The Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor will hold a public field hearing for public comments on NIPSCO’s pending electric rate request Tuesday, November 26 at 6 p.m. CT at the Ivy Tech Community College – Valparaiso Campus Auditorium at 3100 Ivy Tech Drive.
NIPSCO’s request would raise annual revenues for its electric utility by approximately $368.7 million. The flat, monthly connection charge for each residential customer would rise from $14.00 to $25.00. The volumetric portion of the bill would also rise. The utility’s testimony and exhibits project that an average monthly residential electric bill would rise to $166.90 for customers using 714 kWh and to $223.61 for customers using 1,000 kWh when new rates are fully implemented in March 2026, if approved.
NIPSCO officials are seeking the increase to pay for new generation facilities and infrastructure projects throughout its transmission and distribution system.
The utility’s current base rates were approved in August 2023.
Written public comments can be submitted by December 12 online at www.in.gov/oucc/2361.htm or by mail at Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor (OUCC), 115 W. Washington St., Suite 1500 SOUTH, Indianapolis, IN, 46204
Consumer comments will be included in the formal case record for Commission review. Comments should not contain sensitive or personal information as comments will become viewable and searchable once posted to the IURC’s online case file.
A second public field hearing in NIPSCO’s electric service territory will be scheduled for a later date.
