Some Indiana electricity customers have new protections against utility companies disconnecting service on the hottest days of the year under a new law — but not everyone qualifies for them.
The law largely addresses billing programs and a new ratemaking process with state regulators but includes the provision among other changes to state utility law.
The rule prohibits privately and cooperatively owned electric utilities from shutting off service to a residential customer within 48 hours of the National Weather Service forecasting a heat index of at least 95 degrees Fahrenheit. But to qualify, they must also have applied and been approved for a federal energy assistance program administered by the state…