COMMUNITY PROTEST NIPSCO (Merrillville, IN)
Wednesday, February 4th
1:00 PM ā 6:00 PM
NIPSCO ā Merrillville, Indiana
NIPSCO is charging our community more than ever, and families are paying the price.
I personally know people who could not afford their electric bills and had their power shut off in the middle of winter.
This is not okay.
We are coming together to demand fair rates, transparency, and accountability.
Come for 30 minutes or stay the whole time
Some signs will be provided (bring your own if you can)
Heating areas available
Hot coffee provided
Dress warm
CALL TO ACTION:
We are calling on local leaders, city officials, state representatives, and consumer advocates to show up, listen, and respond.
We also invite local news and media outlets to cover this protest and help amplify the voices of families being impacted.
No one should lose heat because they canāt keep up with rising utility costs.
If you believe electricity is a necessity, not a luxury, please stand with us.
Enough is enough.
Stand up for our community.
NIPSCO GOT RID OF THEIR LOW INCOME PROGRAM
WHAT THEYāRE DOING TO YOUR BILL (starting 1/1/26):
ā¢ +$8.53/month on the average home (729 kWh)
ā¢ Thatās a 9 % hike ā AFTER they already raised rates 25 % last year
ā¢ $260 million a year in documented OVER-CHARGES
$47.8 M āCorporate Supportā bucket with ZERO invoices attached
$18.4 M CEO-pay raise baked into YOUR rates
New federal ārenewable penaltyā they lobbied FOR ā now YOU pay it
$52 M FROM big factories TO residential customers (industrial ROE drops, yours spikes)
Smart meters over-billed $29.4 M
ā¢ NIPSCO asked for $368.7 m annual increase (ā +17 % on residential bills).
ā¢ OUCC expert model shows only $230.4 m is justified ā a $138.3 m over-reach .
ā¢ Low Income Program Killed ā Only Customers that are 151-250% below the federal poverty level who have received a disconnect notice can apply for emergency assistance. (EAP ā Energy Assistance Program)
ā¢ Remote-disconnect without knock Settlement authorizes remote disconnection for non-payāno field collector visit requiredātemperature guard-rails only 20 Ā°F / 90 Ā°F, no medical-certification exemption allowed
You Can Access IURC CAUSE 46120 Filings, including attachments and exhibits that contain this CSV, by searching the Cause Number 46120 in the IURC Online Portal
HERE
When analyzed by an accountant Hereās The Bottom Line:
$138 m base-rate padding
$60.8 m excess ROE (Return of Equity)
$29.4 m Smart meter over-charge kept (Interest Free Loan)
$52 m ECT pre-pay (Energy Charter Treaty) ā A controversial International Investor Protection Agreement that has the EU, UK and Other Countries Withdrawing.
$14.2 m imprudent plant still capitalized
ā $294 m per year in documented, spreadsheet-proven over-charges ā price-gouging hidden inside regulatory footnotes.
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