On Wednesday, Governor Mike Braun announced a new commissioner of the Office of the Utility Consumer Counselor.
Abby Gray will lead the office, which Braun says will work to evaluate utilities’ profits and help implement cost-saving measures to reduce the burden on Indiana ratepayers.
“Hoosiers have been burdened with utility rate increase after increase. We can’t take it anymore,” Braun said. “I am directing the Utility Consumer Counselor, who is Indiana’s ratepayer advocate, to evaluate utilities’ profits along with other cost savings measures to ease the burden on ratepayers. I would also like to see the utilities’ investors bear more of the cost of doing business.”…