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1:15 While the rapid transition to renewable energy may save utility customers money in the long run, it can lead to higher energy bills in the short term. That’s because customers are still paying off retired coal plants while also funding new energy sources. A state Senate bill would study how to reduce those costs through securitization. Much like refinancing a home, it allows customers to pay off coal plants over a longer period of time at a lower rate — lowering energy bills. Tim Phelps is with the Indiana Conservative Alliance for Energy, which supports the legislation. “These sec...

1:10 According to the Indiana Department of Health, every year more than 20,000 septic systems need to be repaired or replaced. Failing septic systems can leak wastewater into local streams and lakes. It can also get into drinking water wells and make people sick. Extending new water and sewer lines can be expensive. “We regularly receive requests for main extensions. We’ll do the numbers. Unfortunately it’s too expensive for those individuals to be able to afford to pay those in developed areas where the costs are often high," said Justin Schneider, director of consumer affairs for Ind...

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Close Letters to the Editor: Opinions from readers on issues of the day Dec 20, 2020 Despite challenges of 2020, community has a great future  For most of us, 2020 didn’t go as planned. As a business executive, rolling with the punches and working through change is nothing new, but even the most prepared and successful business would say that this year knocked them down, hard. I started 2020 in a new volunteer position, as the Board of Directors Chairperson for the Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce. Following in the footsteps of great community leaders includ...

Hoosiers are struggling. Families do not have enough to cover basic needs while financial assistance programs are being eliminated. Recent surveys conducted by Indiana University’s O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs inform us that 17 percent of families cannot pay their utility bills, with Black and Hispanic families hardest hit. The U.S.Census Bureau reports that nearly 30% of Hoosier households are struggling to meet basic household expenses. At the same time, data compiled by the National Energy Assistance Directors’ Association shows that utility debt is gro...