Braun calls for rehearing of AES case that resulted in $71M utility rate hike

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun said he'd have the state's top ratepayer advocate ask regulators to reconsider their $71 million decision.

By: Leslie Bonilla Muñiz

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: June 18, 2026

Words: 224

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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Indiana Gov. Mike Braun on Thursday said he wants the state’s top ratepayer advocate to ask regulators to reconsider their decision to allow a $71 million increase for AES Indiana customers.

“Yesterday’s decision by the (Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission) to allow another rate increase by AES is unacceptable,” Braun said in a written statement. “When I appointed Abby Gray as the ratepayer advocate at the Office of Utility Consumer Counselor, I knew she would …

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