2016 Indiana General Assembly Report, Week 1

Welcome to the first weekly report designed to inform CAC board and staff, as well as CAC members and the general public regarding our activities and work during the 2016 Indiana General Assembly. The 2016 legislative session is the "short" session...

CAC 2015 Annual Report

Our latest fact sheet on the NIPSCO fixed rate increase.

Tell the OUCC: Enough is Enough! No NIPSCO Rate Hike!

  A settlement was reached in the NIPSCO rate case. If approved, it will raise your monthly fixed charge 27.3% and your energy usage charge 13.9%! This amounts to a monthly bill increase for the average NIPSCO customer of $12.42 or 15.1%. NIPSCO...

Court Strikes Down Approval to Spend $90 Million on Vectren’s Aging Power Plants

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, October 30, 2015 CONTACT: Kerwin Olson, Citizens Action Coalition, kolson@citact.orgWendy Bredhold, Sierra Club , wendy.bredhold@sierraclub.orgMatthew Gerhart, Earthjustice, mgerhart@earthjustice.orgJohn Blair,...

Indiana Slated To Be a Corridor for Nuclear Waste Shipments

For immediate release: October 27. 2015 Contact: Mallory Holmes mholmes@citact.org Stop Fukushima Freeways Campaign Kicks Off INDIANAPOLIS – Countless nuclear waste shipments will crisscross Indiana’s roads if plans for the country’s first...

Broad Coalition: Reject IPL's Monthly Increase and Create Rate Class for Vulnerable Populations

              FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 28, 2015 Expert Testimony: Need for Assistance Program is Critical  INDIANAPOLIS – A broad and diverse coalition of consumer, human service, and social justice...

Final Data Shows Canceling Energizing Indiana was a Mistake

  The Program Created Nearly 19,000 Hoosier jobs, Proved Cost Effective at 4 cents/kWh    For Immediate Release: June 11, 2015                           ...

Duke Energy’s $1.9B Transmission & Distribution Plan and mandatory Smart Meter installation DENIED by the IURC!

  For immediate release - May 8, 2015Contact: Kerwin Olson kolson@citact.org Jennifer Washburn jwashburn@citact.org INDIANAPOLIS - Today the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission denied Duke Energy Indiana’s request for nearly $1.9B from...

CAC Statement on IPL Underground Explosions

            For Immediate Release - March 19, 2015Contact: Kerwin Olson kolson@citact.org                Lindsay Shipps lshipps@citact.org We are appreciative that the...