Utility agenda: Construction Work in Progress (CWIP)

Construction Work In Progress (CWIP) lets utilities charge ratepayers for the cost of financing new power plants during construction, before they are completed and providing electricity. 

Under former law, utilities could not collect...

Indiana's energy plan endangers the well-being of Hoosiers

Anti-consumer energy laws passed in Indiana over the last two decades need to be repealed.

June 2012

2012 Indiana General Assembly Final Report

The following is a synopsis of the happenings at the 2012 Indiana General Assembly. We did not compile any voting records from the 2012 session of the Indiana General Assembly as no floor votes were taken on bills of significance regarding utility...

Enough is Enough! I&M Wants You to Pay 22% More on Your Electric Bills (and the rate hikes won’t stop there).

Indiana Michigan Power wants the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) to let them raise your base rates by an unwarranted $147.8 million! TELL THE IURC TO SAY NO!!!

Duke's Edwardsport Plant Debacle

The now $3 billion Edwardsport Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) coal-fired power plant currently under construction by Duke Energy has been shrouded in controversy since Duke Energy first filed for approval before the IURC in 2006. The...

2012 Indiana General Assembly Bill Watch List

Legislation CAC is watching in the 2012 Indiana General Assembly.

2011 Voting Records

If you want to know how much money your legislators took from utility interests and how they voted on the issues we work on, we have compiled the information here for you.

2011 General Assembly - Bad Energy Policy Bills Passed

The following are the synopses of the energy policy bills that passed the 2011 Indiana General Assembly. Unfortunately, this year they were ALL bad bills.

2011 Indiana General Assembly - Dead Good Bills

This is a summary of bills that CAC supported that did not make it out of the 2011 Indiana General Assembly.

2011 General Assembly - Dead Bad Bills

These are the bills that (thankfully) did not make it out of the 2011 General Assembly alive.