NIPSCO is looking to raise natural gas rates. The company announced Wednesday that it’s submitted a request for a rate hike to the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.
Under the proposal, the fixed monthly customer charge would go from $14 to $24.50, while a customer using 70 therms per month would see an overall increase of about nine dollars a month. The increase would likely be phased in over two steps, starting no sooner than September 1, 2022.
NIPSCO notes that various assistance programs are available for those who would have trouble paying. It says the last increase to the natural gas base rate was approved in 2018.
