Client: Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana
Authors: Liz Stanton, PhD
March 2019
On behalf of Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana, Clinic Director and Senior Economist Liz Stanton, PhD, provided written testimony in Cause No. 45196 on the consistency of Northern Indiana Public Service Company's (NIPSCO) 2018 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) with acquiring a renewable energy power purchase agreement (PPA) with Roaming Bison. Dr. Stanton testified that the Roaming Bison PPA is consistent with NIPSCO's 2018 IRP, and that it is also consistent with the timing for procuring wind resources in the IRP's preferred portfolio.
This testimony is one of three AEC testimonies on three Indiana utility commission dockets (two filed and one upcoming) on behalf of Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana, pertaining to Northern Indiana Public Service Company's (NIPSCO) proposed acquisition of wind energy through power purchase agreement (PPA) and/or joint ownership.