Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission
302 West Washington Street, Room 306
Indianapolis Indiana 46204
317.232.2297 office
317.233.1982 fax
Today the Indiana
Utility Regulatory Commission approved measures proposed by Cinergy to provide incentives
to customers who help the electric utility conserve energy this summer.
The provisions in
Cause No. 41875 are the result of a settlement agreement between the Office of
the Indiana Utility Consumer Counselor, the Citizens Action Coalition and the
Company. The Commissioners believe the agreement
reflects the growing customer interest in conservation and renewable energy
options.
Residential
programs included in the settlement include a continuation of the Home Energy
House Call program, the Low Income Efficiency program and the Smart $averŪ
programs with funding increases for each.
A new component of the program this year means the company will assist
the Indiana Family and Social Service Administration in a refrigerator
replacement program for low income Hoosiers.
The Mass Market
Load Management Pilot is new this year.
It allows residential and small commercial customers a choice on how to
use electricity based on the price.
Consumers can conserve energy at times of the day when the cost is
higher, and use more at a time of the day when electricity costs less. An example of this might be waiting until
after the peak period in an afternoon to use the washer and dryer or run the
dishwasher.
Another new pilot
program gives customers incentives to install solar panels, which convert
sunlight to energy.
Cinergy supplies
electricity to more than 700,000 customers in 69 counties in the central, north
central and southern parts of Indiana.
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