Indiana Michigan Power Rate Case
On March 4, 2009, the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) issued an order in Cause No. 43306.
All formal parties to this case - including Indiana Michigan Power (I&M), the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor (OUCC), the cities of Fort Wayne and South Bend, a group of I&M industrial customers represented by legal counsel, and the Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana - reached and signed a settlement agreement. It would allow the utility to increase residential base rates (including the introduction of 4 new rate tracking mechanisms) by approximately 6.6 percent. The utility's original proposal would have increased the same rates by approximately 20.5 percent.
Prior to this case, I&M's Indiana base rates were last increased in 1993.
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- IURC Order - 80 pages (issued 3-4-09)
- Settlement Agreement - 27 pages (filed 12-4-08)
- OUCC Settlement Testimony - 21 pages (filed 12-10-08)
- I&M Settlement Testimony - 77 pages (filed 12-10-08)
An IURC public field hearing in this case was held in Fort Wayne on July 8, 2008.
For the complete public file in this case, please visit the IURC Website at https://myweb.in.gov/IURC/eds/Tab.aspx?tabid=28&dn=SEARCHDOCKETEDCASE and enter docket number 43306.
Updated 3-11-09
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