Indiana Consumer Advocate Files for Rehearing in AES Rate Hike Case

Indiana consumer advocate files for rehearing in AES rate hike case

State agency asks utility regulators to reconsider AES rate increase

Indiana's consumer advocate asked regulators to take a second look at their decision to approve a $71 million rate increase for AES.

State’s ratepayer advocate asks regulators to reconsider $71M AES rate hike

Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor Abby Gray asks questions during a utility affordability hearing on March 24, 2026. (Photo by Leslie Bonilla Muñiz/Indiana Capital Chronicle)Hoosier Utility Consumer Counselor Abby Gray on Tuesday asked state regulators to reexamine the $71 million base rate increase approved last month for AES Indiana. The moves comes as Gov. Mike Braun pressures the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission — via leaders…

OUCC Requests Reconsideration of AES Electric Rate Hike

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor, the state agency that advocates for ratepayers, has petitioned for a recent AES rate increase worth $71 million to be reconsidered. The OUCC has requested in its petition that the latest AES Indiana rate increase, approved on June 16, be reconsidered and that a rehearing be held. The $71 million rate increase is around 37% of the total the utility originally requested. The rate inc…

State Consumer Advocate Asks Regulators to Take Another Look at AES Indiana Rate Hike

The Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor is asking state regulators to reconsider their decision granting AES Indiana a $71 million rate increase, arguing the Commission got it wrong on everything from shareholder profits to who should pay the utility’s lawyers. The OUCC filed its petition for rehearing and reconsideration Tuesday with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, challenging the Commission’s June 17 order in the utility’s …

State Regulators Asked to Reconsider AES Rate Hike

The Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor has filed a petition asking state regulators to reconsider their recent approval of the AES Indiana r...