AES Indiana Rate Hike Rehearing Set for Early March

AES Indiana, the Office of Utility Consumer Counselor, Citizens Action Coalition, the city of Indianapolis, and a group of industrial customers have agreed to a one-day hearing in early March to reconsider the $71 million base rate increase the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission approved 3-1 in June. Customers are already paying both phases regardless of the outcome: phase one added under $1 a month starting July 27 for a household using 1,000 kilowatt-hours, and phase two, arriving in January, adds roughly $8.50 a month. For comparison, CenterPoint customers absorbed a 25% increase (about $44 a month) and Duke Energy Indiana customers saw a 20% increase (about $26 a month) in 2025, both larger dollar increases than AES's case. Industrial customers reached their own separate settlement before the June order closed, which means the residential rate class is carrying more of this fight than your facility might be. AES has already filed a second rate case seeking $193 million, citing data center demand as a driver.