NOTE: This publication was written and produced by the Indiana Utility Rate Payer Trust, which is a separate entity from the OUCC. The OUCC includes this publication on its Website for informational purposes. Consumers with additional questions about the Indiana Utility Rate Payer Trust should follow the contact information provided below.
The Indiana Utility Rate Payer Trust
A fund to assist individuals and organizations wanting to participate in matters affecting Indiana utility rates..
What is the Indiana Utility Rate Payer Trust?
The Trust was established in 1997 for the purpose of:
“Providing funding to cover reasonable costs, expenses and efforts that may be incurred either by the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor for the State of Indiana, or by a group, entity or individual who desires to participate on behalf of ratepayer(s) in a rulemaking, an adjudication, or appeal or any other type of proceeding affecting the regulation (including rates charged and services rendered) of an Indiana utility or its affiliates, including, but not limited to proceedings before the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, the Federal Communications Commission, or the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or their successors, but either lacks the wherewithal to participate or cannot cost effectively participate under the then existing circumstances."
How was the Trust established?
The Trust was originally established as part of an agreement to settle litigation over the canceled Marble Hill nuclear project in the 1980s. A portion of the settlement was set aside to provide funds for the Trust.
Who may apply for funding?
An individual ratepayer; a group of ratepayers; an organization; agency; municipality; or residents of a community, utility service territory, or geographic area may request funding from the trust.
How are funding decisions made?
Funding decisions are made by a five-member Executive Committee of the Trust. The Executive Committee reviews applications from those seeking assistance.
For more information or an application, please contact:
Ms. Tredina Fowlkes
Vice President, Wealth Manager
First Merchants Private Wealth Advisors
8711 River Crossing Blvd
Indianapolis, IN 46240
317-706-6634
tfowlkes@FirstMerchants.com
or
Anne Becker
Chair, Indiana Utility Ratepayer Trust
Executive Committee
abecker@lewis-kappes.com
Executive Committee Members
- Anne E. Becker, Chair
- Richard Hill
- Robert Johnson
- June Lyle
- Chris Williams
Entities involved in establishing the Trust:
- Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana
- City of Terre Haute
- Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor
- PSI Industrial Group
- Save the Valley
Dedicated in Remembrance of:
- Virgil Bowling
- George A. Buskirk, Jr.
- Harold Cassidy
- Pete Chalos
- Max Goodwin
- Robert Gray
- Fred Hauck
Updated 10/25
