AES Indiana

A nominating committee has narrowed 25 applicants to 12 candidates for Gov. Mike Braun to consider for an Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission vacancy,

The petition asks regulators to review a $71 million rate increase for the power company, arguing it didn’t fully weigh affordability in its decision last month.

Indiana's utility consumer watchdog will ask regulators to reconsider a $71 million AES Indiana rate increase, setting off a legal process that could reopen a contested approval.

AES said that the change — which will impact customers bills between June and August 2026 — is due to increased winter fuel costs.

Indiana's utility regulatory commission opened an investigation into rising energy costs, questioning the state's five investor-owned utilities at a public hearing as customer complaints hit record levels.

The Indiana state treasurer is calling on federal regulators to review of the new acquisition deal announced to sell Indianapolis’s electric utility company to out-of-state investors.

The utility company created the event as an opportunity for customers to connect with staff and ask questions.

Despite visible community opposition, a proposed 130-acre data center in Decatur Township cleared a key hurdle Thursday, moving one step closer to approval.

The company is contacting customers to correct bills and issue reimbursements.

In an unanimous vote Monday night, the City County Council passed a resolution addressing the power company and also urged state leaders to do more to oppose the company’s request to raise rates, a second year in a row. Last year the state approved AES Indiana to increase rates and the company is currently in the middle of those approved increases.