Citizens Action Coalition (CAC)

State Legislature Limits Growth of Indiana Solar Energy; IndianaDG Decries IURC Egregious EDG Decisions to Replace Net Metering

Posted by Laura Arnold / June 28, 2022 / Posted in 2017 Indiana General Assembly, Indiana Michigan Power Company (I&M), Office of Utility Consumer Counselor (OUCC), solar, Uncategorized / No Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 28, 2022 State Legislature Limits Growth of Indiana Solar Energy “We understand that state legislators wanted to change how solar customers were credited for excess electricity put back on the grid,” said Laura Ann Arnold, President of Indiana Distributed Energy Alliance (IndianaDG). “But this rewriting

Indiana Supreme Court Accepts Transfer in Vectren/CenterPoint EDG Case to replace monthly net metering with “instantaneous” or no netting; Oral Arguments set for 9/15/2022 @ 9 am

Posted by Laura Arnold / June 02, 2022 / Posted in Indiana Michigan Power Company (I&M), Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO), Office of Utility Consumer Counselor (OUCC), solar, Uncategorized / No Comments

What is the latest development in the saga of the replacement of full retail net metering credits for customer owned solar net excess power going back to the grid to be replaced by new Excess Distributed Generation (EDG) tariffs as required by Indiana SEA 309-2017? Well it is complicated but

Settlement Agreement Filed on Vectren’s Proposed Solar Farm in Spencer County (IN)

Posted by Laura Arnold / October 11, 2018 / Posted in Office of Utility Consumer Counselor (OUCC), Uncategorized / No Comments

Vectren’s Proposed Solar Farm Build Moves Forward OCTOBER 11TH, 2018 MITCH ANGLE EVANSVILLE, INDIANA Vectren’s proposal to build a solar farm in eastern Spencer County is moving forward. Vectren announced that it has reached an agreement with the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor and Citizens Action Coalition to build the solar array. The agreement

Vectren proposed 50 MW solar project divides consumer advocates

Posted by Laura Arnold / September 21, 2018 / Posted in Indiana Michigan Electric Power (I&M), Office of Utility Consumer Counselor (OUCC), solar / No Comments

Indiana utility’s $76 million solar project divides consumer advocates WRITTEN BYJeff Brooks Gillies3 hours ago PHOTO BY Delaware Cooperative Extension / Creative Commons The state consumer advocate says the 50 MW project is a bad deal for ratepayers, but others say Indiana can’t delay on clean energy. Indiana consumer advocates

I&M Rate Case Field Hearings: 10/2 South Bend; 10/10 Ft. Wayne; 10/30 Muncie

Posted by Laura Arnold / September 25, 2017 / Posted in Indiana Michigan Power Company (I&M), Office of Utility Consumer Counselor (OUCC), Uncategorized / No Comments

Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) is seeking a base rate increase of approximately $263 million in IURC Cause No. 44967. The OUCC is reviewing I&M's request and is scheduled to file testimony on November 7, 2017. The deadline and additional procedural schedule dates are included in the IURC's September 5, 2017 docket