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States cut programs to help poor cool their homes

Many states hit hardest by this week's searing heat wave have drastically cut or entirely eliminated programs that help poor people pay their electric bills, forcing thousands to go without air conditioning when they need it most.

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Regulators approve Indianapolis water utility transfer

State regulators on Wednesday approved a proposal to transfer control of Indianapolis’ water and sewer utilities to a local not-for-profit trust. The $1.9 billion sale will put management of the utilities into the hands of Citizens Energy Group.

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Agency: Duke customers shouldn’t pay $530M in overruns

The Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor has filed a blistering rebuke of Duke Energy Corp. for the high cost of its Edwardsport coal-gasification plant and has asked regulators to deny Duke’s request to charge ratepayers $530 million for cost overruns.

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State panel: Ex-utility lawyer broke ethics law

The Indiana State Ethics Commission ruled Thursday that a former top lawyer at the state utility agency broke state law by participating in matters involving Duke Energy Corp. while talking with company officials about a job.

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IPL exec promoted to CEO

After about a month as interim CEO, Indianapolis Power & Light Co. executive Ken Zagzebski has won the job for good.

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City seeks bids for $300M sewage tunnel system

City officials are seeking bidders for the first phase of Indianapolis’ largest-ever public works project, an underground tunnel system equipped to store millions of gallons of raw sewage and prevent the excrement from flowing into local waterways.

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Watchdog: State agency heads colluded on gas deal

Former Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission chief David Hardy and the state's then-finance director, Jennifer Alvey, improperly discussed the merits of a $6.9 billion contract the Indiana Finance Authority ultimately struck with operators of the Indiana Gasification plant proposed for Rockport, plant opponents alleged Monday.

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Controversial utility bill heads to governor

Opponents say the legislation shifts clean-energy risks to ratepayers and protects utility shareholders. Utilities say they need the legislation to help them comply with federal pollution mandates.

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