State’s ratepayer advocate asks regulators to reconsider $71M AES rate hike

Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor Abby Gray asks questions during a utility affordability hearing on March 24, 2026. (Photo by Leslie Bonilla Muñiz/Indiana Capital Chronicle)Hoosier Utility Consumer Counselor Abby Gray on Tuesday asked state regulators to reexamine the $71 million base rate increase approved last month for AES Indiana. The moves comes as Gov.