Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission

• Detected Aug 24, 2026

  David VeletaDeparture

  David Veleta departed from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.

• Aug 17, 2026

  Joby D. JerrellsAppointment

  Joby D. Jerrells was appointed to the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.

• Detected Aug 10, 2026

  Andy ZayDeparture

  Andy Zay departed from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.

• Aug 6, 2026

  Joshua BainAppointment

  Joshua Bain was appointed to the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.

Address

PNC Center, 101 West Washington Street, Suite 1500E, Indianapolis, IN 46204

Phone

(317) 232-2701Fax (317) 232-6758

Website

in.gov ↗

Utility landscape

• Indiana Michigan Power (AEP Indiana) IOU

  Northeastern Indiana and small portions of southwestern Michigan

  Filed a significant electric rate case in 2024 seeking recovery of transmission and distribution infrastructure investments; IURC approved a settlement with modest adjustments. Pursuing ongoing TDSIC tracker filings for grid hardening capital.

• Duke Energy Indiana IOU

  Central and northern Indiana, including Terre Haute, Bloomington, and Anderson service areas

  Actively litigating resource adequacy and coal retirement timelines before the IURC; its 2023 Integrated Resource Plan drew scrutiny over pace of coal exit and scale of renewable and storage commitments. Solar and battery storage rider approvals are pending or recently concluded.

• Indianapolis Power & Light (AES Indiana) IOU

  Marion County and contiguous central Indiana counties including Indianapolis metro

  Completed a contested general rate case in 2023-2024 resulting in a phased rate increase; current focus is on securing IURC approval for large-scale solar additions and retiring the Petersburg coal units under its approved IRP.

• Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) IOU

  Northern Indiana including Gary, South Bend, Fort Wayne, and Lake Michigan shoreline communities

  Leading Indiana's most aggressive coal-to-renewable transition after IURC-approved IRP; executing large wind, solar, and battery storage PPAs and owns assets while managing stranded cost recovery and TDSIC filings. Subject to ongoing Federal FERC transmission oversight given its role in MISO.

• Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative coop

  Central and southern Indiana spanning approximately 18 distribution member cooperatives

  Wholesale power supplier to member co-ops; navigating coal unit retirements at the Merom Generating Station following its 2023 closure and transitioning to market purchases and renewable contracts. IURC jurisdiction is limited but member co-ops file for retail rate adjustments individually.

• City of Muncie (Muncie City Utilities) muni

  Muncie and portions of Delaware County in east-central Indiana

  Subject to IURC jurisdiction for electric rates; has faced infrastructure investment pressure and periodic rate adjustment proceedings. Coordination with Duke Energy Indiana on distribution interconnection is an ongoing operational matter.

Key issues

• NIPSCO renewable transition cost recovery: IURC scrutiny of whether PPA pricing and owned-asset capital costs for wind and solar replacements to retired coal units are prudent, with intervenors challenging the pace and cost of the buildout in active tracker and rate proceedings.
• Duke Energy Indiana IRP implementation and coal retirement sequencing: Ongoing IURC review of Duke's Cayuga and Gibson coal unit retirement schedules, replacement resource procurement adequacy, and whether proposed natural gas bridge capacity is consistent with approved clean energy commitments.
• AES Indiana Petersburg coal retirement and solar replacement approval: IURC proceedings evaluating prudency of Petersburg unit retirements and approving associated solar and storage procurement; consumer advocates contesting rate impacts and reliability assurances.
• TDSIC (Transmission, Distribution, and Storage System Improvement Charge) tracker inflation: Multiple IOUs filing TDSIC seven-year plan updates with escalating capital budgets; IURC and OUCC scrutinizing whether cost increases reflect genuine reliability needs or gold-plating, following legislative attention to tracker mechanism reform.
• Broadband deployment and utility pole attachment disputes: Increased IURC docket activity over pole attachment rates and make-ready timelines as ISPs and municipalities seek accelerated rural broadband buildout under federal BEAD program funding, creating friction with IOU pole owners over access and cost allocation.

Upcoming

• 2026-09-15

  Estimated deadline for NIPSCO to file its next annual TDSIC plan update with the IURC, covering 2027 capital investments; OUCC and industrial intervenors expected to challenge projected cost escalation.

• 2026-10-07

  Estimated IURC evidentiary hearing date for Duke Energy Indiana's pending solar and storage procurement approval proceeding tied to IRP implementation; parties including OUCC and Sierra Club expected to present competing resource adequacy testimony.

• 2026-11-20

  Estimated IURC final order expected in AES Indiana (Indianapolis Power & Light) solar asset rider proceeding for Petersburg replacement resources; decision will set precedent for capital cost recovery timing on utility-owned renewables.

• 2027-01-10

  Estimated opening of Indiana General Assembly 2027 session, at which legislation addressing utility tracker reform, IRP statutory requirements, and broadband pole attachment timelines is anticipated based on interim study committee activity in late 2026.