ICYMI: Indianapolis Billboard Calls Out Coal for Hoosiers’ Excessive Utility Payments

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Indianapolis, Indiana — A brand new advert in downtown Indianapolis reminds Hoosiers that their excessive utility payments are due to coal. In keeping with a new report, Indiana is the state with the very best year-over-year electrical payments, as payments have elevated greater than 16% within the final 12 months, and Indiana’s power costs have seen the largest improve in twenty years. Coal has more and more turn into the least economical power supply as clear power is extra reasonably priced than ever, but utilities like Duke Indiana and CenterPoint Vitality have reduce on their clear power plans and as a substitute delayed retiring their coal vegetation, elevating prices for captive clients.

“President Trump and Governor Braun promised to handle hovering power payments, but Hoosiers are dealing with the very best utility payments within the final twenty years due to coal,” stated Nicole Chandler, Southwest Indiana Past Coal Marketing campaign Organizer at Sierra Membership. “Affordability is prime of thoughts for folk throughout Indiana and the nation, however loads of of us don’t understand that the skyrocketing price to maintain their lights on and warmth their properties is due to coal. Indiana’s leaders ought to be supporting frequent sense, reasonably priced clear power options that lowers prices for Hoosiers — not promoting them out to monopoly utilities.”

In regards to the Sierra Membership: The Sierra Membership is America’s largest and most influential grassroots environmental group, with thousands and thousands of members and supporters. Along with defending each particular person’s proper to get open air and entry the therapeutic energy of nature, the Sierra Membership works to advertise clear power, safeguard the well being of our communities, defend wildlife, and protect our remaining wild locations by means of grassroots activism, public schooling, lobbying, and authorized motion. For extra info, go to www.sierraclub.org.