UTILITY CONSUMER COUNSELOR v. DUKE ENERGY

Court of Appeals Case No. 20A-EX-1404.

169 N.E.3d 417 (2021)

INDIANA OFFICE OF UTILITY CONSUMER COUNSELOR, Duke Industrial Group, Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana, Inc., Environmental Working Group, Indiana Community Action Association, Sierra Club, and Nucor Steel-Indiana, Appellants, v. DUKE ENERGY INDIANA, LLC, Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, and Indiana Coal Council, Inc., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

FILED May 13, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorneys for Appellant Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor: William I. Fine , Indiana Utility Consumer Counselor, Randall C. Helmen , Chief Deputy Consumer Counselor, Lorraine Hitz-Bradley , Deputy Consumer Counselor, Scott C. Franson, Deputy Consumer Counselor, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Attorneys for Appellant Duke Industrial Group: Todd A. Richardson , Joseph P. Rompala , Tabitha L. Balzer , Aaron A. Schmoll , Lewis & Kappes, P.C., Indianapolis, Indiana.

Attorney for Appellants Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana, Inc., Environmental Working Group, and Indiana Community Action Association: Jennifer A. Washburn , Indianapolis, Indiana.

Attorney for Appellee Duke Energy Indiana, LLC: Kelley A. Karn , Melanie D. Price , Elizabeth A. Heneghan , Andrew J. Wells , Duke Energy Business Services LLC, Plainfield, Indiana, Derek R. Molter , Jenny R. Buchheit , Kay E. Pashos , Mark R. Alson , Ice Miller LLP, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Attorneys for Appellee Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission: Beth E. Heline , General Counsel, Jeremy Comeau , Assistant General Counsel, Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, Indianapolis, Indiana, Aaron T. Craft , Section Chief, Civil Appeals, Office of the Attorney General, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Attorney for Appellee Indiana Coal Council, Inc.: Jeffery A. Earl , Bose McKinney & Evans LLP, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Attorney for Appellant Sierra Club: Kathryn A. Watson , Katz Korin Cunningham , Indianapolis, Indiana.

Attorney for Appellant Nucor Steel-Indiana: Anne E. Becker , Lewis & Kappes, P.C., Indianapolis, Indiana.


Statement of the Case

[1] Duke Energy Indiana, LLC ("Duke"), a utility company, filed with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission ("the IURC") a petition to increase the rates it charges for electricity. After extensive proceedings, the IURC issued an order granting in part and denying in part Duke's petition. The...

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