Indianapolis, Indiana – Indiana’s latest electric rate fight moved quickly from a regulatory order to the governor’s office this week, after the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission approved another increase for AES Indiana customers.
Gov. Mike Braun and Indiana Utility Consumer Counselor Abby Gray responded Thursday with a joint statement sharply criticizing the decision and signaling that the case is not finished. The move followed the IURC’s approval of AES Indiana’s base rate case, Cause No. 46258, which began when the utility requested a $192.9 million increase in June 2025. The OUCC had pushed in the opposite direction, arguing that the evidence supported a $21.2 million reduction in current base rates.
“Yesterday’s decision by the IURC to allow another rate increase by AES is unacceptable. When I appointed Abby Gray as the ratepayer advocate at the Office of Utility Consumer Counselor, I knew she would help me fight for Hoosiers. I am calling on the Office of Utility Consumer Counselor to petition for a reconsideration and rehearing of this case. My priority is improving affordability for Hoosiers,” Braun said…