Braun Calls For Rehearing Of AES Case That Resulted In $71m Utility Rate Hike

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Gov. Mike Braun on Thursday, June 18, said he wants the state’s top ratepayer advocate to ask regulators to reconsider their decision to allow a $71 million increase for AES Indiana customers.

“Yesterday’s decision by the (Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission) to allow another rate increase by AES is unacceptable,” Braun said in a written statement. “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.”

He called on Gray to petition the IURC for a reconsideration and rehearing of the case, adding, “My priority is improving affordability for Hoosiers.”…

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