Indiana American Water has requested a nearly 17 percent rate increase to help pay for more than $542 million of infrastructure investments.

Pending regulatory approval, Indianapolis Power & Light says their customers will see about a $5 a month increase in their bills.

Most IPL customers have to pay a fixed charge of $17 a month, but if the utility gets its wish that would jump to $27 a month.

The Office of Utility Consumer Counselor is recommending approval of a $125 million rate increase.

State regulators are encouraging central Indiana residents who live in the 317 telephone area code to begin using 10 digits, instead of seven, when making local phone calls starting Saturday.

The Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor is seeking public comment on a Duke Energy coal-gasification plant in southwestern Indiana.

The state Office of Utility Consumer Counselor wants to hear from Indiana residents about the amount of detail that appears on utility bills.

The Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor – OUCC – says the state’s Utility Regulatory Commission should limit IPL’s rate increase to just $5.9 million – more than 90 percent less than IPL is asking for.