The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) is the public utilities commission of the state of Indiana, led by five commissioners appointed by the governor.

The commission regulates electric, natural gas, telecommunications, steam, water and sewer utilities.

History The commission was established by the Indiana General Assembly as the Railroad Commission in the late 1800s to regulate the railroads in the state. On March 4, 1913, Governor Samuel M. Ralston signed the Shively-Spencer Utility Act giving it the additional authority to regulate electric, natural gas, water, private sewer, and telephone utilities along with common carriers (trucking) and renaming it as the Public Service Commission. The act replaced legislation from 1891 in which the state had given cities and towns the ability to contract with utilities for service and to set rates by local ordinance. Utilities with existing municipal franchises could surrender them and place themselves under the commission's regulation by accepting an "indeterminate permit".

In 1987, the commission was given its current name of Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.

Divisions Electric The Electric Division of the IURC regulates five major investor owned electric utilities: Duke Energy Indiana, Indiana-Michigan Power, Indianapolis Power and Light Company, Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO), and Vectren Energy Delivery of Indiana.

In addition, nine of the 72 municipally owned utilities operating in Indiana remain under the Commission's jurisdiction for rate regulation: Richmond Municipal, Anderson Municipal, Crawfordsville Municipal, Auburn Municipal, Frankfort Municipal, Lebanon Municipal, Tipton Municipal, Knightstown Municipal, Kingsford Heights Municipal, and Greenfield Mills, Inc. Power & Light.

Natural Gas The Natural Gas division regulates the rates, charges, and terms of service for intrastate gas pipelines and LDCs. It inspects federal all intrastate natural gas facilities in accord with federal safety regulations. Additionally, the Natural Gas division reviews gas cost adjustments (GCAs), financial arrangements, service territory requests, and assists in investigatory proceedings when these docketed proceedings are filed with the Commission. It also analyzes various forms of alternative regulatory proposals, such as rate decoupling, rate adjustment mechanisms, and customer choice initiatives.

Telecommunications The Communications Division monitors regulatory proceedings and policy initiatives at the federal, state, and local levels to determine the impact of those policies. The division implements universal service programs and provides recommendations on applications for certificates of territorial authority for communications service providers and state franchises for video service providers. The Communications Division also resolves carrier-to-carrier disputes, manages policies regarding telephone numbering resources (pursuant to federal and state law), protects consumers from unauthorized changes to their service, and implements universal service programs.

Water and wastewater The Water and Sewer Division regulates 89 of the 555 water utilities and 45 of the 547 wastewater utilities in Indiana. Although the IURC regulates only a fraction of the water utilities, these entities serve approximately 45% of Indiana's water consumers. Approximately 85% of Indiana customers, however, are served by non-jurisdictional wastewater utilities.

Consumer Affairs The Consumer Affairs Division resolves customer complaints by ensuring utility compliance with Commission rules and regulations by investigating consumer allegations and issuing timely determinations. The types of issues handled by the Consumer Affairs Division include: deposits, billing, termination of service, customer rights, and utility responsibilities.

Legal The IURC Legal Division aids in the development of the commissions “Rules and Regulations Concerning Practice and Procedure” as well as “Rules and Regulations and Standards of Service” to govern each type of utility through Title 170 of the Indiana Administrative Code. These changes follow a rulemaking process which, if applied to Indiana Code, require approval from the Governor and Attorney General.

Commissioners The five commissioners are appointed by the governor for four-year terms. No more than three of the commissioners can be from the same political party as the governor. The current commissioners are Andy Zay, Bob Deig, Anthony Swinger, David Veleta, and David Ziegner. Swinger is the Chairman. Commissioner Appointment Departure Thomas Duncan 1913 1917 John F. McClure 1913 1917 Charles J. Murphy 1913 1916 Charles A. Edwards 1913 1919 James L. Clark 1913 1919 Edwin M. Lee 1916 1917 E.I. Lewis 1917 1921 John W. McCardle 1917 1932 William J. Wood 1917 1918 Edwin Corr 1917 1919 Paul P. Haynes 1918 1921 Glen Van Auken 1919 1923 Fred Bates Johnson 1919 1921 Edgar M. Blessing 1921 1923 George M. Darnard 1921 1922 Maurice Douglas 1921 1925 Oscar Ratts 1922 1924 Samuel R. Artman 1923 1926 Frank Wampler 1923 1927 Frank T. Singleton 1924 1932 Clyde H. Jones 1925 1927 Howell Ellis 1926 1933 C.F. McIntosh 1927 1931 Harvey Harmon 1927 1929 Jere West 1929 1933 Harry K. Cuthbertson 1931 1932 Ralph M. Young 1932 1933 Perry McCart 1933 1940 Samuel L. Trabue 1933 1937 Moie Cook 1933 1940 Fred F. Bays 1937 1939 William A. Stuckey 1939 1944 Frederick F. Eichhorn 1941 1943 George M. Barnard 1941 1944 George N. Beamer 1943 1944 Hugh W. Abbett 1944 1945 Lawrence W. Cannon 1944 1951 unknown Roscoe P. Freeman 1944 1945 Leroy E. Yoder 1945 1949 Lawrence E. Carlson 1945 1949 unknown 1949 1951 unknown 1949 1953 Crawford F. Parker 1951 1952 Wendell Tennis 1951 1957 Wallace Weatherholt 1952 1953 Warren Buchanan 1953 1957 M. Elliot Belshaw 1953 1957 Garland G. Skelton 1957 1958 Ira L. Haymaker 1957 1962 John W. Van Ness 1957 1959 Leslie Duvall 1958 1961 Robert S. Webb 1959 1961 C. Patrick Clancy 1961 1970 Merton Stanley 1961 1967 Phillip L. Bayt 1963 1969 Richard P. Stein 1967 1970 John L. Ryan 1969 1970 George B. Jeffrey 1970 1971 David J. Allen 1970 1975 William B. Powers 1971 1982 W.W. Hill Jr. 1971 1974 unknown 1971 1971 Larry J. Wallace 1974 1984 James M. Plaskett 1975 1981 Peggy Boehm 1981 1985 William W. Montgomery 1982 1986 Michael G. Banta 1984 1985 Willis N. Zagrovich 1984 1989 Frederick L. Corban 1984 1995 unknown 1985 1989 Karl O'Lessker 1986 1990 Vicky A. Bailey 1986 1993 James R. Monk 1989 1993 G. Richard Klein 1990 2000 David E. Ziegner 1990 Current Mary Jo Huffman 1993 1998 John F. Mortell 1994 1997 Camie J. Swanson-Hull 1996 2004 William D. McCarty 1997 2005 Judith G. Ripley 1998 2005 David W. Hadley 2000 2006 Larry S. Landis 2003 2014 Gregory D. Server 2005 2009 David Lott Hardy 2005 2010 Jeffrey L. Golc 2007 2010 Jim Atterholt 2009 2014 Carolene R. Mays 2010 2015 Carol A. Stephan 2014 2017 Angela Weber 2014 2018 Jim Huston 2014 2026 Sarah Freeman 2016 2025Jim Atterholt20172018David Ober20182022Stefanie Krevda20182023David Veleta2022CurrentWesley Bennett20232025Bob Deig2026CurrentAnthony Swinger2026CurrentAndy Zay2026Current

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