The petition argues that the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission erred when it voted 3-1 to allow AES to collect an additional $71 million from its Indianapolis-area electric customers through base rate increases.
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The move follows Indiana Gov. Mike Braun’s demotion of IURC Chairman Andy Zay after the agency approved an AES rate hike.
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In a joint statement with Abby Gray, head of the state’s Office of Utility Consumer Counselor, Braun called the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission’s decision “unacceptable.”
The Indiana Utility Consumer Counselor says Duke Energy Indiana over-collected more than $89 million from its ratepayers and is set to over-collect another $86 million annually.
Breaking up PJM Interconnection LLC would leave Carmel, Indiana-based Midcontinent Independent System Operator, or MISO, as the top electric grid operator in the nation.
Under Trump’s orders, the Energy Department has required fossil-fueled power plants in Michigan, Indiana, Colorado and Washington state to keep operating past their retirement dates.
Carmel-based Midcontinent Independent System Operator included natural gas power plants proposed by Merrillville-based NIPSCO and Terre Haute-based Hallador Power Co. on a list of seven that are set to be considered.
The power needed to operate data centers has increasingly drawn public scrutiny to the projects. But a draw from the power grid is just one of the energy issues at play.
The deal would create the world’s biggest regulated electric utility business by market capitalization, the companies said Monday.
Under the agreement, Canada-based AtkinsRéalis will serve as the exclusive engineering, procurement and construction management provider for First American Nuclear Co.
Indiana regulators on Tuesday spent hours questioning the state’s biggest energy providers on their rates, customer service and more amid rising frustration from ratepayers.
The companies committing to the pledge included Google, Microsoft, Meta, Oracle, xAI, OpenAI and Amazon.
President Trump wants the companies to sign pledges committing to foot the power bill for energy-hungry data centers, which are blamed for driving up electricity costs.
A consortium led by a BlackRock subsidiary and EQT Infrastructure said AES Indiana and AES Ohio will remain “locally operated and managed regulated utilities.”
The project includes 250 megawatts of solar generation and 180 megawatt-hours of energy storage at the existing Petersburg Generating Station.
House Bill 1002 requires the state’s investor-owned utilities to start low-income-customer assistance programs, bans service shutoffs in the summer and moves all customers to “levelized” billing plans.
The mid-Atlantic grid operated by PJM encompasses all or parts of 13 states, including Indiana.
The change is part of the Trump EPA’s broader goal of slashing regulations, saying they are hindering economic growth.
First American Nuclear, a startup developing a fast-spectrum small modular reactor for nuclear energy, announced on Nov. 4 it is planning to invest more than
$4 billion to move its headquarters to Indiana and develop a nuclear plant and “energy park” in the state.
Solar and storage accounted for 85% of the new power added to the grid in the first nine months of the Trump administration. Experts say that’s because demand is high and the technologies can be deployed quickly.
Indiana utility customer advocacy groups on Tuesday released a slate of ambitious reforms they say would promote affordability for struggling residential and small-business ratepayers.
The health care system’s plan to meet its energy needs includes working closely with its electricity provider, AES Indiana, building additional backup power systems and operating its own natural gas utility plant for heating and cooling.
