Citizen Power Newsletter - October 2019

  In this edition of our Citizen Power newsletter, you'll find the latest news from Indiana's oldest consumer advocacy organization, including updates on the Duke Energy rate case, Indiana Michigan Power, NIPSCO rate case, Vectren coal ash and...

Miami County FSA Comment 07/03/19

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- Duke Energy Long-Term Plan Misses the Mark

Latest Duke Energy Indiana Proposal Clings to Fossil Fuels, Dismisses Renewables

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 24, 2019   CONTACTS: Kerwin Olson, Executive Director, Citizens Action Coalition, 317-735-7727, kolson@citact.org  Alex Formuzis, Communications Director, Environmental Working Group, 202-667-6982, alex@ewg...

2019 Indiana General Assembly Report, Final Report

  The first regular session of the 121st Indiana General Assembly ended a bit before midnight Wednesday, April 24th—five days ahead of the statutory deadline Although sine die is statutorily April 29th, lawmakers scurried out of town due to the NRA...

VICTORY: Vectren's request for a new power plant denied by IURC (2019)

4/24/19 UPDATE: The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission rejected Vectren's request to build a new gas-fired power plant, but approved the retrofits to Vectren's existing coal-fired power plants. Below are links to the press releases regarding this...

Indiana Regulators Reject Vectren's Proposal for Massive Gas Plant

  The billion-dollar facility would have cost utility customers more for an unnecessary plant   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 24, 2019   CONTACTS: Thom Cmar, Earthjustice, (212) 845-7387, tcmar@earthjustice.org Kerwin Olson,...

2019 Indiana General Assembly Report, Week 14

The end of the 2019 Indiana General Assembly is finally in sight. This past week we saw the final, full week of committee meetings for this year’s session. CAC monitored meetings of the Senate Judiciary Committee, the Senate Environmental Affairs...

2019 Indiana General Assembly Report, Week 13

Issues at the Statehouse are beginning to reach a fever pitch. This is usually the point in session where legislative priorities boil off and we see what is left.  We saw this with the omnibus gaming bill and the bias crimes debate. Some things,...

OPEN LETTER TO GOVERNOR ERIC HOLCOMB: VETO HB 1470

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 2, 2019   CONTACT: Kerwin Olson, Executive Director, Citizens Action Coalition, 317-735-7727 The Honorable Eric Holcomb, Governor of the State of Indiana:   As representatives of tens of thousands...