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August 25, 2026
August 25, 2026 · Statewide · Story 1 of 4
IURC Reconstituted: The AES Indiana September 8 Deadline Is Two Weeks Out
Governor Braun has agreed to pay former IURC Commissioner Andy Zay $625,000 to settle the lawsuit that had been giving AES Indiana cover to argue the commission couldn't act on its pending rehearing petition. With that legal cloud cleared, the commission's September 8 statutory deadline is now live.
Since December 2025, Braun has seated four new commissioners: the most recent being Joby Jerrells, appointed July 22, who replaced the commissioner who voted for the AES rate hike. With Joshua Bain also now seated, only one member of the original hike majority remains. The reconstituted commission can act.
What it decides before September 8 determines whether rate relief reaches AES Indiana customers in 2026 or gets pushed to the 2027 legislative session. That window is two weeks away. If you're served by AES Indiana and you haven't run the number on what twelve more months at the current rate costs your operation, that is the calculation to do this week.
For your morning huddle
- Q
Will the AES Indiana rate case be decided before September 8, 2026?
The September 8 deadline is the statutory date by which the reconstituted IURC must rule on the OUCC's reconsideration petition against AES Indiana's $71 million rate increase. With the Zay settlement clearing the legal barrier and four new commissioners now seated, the commission can act, but the direction of that ruling is not yet known.
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