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County approves addendum in IURC case aimed at keeping data‑center costs off local ratepayers
Summary
The LaPorte County Board of Commissioners approved an addendum to IURC cause no. 46322 that county counsel said secures commitments to prevent data‑center energy costs from being passed to existing NIPSCO customers and to prioritize site evaluation for new generation in industrial zones.
LaPorte County commissioners on March 4 voted to approve an addendum in Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission cause no. 46322 that county counsel said will protect local ratepayers from potential cost shifts tied to data‑center contracts.
County attorney Shaw Friedman told the board the addendum secures "guardrails" so data‑center energy costs "do not get passed on to existing NIPSCO customers" and commits NIPSCO to prioritize evaluation of sites for new generation in industrially zoned areas, including the KIP site. "Bottom line, we accomplished what you directed us to do in this…
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