(INDIANAPOLIS) - Governor Mike Braun is ordering an investigation into NIPSCO for the prolonged power outages following the August 11 storms.
Braun has directed the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor to file a complaint and petition the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission to launch the investigation.
The Governor is calling for a thorough review of NIPSCO's preparation for and response to recent power outages caused by severe weather, including whether the utility adequately maintained vegetation and cleared rights-of-way to protect its infrastructure and whether funding approved by state regulators for infrastructure and reliability improvements was spent as promised.