State Ratepayer Advocate Accuses Duke Energy of Overcharging Customers by $89 Million

State consumer advocate claims Duke is overcharging its customers

The state’s top utility customer advocate says Duke Energy Indiana over-collected more than $89 million from its ratepayers and is set to over-collect another $86 million annually.

State consumer advocate says Duke overcharging its customers

The state’s top utility customer advocate says Duke Energy Indiana over-collected more than $89 million from its ratepayers and is set to over-collect another $86 million annually.

Duke Energy Accused Of Overcharging Ratepayers

Duke Energy is accused by Indiana’s top utility customer advocate of overcharging ratepayers. Indiana Utility Consumer Counselor Abby Gray filed an appeal of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission’s approval of a rate increase for Duke. Citizens Action Coalition as well as some industrial ratepayers have joined the appeal. Gray’s office says Duke over-collected more than 89-million-dollars.

State ratepayer advocate accuses Duke Energy of overcharging customers by $89 Million

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s top utility consumer advocate has filed a formal appeal accusing Duke Energy Indiana of massively over-collecting from its ratepayers following a recent rate increase. Abby Gray Indiana Utility Consumer Counselor Abby Gray filed the appeal before the full panel of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC). The move challenges a previous determination by two presiding regulatory officers that favored the utility g…