NIPSCO has determined a final route for the Reynolds Topeka Line – a 100-mile electric transmission line running from Reynolds to Burr Oak to Topeka – after analyzing the impact that several proposed routes would have had on homes, farms, irrigation systems, terrain, and environmentally and culturally sensitive areas. Kathleen Szot, external communications manager for NIPSCO, explained that the public open houses held in February and July proved to be extremely useful in helping determine a route that would cause the least amount of disruption.
NIPSCO Electric Customers May Soon See One Percent Increase in Cost
NIPSCO electric customers will see a one percent increase in their utility bills sometime in the future as a result of recently passed legislation requiring utility providers to present a seven-year plan for infrastructure improvement projects. According to Kathleen Szot, external communications manager for NIPSCO, all utility providers must list any improvements that they plan to make within the next seven years to their electric or gas system.
Szot said this includes studying their poles, lines, transmission towers and underground systems to find any equipment that might need replaced.