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Utility rates
Lawmaker seeks relief for fed-up water customers
April 11, 2013
Kathleen McLaughlinAs citizens of Zionsville, residents of the Royal Run subdivision have had little recourse against the Whitestown-owned water
utility that charges them 78 percent more than its customers to the north.
MoreIndiana lawmaker: Coal-gas plant no longer feasible
March 27, 2013
Associated PressAn Indiana lawmaker who opposes a 30-year contract with the developers of a proposed $2.8 billion coal-gasification plant
told a House committee Wednesday that the surge in U.S. shale gas production has driven down natural gas prices, leaving synthetic
gas projects unfeasible.
MorePence reappoints Atterholt chief of utility commission
March 27, 2013
Associated PressJames Atterholt was first named utility chief in 2010 to replace David Lott Hardy, who was fired by Gov. Mitch Daniels amid
an ethics probe involving Duke Energy Corp.
MoreIndiana House panel amends utility rate bill
March 13, 2013
Associated PressIndiana manufacturers and consumer groups opposed to a bill that would make it easier for power companies to raise their rates
won concessions Wednesday from House lawmakers.
MoreSenate panel waters down coal-gas measure
February 21, 2013
Associated PressA Senate committee is leaving a contentious battle over a proposed $3 billion coal-gasification plant in the Indiana Supreme
Court's hands for now.
MoreIndiana coal industry scrambling to save its future
February 16, 2013
Chris O'MalleyOptions include increasing exports as opposition to coal-fired electricity generation heats up at both national and local
levels.
MoreIndiana town takes unusual step to gain control of utility
February 16, 2013
Scott OlsonMooresville’s bid to purchase water operations likely will be decided in court.
MoreBill eases path for utilities to boost rates
January 26, 2013
Chris O'MalleyAn 11-page utility bill in the Indiana Senate that a consumer group likens to “a money grab” would hasten and
expand a utility’s ability to recover additional costs from customers.
MoreBill could be hurdle for proposed $2.8B synthetic gas plant
January 15, 2013
Chris O'MalleyUnder the legislation, state utility regulators could order Indiana Gasification LLC to make refunds to gas customers every
three years if the price of synthetic gas it produces from coal is greater than the market price of natural gas over the period.
MoreVectren digs in to fight gas plant
January 12, 2013
Chris O'MalleyA synthetic natural gas plant proposed downstate need only tweak its contract with would-be gas purchaser Indiana Finance
Authority to comply with an October court ruling and to proceed with the project, Indiana Gasification said in a recent filing
with the Indiana Court of Appeals. But opponents of the plant, led by Evansville-based gas and electric utility Vectren, immediately
objected.
MoreCourt rules Duke must cover ice storm costs
December 28, 2012
Associated PressThe Indiana Court of Appeals has upheld state regulators' rejection of Duke Energy's bid to pass $11 million in costs it incurred
during a 2009 ice storm onto its customers.
MoreWater utility eyes rate hikes to promote conservation
August 31, 2012
Chris O'MalleyCitizens Water is considering changes in the way it bills customers to conserve water during future droughts. Among the changes
could be periodic rate hikes to discourage heavy usage on peak days.
More$14M legal tab touches off new skirmish in Duke case
August 4, 2012
Chris O'MalleyCitizens Action Coalition, Sierra Club, Save the Valley and Valley Watch are hoping questions over legal fees the utility
agreed to pay attorneys for industrial customers scuttle a deal over cost overruns at the $3.3 billion Edwardsport coal gasification
plant.
MoreDuke Energy profit falls on Indiana plant settlement
May 4, 2012
Bloomberg NewsDuke Energy Corp. said first-quarter profit fell 42 percent after a regulatory settlement in Indiana increased costs and mild
weather reduced heating demand.
MoreIndiana announces proposed Duke Energy settlement
April 30, 2012
Associated PressDuke Energy Corp. has agreed to cap the cost of its troubled coal-gasification plant in southwestern Indiana at $2.6 billion,
or about $700 million less than the expected cost of construction, as part of a proposed settlement announced Monday.
MoreCitizens Energy projects greater, faster savings from deal
February 28, 2012
IBJ StaffCitizens Energy Group says savings from combining the city’s water and sewer utilities will be 13 percent higher than
expected and come two years sooner than previously predicted.
MoreElectric-grid facility in Carmel suffers $11M in damages
February 16, 2012
Scott OlsonIn a filing earlier this month, the Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator Inc. told federal regulators that a mechanical
failure in September contaminated the data center.
MoreUtility exec: Coal-gas plant's 'time has passed'
February 14, 2012
Associated PressA utility executive told a legislative committee Tuesday that a drop in natural gas prices as a result of the nation's
shale-gas boom have made a proposed southern Indiana coal-gasification plant a project "whose time has passed."
MoreMidwest ISO announces $6.5B in electric grid improvements
December 8, 2011
The Carmel-based not-for-profit's long-term plan recommends 215 new transmission infrastructure projects to improve reliability
of its electric grid.
MoreCritics seek conditions on Progress-Duke Energy merger
September 20, 2011
Associated PressCharlotte-based Duke Energy and Raleigh-based Progress Energy want to combine into one company with more than 7 million customers
in the Carolinas, Florida, Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio.
MoreStates cut programs to help poor cool their homes
July 21, 2011
Associated PressMany 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.
MoreAgency: Duke customers shouldn't pay $530M in overruns
July 8, 2011
Chris O'MalleyThe 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.
MoreControversial utility bill heads to governor
May 2, 2011
Chris O'MalleyOpponents 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.
MoreSettlement caps Citizens Energy customers' deal fees
April 23, 2011
Chris O'MalleyRatepayers would pay no more than $14 million to cover charges associated with Citizens' purchase of Indianapolis water and
sewer utilities. Some say the capped amount is too much.
MoreCitizens Energy agrees to document utility savings
April 13, 2011
Associated PressA not-for-profit public trust that wants to buy Indianapolis' water and sewer utilities has agreed to document all of
the savings it says the $1.9 billion deal would create. State regulators still must approve the transaction.
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Don't forget this is next to an MMA gym, a pawn shop, and some abandoned spaces.
Good project for Zionsville - A group who has owned the property for many years has waited and worked patiently to bring highest and best use development to a major corridor, and mix that in with the great downtown you have. Win Win. All the Best to Pittman Partners and Zionsville.