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Legislation That Could Save Ratepayers Moves Forward; Controversial Bill to Repeal Wetlands Law Heard in Committee; Pair of Bills Clear Senate Utilities Committee

Legislation That Could Save Ratepayers Moves Forward; Controversial Bill to Repeal Wetlands Law Heard in Committee; Pair of Bills Clear Senate Utilities Committee

SB 386 – Cost Securitization for Electric Utility Assets Authored by Sen. Eric Koch (R-Bedford); sponsored by Rep. Ed Soliday (R-Valparaiso) This bill creates a pilot program for CenterPoint Energy (Vectren). It provides that an electric utility that has certain qualified costs associated with an electric generation facility that will be retired from service within 24 months and are [...]

Rebecca Patrick2021-03-26T13:39:34-04:00March 26th, 2021|

Indiana Chamber to Hold Top Industry Events Virtually in October

(INDIANAPOLIS) — Two leading industry events take place virtually this month from the Indiana Chamber of Commerce. On October 13, compliance and regulatory topics are center stage at the 2020 Indiana Environmental Conference, which is held in partnership with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management. Two weeks later, on October 28-29, the 2020 Indiana Business Tax Conference highlights new [...]

Rebecca Patrick2020-10-01T09:30:58-04:00October 1st, 2020|

Energy and Environment: Parade of Bills Has Our Attention

Energy and Environment: Parade of Bills Has Our Attention

Business Would Pay Extra for Stormwater Infrastructure Under Proposed Bill SB 46 – Storm Water Fee Exemptions Authored by Sen. Aaron Freeman (R-Indianapolis) This bill provides that the board of a municipal department of storm water management, the board of a county department of storm water management, or the board of public works of a consolidated city may not [...]

Rebecca Patrick2020-01-24T14:09:12-05:00January 24th, 2020|

Energy/Environment/Infrastructure: U.S. EPA Region 5 and IDEM Meet With Hoosier Businesses

Energy/Environment/Infrastructure: U.S. EPA Region 5 and IDEM Meet With Hoosier Businesses

On October 17, the Indiana Chamber took a contingent of members from its environmental and energy committees to Chicago for a meeting with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 Administrator, Cathy Stepp, and her staff, along with Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) Commissioner Bruno Pigott and other key IDEM staff. The purpose of the trip was to [...]

Rebecca Patrick2019-10-25T11:38:46-04:00October 25th, 2019|

Energy and Environment Interim Committees in Full Swing

Energy and Environment Interim Committees in Full Swing

Tis the season for interim study committee meetings! The areas of environment and utilities already have been very active. In August, the Interim Study Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources met to discuss beach erosion on Lake Michigan near Portage and Michigan City. The focus of the meeting was matching funding from the state of Indiana so that the [...]

Rebecca Patrick2019-09-06T15:06:17-04:00September 6th, 2019|

IDEM Bill Now Includes Ability for Agency to Set More Permit Fees; Likely Reduction on Local Government Reach Outside of Their Boundaries

IDEM Bill Now Includes Ability for Agency to Set More Permit Fees; Likely Reduction on Local Government Reach Outside of Their Boundaries

House Bill 1278 – Various Environmental Matters Authored by Rep. David Wolkins (R-Warsaw) This bill corrects or resolves various issues related to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM). It also makes some technical corrections to Indiana Code and the Code of Federal Regulations citations. Chamber Position: Support The Latest: On Monday, the bill was heard by the Senate Environmental [...]

Rebecca Patrick2019-04-05T13:47:44-04:00April 5th, 2019|

Fly-in Brings Voice of Business to D.C.; Highlights Include McConnell and Trade/Tariff Talk

Fly-in Brings Voice of Business to D.C.; Highlights Include McConnell and Trade/Tariff Talk

The Indiana Chamber’s annual trip to Washington D.C. coincided with all eyes on the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing involving the Supreme Court nominee. On Wednesday night at the dinner portion of the event, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky touched on the duty of the Senate related to judicial nominees and the rarity of the current Republican control [...]

Charlee Beasor2018-09-28T15:16:58-04:00September 28th, 2018|

Indiana Conference on Energy Management Returns to Downtown Indianapolis, HR Training Available in July

(INDIANAPOLIS) — Planning for the future is difficult for any business leader and trying to determine how changing energy prices will impact an organization is nearly impossible. The good news is there are things that can be done without a crystal ball. Companies can be proactive by learning tools and strategies to cut energy costs and remain in compliance with [...]

Rebecca Patrick2018-06-11T13:40:02-04:00June 11th, 2018|

Chamber Submits Comments to EPA on Clean Power Plan; Other Big EPA News Impacting Indiana

On April 26, the Indiana Chamber of Commerce submitted a comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) supporting the repeal of the controversial rule, Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units – more commonly known as the Clean Power Plan. If implemented, the rule is projected to increase Indiana’s electricity rates 16% [...]

Rebecca Patrick2018-04-27T13:11:06-04:00April 27th, 2018|

General Statehouse: Where Key Bills Stand

The 2018 Indiana legislative session is in the home stretch with an end date of this coming Wednesday. Another select group of business-related bills crossed the finish line this week (and last) and are ultimately headed to the Governor’s desk. Others are bound for conference committee to resolve differences between the House and Senate versions. Meanwhile, two bills saw [...]

Rebecca Patrick2018-03-09T11:36:18-05:00March 9th, 2018|

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