This comes after severe storms swept through central Indiana on June 29, causing thousands of outages throughout AES Indiana’s service territory. AES did not report full restoration until the evening of July 4.
The Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor and Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana have filed the petition, requesting the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission lead the investigation. According to the OUCC and CAC, they are requesting an IURC investigation because of the lengthy restoration time. They say they want regulators, consumer advocates and stakeholders to learn more about what transpired and what precautions can be taken ahead of future storms.
“We understand that the June 29 storms were especially intense, and that additional storms occurred in the following days. However, we need to gather the facts regarding the outages, especially the factors causing certain customers to be without electricity for more than five days,” Indiana Utility Consumer Counselor Bill Fine said. “Customers should have confidence they will receive safe, reliable, and resilient services from their utilities.
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