印第安纳州州长指示加快降费审批 两家电力公司拟返还逾1.16亿美元
2026年11月1日，印第安纳州州长布劳恩指示印第安纳州公用事业监管委员会加快审查公用事业公司提交的降费申请，以尽快降低全州家庭的能源账单。州长办公室表示，此举是其推动能源可负担努力的一部分，目标是让已经宣布的降费方案早日落到居民账单上。
其中，印第安纳密歇根电力公司在2026年上半年已两次下调电价，并于8月26日宣布，拟在2027年再为客户减免约5900万美元。北印第安纳公共服务公司则于10月28日宣布，计划把数据中心发展带来的5750万美元新增收入直接返还给现有电力客户。
布劳恩在指示中要求监管委员会优先处理这类能够直接减轻家庭负担的申请。州政府表示，随着数据中心等新增用电需求带来额外收入，居民电价有望获得进一步缓解，具体降幅和生效时间仍需监管委员会逐案审批后确定。
Indiana Governor Orders Faster Utility Rate-Cut Reviews as Two Utilities Plan More Than $116 Million in Relief
On November 1, Indiana Gov. Mike Braun directed the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission to speed up its review of rate-reduction requests filed by utility companies, so that energy bills for households across the state fall sooner. The governor's office said the move is part of his push for energy affordability, aimed at getting already-announced rate cuts onto residents' bills as early as possible.
Indiana Michigan Power cut its rates twice in the first half of 2026 and announced on August 26 that it plans to save customers about another $59 million in 2027. Northern Indiana Public Service Company announced on October 28 that it plans to return $57.5 million in new revenue generated by data center growth directly to existing electricity customers. In his directive, Braun asked the commission to prioritize applications that directly reduce household burdens.
The state said that as new demand from data centers and other growth brings in additional revenue, further relief on residential rates is possible, though the size and timing of any cuts still require case-by-case approval by the commission.
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