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4/15/20

Governor Holcomb: Utility Affordability Task Force is needed to Address Implications of Pandemic and to Protect Consumers

Governor Eric Holcomb must act now to address the financial cliff that is coming once emergency orders are lifted, specifically the moratorium on utility disconnects. Action is needed to ensure that utility arrearages incurred during the crisis do not...

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3/20/20

Indiana Coalition for Human Services Praises First Steps

Now more than ever, Hoosiers need to pull together and support one another. The COVID-19 pandemic and the steps needed to end its spread will undoubtedly deepen the financial challenges many households in Indiana were already experiencing, and will...

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3/16/20

Governor Holcomb: Extend Winter Disconnect Moratorium

INDIANAPOLIS - In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Citizens Action Coalition and the Indiana Community Action Association are calling on Governor Holcomb to not only extend Indiana’s Winter Disconnect Moratorium, which officially ended yesterday, but...

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2/7/20

Applied Economics Clinic Report Published on behalf of CAC

INDIANAPOLIS – 2/7/20 - The Applied Economics Clinic report published today, A Whole New Ballgame: Indiana Coal and the New Energy Landscape, responds to several myths that persist regarding claimed benefits of aging coal-fired generators over...

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12/9/19

Report on Indiana Michigan Power Company 2018-19 Integrated Resource Plan

12/2/19 - Important issues found in reviewing Indiana utilities’ 2016 Plans include biases both against retiring coal generation and against adopting new efficiency measures and renewable resources. This testimony is part of a joint AEC and Energy...

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12/4/19

IURC Approves NIPSCO Proposal That Will Drive Up Customers’ Energy Bills

INDIANAPOLIS - 12/4/19 - Today, the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (“IURC”) approved a proposal by NIPSCO which will allow six large companies to buy most of their energy from outside markets. This decision will shift between $40M and $60M...

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10/24/19

A Future for Indiana Coal: Emissions and Costs of Alternative Electric Generation

The report finds that replacing aging coal with renewables reduces emissions and saves money and that gas-fired resources do not provide clear benefits as a bridge to greater renewables.

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6/24/19

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

Duke Energy wants to force its Indiana customers to pay for a business-as-usual plan that continues to rely almost exclusively on dirty and expensive coal- and gas-fired power plants, ignoring the enormous potential of clean, safe, efficient and...

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4/24/19

Indiana Regulators Reject Vectren's Proposal for Massive Gas Plant

Today, regulators at the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission rejected a proposal for a new gas-fired power plant by Vectren, proposed in early 2018 to replace the bulk of its aging, inefficient coal-burning units.

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4/1/19

OPEN LETTER TO GOVERNOR ERIC HOLCOMB: VETO HB 1470

As representatives of tens of thousands of ratepayers in Indiana, the undersigned organizations respectfully request that you protect Hoosier ratepayers with the same vigor with which you are fighting to protect Hoosier taxpayers. We urge that you use...

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