Lawmakers push for review of increasing residential utility rates

Friday, February 27, 2026 at 10:05 AM

By Staff report

State Representative Jack Jordan (R-Bremen) recently co-signed a letter calling on the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission to review Northern Indiana Public Service Company's (NIPSCO) increasing residential utility rates.

In a letter addressed to IURC Chair Andy Zay, Jordan noted that House lawmakers in northern Indiana have received a significant increase in correspondence from constituents regarding their NIPSCO bills. The IURC’s 2025 Electricity Residential Bill Survey shows NIPSCO customers using 1,000 kWh in July saw an over 90% increase in their 2025 bill compared to 2016. Additionally, the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported that NIPSCO had the second-highest residential customer rate for all electric utilities reporting data.

Jordan called on the IURC to investigate and evaluate three specific areas: investments and operational expenses in the past decade that have resulted in NIPSCO having the largest rate increase among the IURC-regulated electric utilities, improvements that can be made to enhance transparency around NIPSCO’s residential electric and natural gas bills so customers can have better clarity on their rates and charges, and steps that can be taken in the short term to provide more rate stability and help curb rising retail rates for all customer classes for electric and natural gas service.

Jordan supported House Enrolled Act 1002 this session, aimed at increasing energy affordability and holding utilities accountable for hitting performance benchmarks tied to lowering costs and improving service. The legislation is headed to the governor for consideration as a new law.

Jordan encourages constituents with any concerns regarding utility rates to contact his office at in.gov/h17 or call 317-232-9772.