This is a proposed decrease, not an increase; I&M says new large industrial and data center customers are helping pay for the grid, letting it lower rates for everyone else, but the case still needs IURC approval.
Duke Energy Indiana base rate increase
Approved Base rate case, docket Cause No. 46038 before the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.
16.2% of the average Indiana bill of $133 (EIA, 2024); your own bill scales with your usage. Our arithmetic, not the utility's figure; the methodology page shows how.
What happens next
The new rate took effect February 27, 2025 and is already on your bill. How rate cases work.
What it means for your bill
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Duke Energy Indiana asked the IURC for about 492 million dollars in additional annual revenue, a roughly 16.2 percent increase. The commission decided the case on January 29, 2025 and authorized about 295.7 million dollars instead, below what Duke requested and above what the state consumer counselor recommended. The increase was phased in two steps, with roughly an 8 percent rise starting February 27, 2025 and a further step of about 3 percent in early 2026.
- Status
- Approved
- Utility
- Duke Energy Indiana
- Commission
- Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission
- Docket
- Cause No. 46038
- Requested
- 16.2% residential
- Decided
- January 29, 2025
- On bills from
- February 27, 2025
- Last checked
- August 29, 2026
Common questions
How much will my Duke Energy Indiana bill go up?
Adds about $22 a month on a typical bill. 16.2% of the average Indiana bill of $133 (EIA, 2024); your own bill scales with your usage.
When would the new rates start?
They already did, on February 27, 2025.
When is the hearing?
No hearing date is on record for this case.
How do I comment?
The comment period closed once this case was decided; its result is above.
Sources
- Duke Energy Rate Case, Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor,
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