Utility Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) has initiated an aggressive strategy to be coal free within the next 10 years. While the utility will integrate solar and wind power throughout the state to provide for power for its customers, Indianans may feel the pinch of up to a 12 percent price increase.

The plan by government-protected Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) to move toward a completely renewable energy strategy over the next 10 years has at least one analyst shaking his head.

Indiana consumers could see a 12 percent energy rate hike soon after The Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) submitted a new energy initiative proposal to The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission. The average household could experience an extra $100 added to their expense per year.