides electricity for more than 582,000 homes and businesses in Indiana and Michigan has begun a $500 million project to improve infrastructure over the next eight years.
Gas utilities warn of big January bill increases
Natural gas customers in central Indiana will pay $30 to $50 more than a year ago when they receive their January gas bills because of the unusually cold weather.
Propane shortage hits Indiana sellers, customers hard
Central Indiana propane dealers are rationing their inventories to help supplies last and transporting propane here from as far away as Mississippi, Kansas and South Carolina. An estimated 500,000 Hoosiers rely on propane to heat their homes.
Utility regulatory openings generate heavy interest
Twenty-one candidates are in the running to fill two openings on the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.
Propane costs soar amid winter supply squeeze
Many distributors in the Midwest are limiting the amount of propane they deliver to customers. And the Indiana attorney general’s office is urging Hoosiers to conserve the amount of propane used to heat their homes.
NiSource’s pipelines make it a prime takeover target
NiSource, which operates the largest natural gas distribution company and second largest electric distribution company in the state, could be acquired by a company seeking to profit from the shale-gas boom.
Gas leak prompts downtown evacuations
Streets were closed Monday morning near the Central Library as utility crews tried to suss out the cause of the leak.
Two groups challenge Indiana coal-gasification permit
The Sierra Club and Valley Watch want an administrative law judge to strike down the Department of Environmental Management's December decision to extend Indiana Gasification's permit until June 27.
Two of three Pyramids buildings to open following main break
Water issues have caused numerous problems for businesses around the city in the wake of this week's winter storm.
Fewer than 5,000 utility customers still without power
The combined outages were down from more than 40,000 power outages Monday after temperatures plunged into the negative teens.
Thousands still without power amid bitter cold
Indianapolis-area power companies called in hundreds of out-of-town workers, many from out of state, to repair downed lines amid Monday’s record-setting cold. About 20,000 customers still lacked power late Monday.