I don’t have live access to current news right now. Based on recent public reporting, NIPSCO has been in the news for a labor dispute involving a lockout of USW-represented workers and a tentative contract agreement in April 2026, along with ongoing regulatory and reliability considerations for its Indiana services. If you’d like, I can summarize the latest confirmed developments and point you to where you can read the full articles.
Key points to check:
- Whether the 1,600 USW workers were able to ratify a new contract and end the lockout.
- Any updates on NIPSCO’s coal unit retirements at the Schahfer plant and related federal or state directives.
- The status of regulatory actions or fines from Indiana regulators and their implications for customers.
Would you like me to pull and cite the latest articles from major outlets and NIPSCO’s own newsroom for you? I can present a concise timeline with direct links.
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The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission said Northern Indiana Public Service's violations are related to its failure to locate or mark its pipelines in two days as stipulated under the commission's pipeline safety procedures.
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www.nipsco.comUS utility Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) has locked out 1,600 union workers, a move that could affect coal plant operations.
www.argusmedia.comThe Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) and the United Steelworkers union have reached a tentative agreement, two weeks after the utility locked out 1,600 workers amid a contract dispute.
www.cbsnews.comNorthern Indiana Public Service Company announced on Wednesday that it had?received an order from the federal government requiring continued operation of R.M. Schahfer generation station will continue to operate 'well beyond?its December 31, 2025 retirement date. The firm said that the order requires the Indiana-based facility to remain open for a period of 90 days following the date of?order. The directive is coming as several U.S. utilities are delaying coal plant retirements in order to...
energynews.oedigital.comMERRILLVILLE, Ind. — State regulators have fined Northern Indiana Public Service Co. more than $1 million — the largest in Indiana history — for pipeline safety violations the utility has faced twice in the previous four years. The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission ordered the natural gas supplier on Wednesday to pay $1.138 million in civil […]
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www.nipsco.comUnion members called the lockout, "an aggressive escalation that threatens worker safety, undermines labor rights."
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