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

An Indianapolis Power & Light representative says the company wanted to know where customers opposed to the increase were coming from. But some say it was an attempt to discredit opponents.

IPL forecasts that the plant’s capacity factor — or how often it can run — will increase to 70 percent next year. That’s up from less than 60 percent in 2015.

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.

IPL says it needs more money to cover operating expenses and revenues. Some say the company painted a different picture for shareholders just weeks before filing the request.

Indianapolis Power and Light seeks a rate hike to cover higher operating and maintenance costs and to cover the costs of the newly built Eagle Valley Generating Station in Morgan County.

As Indiana environmental regulators grapple with how to deal with the storage of coal ash at power generating stations, environmental groups push for tough standards.

After a 35-year moratorium, the first new street light in Indianapolis will flip on tonight on the city's near northeast side.

Some, like Indianapolis Power and Light’s plant in Indianapolis, are converting to run on natural gas.

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.