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Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission to host investigative inquiry on energy affordability
The inquiry will review energy providers’ cost explanations and seek an affordability metric reflecting diverse household needs, addressing long-standing concerns of Hoosiers.
- Next month, the IURC will schedule an inquiry into energy affordability on March 5, with utilities expected to testify, announced by the IURC.
- Many Hoosiers say they are paying far too much and do not understand their energy bills, describing a long‑standing, anxiety‑provoking problem after more than a decade.
- The commission will hear from AES, CenterPoint Energy, Duke Energy, NIPSCO, and IURC Chairman Andy Zay, who said `We want our ratepayers' costs to be as little as possible`.
- Supporters noted that lawmaker support and officials said the inquiry aims to listen and seek resolution, with Zay said, `We want our ratepayers' costs to be as little as possible, but we also want our utilities to be successful`.
- IURC Chairman Andy Zay said the commission hopes to find a metric for affordability by using utilities' testimony on how usage maps to costs.
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Source: WISH-TV / WISH-TV Hoosiers Hit by Rising Energy Bills INDIANAPOLIS — State regulators are stepping in as Hoosiers face a growing crisis over the cost of keeping the lights on. The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) announced it will hold a high-stakes public inquiry on March 24, 2026. The meeting, set for 9:45 a.m. at the PNC Center in downtown Indianapolis, aims to pull back the curtain on why utility bills continue to climb a…
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