MERRILLVILLE — NIPSCO is awarding 15 local nonprofit organizations with grants—totaling $50,000—to help fund restoration and education projects throughout northern Indiana. This year’s winners include: Boys & Girls Club of White County, community environmental education programming Challenger Learning Center of Northwest Indiana, Spaceship Earth education programming City of … Read More
MERRILLVILLE — Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) natural gas customers will see a lower rate increase than originally proposed in the company’s pending regulatory rate review, as a result of a collaborative agreement reached with the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor (OUCC), industrial customers and the … Read More
INDIANA — Bill payment assistance will still be available after the state’s moratorium on disconnecting electric and natural gas service during the winter for eligible customers ends March 15. Between Dec. 1 and March 15, natural gas utilities in Indiana do not disconnect service to Low Income Home Energy … Read More
WARSAW — A local business recently received new equipment designed to save energy and received a hefty bonus check in the process. Zolman Farms and Tranzstar Transportation Warehouse and Tank Wash were approved for a custom project through Nipsco that installed a process boiler that will provide a … Read More
WARSAW—As cold temperatures continue, NIPSCO is reminding customers to keep their electric and natural gas meters free of snow and ice. Although meters are designed to withstand winter weather conditions, heavy or hard-packed snow and ice, icicles falling from building eaves, or water dripping from a roof and … Read More
INDIANA — As a result of the newly enacted federal tax reform, NIPSCO submitted a request with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission to lower its previous request to modify natural gas base rates by $26 million. The reduction means natural gas residential customers would pay nearly $2 less per … Read More
INDIANA — NIPSCO has received an influx in calls from residential and business customers reporting several hundred cases of unknown callers claiming to be affiliated with the company and demanding payment through a prepaid card. Some reports have indicated that scammers have appeared in person knocking on … Read More
KOSCIUSKO — This month, Northern Indiana Public Service Company will provide over 60 trees to several area community projects. These trees will provide energy conservation benefits, aid communities in increasing their total urban canopy coverage goals, provide numerous environmental and economic benefits and demonstrate “Right Tree, Right Place” … Read More
KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Crews with PAR Electrical Contractor, general contractors for the NIPSCO Reynolds-Topeka Line, are working in the area erecting the monopole (single pole) structures. Recently the crews were working between CR 1100N and Beer Road and are moving toward the Elkhart County line. The steel … Read More
KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Activity on NIPSCO’s Reynolds-Topeka Line will soon become more frequent in the area as crews put together and erect the monopoles (single pole). That line runs north and west through the county into Elkhart County. Many of the locations in this area are having various … Read More
SYRACUSE — Units from the Turkey Creek Fire Territory and Northern Indiana Public Service Company responded to a downed power line at 6969 E. Eli Lily Road, Syracuse, at approximately 3 p.m., Friday, Aug. 25. No injuries were reported. The lines were pulled down by an Apex Tree … Read More
WARSAW — Each year the Kosciusko County Community Fair gathers entertaining free acts for its midway, which perform the whole week of the fair, July 10-15. This year’s acts are Wild World of Animals and Danny Conner’s Reptile Show. The Wild World of Animals will feature performances from … Read More
WINONA LAKE — Grace College Environmental Ethics students assisted and heard from local NIPSCO and Arbor Metrics Systems Regional Project Manager Caryl Schwaller and Utility Arborist Chelsea Nepodal Friday as they planted five native trees from Dogwood Hills Tree Farm on the Grace College campus. NIPSCO donated five trees … Read More
SYRACUSE — Robin Merchant, superintendent of public works, made several requests during the Syracuse Town Council’s regular monthly meeting Tuesday night, Nov. 15. A leaf vacuum purchased in 1995 as used is now beyond repair. Merchant asked to purchase a used unit for $15,000. New units cost around … Read More
KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — During the past weeks motorists in the area may have noticed paths cut through corn and bean fields and survey markers in a southwest to northeast direction. It is the start of NIPSCO’s Reynolds Topeka Line construction. Larry Graham, NIPSCO public relations, stated right of … Read More
WARSAW — Infrastructure 115 years old is beginning to show its age. Storm and sewer lines installed in 1900 are deteriorating at the joints causing not only breaks in the system, but also sinkholes.
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