Consumer Comments Invited in IPL Rate Case

Weekly View — Thu, 05 Feb 2015 18:09:14 +0000

INDIANA — The Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor (OUCC) is inviting written comments from Indianapolis Power & Light Co. (IPL) customers regarding the utility’s pending rate case.
The OUCC — the state agency representing consumer interests in cases before the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) — is scheduled to complete its review of IPL’s request and file testimony on April 6, 2015.
The utility’s request would raise a monthly residential bill for 1,000 kWh from $97.82 to $103.95, according to the OUCC’s calculations. This would include increasing the flat, monthly customer charge from $11.00 to $17.00. The “energy charge,” or the part of the base rate that varies by usage, would also rise.
The request would give IPL a $67.8 million increase in overall annual operating revenues. IPL states in testimony that it is seeking the new rates due to increases in operating and maintenance costs, and to pay for capital improvements.
Consumers who wish to submit written comments may do so via the OUCC’s Website at www.in.gov/oucc/2361.htm, or by mail, email or fax: Mail: Consumer Services Staff, Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor, 115 W. Washington St., Suite 1500 South, Indianapolis, IN 46204
Written comments the OUCC receives by March 31, 2015 will be filed with the Commission and included in the case’s formal evidentiary record. Comments should include the consumer’s name, mailing address, and a reference to “IURC Cause No. 44576.”
For more information on this case including links to IPL’s testimony, please visit www.in.gov/oucc/2723.htm. The page will be updated based on case developments.

Residents Asked for Comments on IPL Rate Hike

Weekly View — Thu, 07 Aug 2014 05:09:07 +0000

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor (OUCC) is inviting consumer comments on Indianapolis Power & Light Company’s (IPL’s) request for a rate increase, aimed at facilitating the City of Indianapolis’ proposal to create an electric vehicle sharing program for public use.
IPL is seeking IURC approval of a $16 million rate increase to pay for certain start-up costs for BlueIndy, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Paris, France-based Bolloré Group. The program would be developed by the City and BlueIndy to offer cars for public use at kiosks with charging stations at more than 200 Marion County sites.
In its testimony, IPL estimates the proposal would raise an average residential customer’s bill (for 1,000 kilowatt hours) by 44 cents per month. The increase would cover approximately $3.7 million in unfunded program costs for providing electric line extensions to the charging sites and about $12.3 million for installing BlueIndy charging stations and related equipment.
Consumers may comment by:
• Speaking at the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission’s (IURC’s) public field hearing on Wednesday, August 13, 2014, or
• Sending written comments to the OUCC in advance of the public field hearing.
• The August 13 IURC public field hearing will be held in the Crispus Attucks Medical Magnet High School Auditorium (1140 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St. in Indianapolis) at 6:00 p.m. The OUCC will conduct an informational meeting at 5:30 p.m., immediately before the field hearing.
Oral and written consumer comments will be accepted during the hearing.
Comments carry equal weight whether they are oral or written, and will become part of the case’s evidentiary record.
Commissioners are not allowed to answer questions during the field hearing. However, OUCC and IURC staff will be available before, during and after the hearing.
More information on this case, including the OUCC’s testimony, is available online at www.in.gov/oucc/2798.htm.

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