The Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor (OUCC) is recommending a substantial reduction to NIPSCO’s request for a $368.7 million electric base rate increase. Instead, the OUCC’s analysis shows that an increase of $203.2 million is warranted based on the case’s evidence and applicable law.
Continue readingNIPSCO recently announced that additional energy assistance programs are now open for enrollment to income eligible customers struggling to pay their gas utility bills.
Continue readingThe 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.
Continue readingNIPSCO received a decision from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) to adjust its gas rates.
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A public hearing is scheduled for Thursday, March 14 to take comments on a proposed NIPSCO electric generating facility. The hearing will begin at 6 p.m. CT at the La Porte Civic Auditorium at 1001 Ridge Street.
Continue readingNIPSCO, a subsidiary of NiSource Inc. announced the deployment of upgraded electric meters through the installation of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) technology.
Continue readingIncome-eligible customers, seniors, active military and veterans experiencing financial difficulty paying their gas utility bill may now apply for additional NIPSCO energy assistance programs.
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The railroad crossing in Burr Oak on State Road 17 in Marshall County is closed for a project.
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Officials with the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor are inviting written consumer comments for the official case record regarding a proposed NIPSCO electric rate increase.
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Plymouth Utility Superintendent Donnie Davidson provided the Plymouth Redevelopment Commission with an update this week on the solar project at the Wastewater Plant.
Continue readingArticle submitted by Jamie Fleury, The Pilot News Staff Writer
PLYMOUTH — Utilities Superintendent Donnie Davidson updated the Plymouth Board of Public Works that there were timing issues interfering with the completion of the Solar Project at the Wastewater Treatment Facility at full scale.
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An upcoming NIPSCO project will result in a scheduled electrical outage in Plymouth this week.
Continue readingThe Marshall County Commissioners reviewed information this week about a contract with NIPSCO concerning a circuit breaker upgrade.
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The local area is cleaning up after this weekend’s storms. The National Weather Service says 911 dispatchers got a number of reports of trees down in much of Marshall County Saturday evening, especially across the northern end along U.S. 6.
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NIPSCO says it’ll be shutting down part of the R.M. Schahfer Generating Station in Wheatfield by the end of the year. The utility company announced this week that coal-fired units 14 and 15 will be retired.
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Hundreds are without power, as high winds continue to blow across the area. NIPSCO and Kankakee Valley REMC were both reporting widespread outages Sunday, with about 700 customers without power in Plymouth alone.
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Efforts to make electric vehicle charging stations more easily available are getting a boost. Schools, government entities, and nonprofit organizations looking to add charging stations may have a chance to get grant funding. South Shore Clean Cities is teaming up with NIPSCO on the Project Plug-IN program.
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The Pioneer Drive project will involve a staggered closure schedule beginning tomorrow.
Continue readingThe local area is cleaning up after Monday’s storm. The Marshall County Emergency Management Agency is warning motorists not to drive around barricades and road closed signs. Residents are also asked not to try to remove limbs with power lines in them, due to the risk of electrocution.
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Plymouth City Engineer Rick Gaul is working with NIPSCO officials concerning the placement of a retention pond in the upcoming Hoham Drive reconstruction project.
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