Sierra Club: Advocates Slam Duke's Plan to Raise Electric Bills to Prop Up Expensive and Polluting Coal Power Plants
April 05, 2024
April 05, 2024
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 5 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on April 4, 2024:
Today, Duke Energy, the largest electric utility in the state, filed a case with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission's (IURC) requesting to raise residential customers' bills an additional 19% by 2026.
If approved, Duke would use its customers' money to keep its massively polluting Gibson and Edwardsport coal-burning power plants open.
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Today, Duke Energy, the largest electric utility in the state, filed a case with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission's (IURC) requesting to raise residential customers' bills an additional 19% by 2026.
If approved, Duke would use its customers' money to keep its massively polluting Gibson and Edwardsport coal-burning power plants open.
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