Work with federal, state, utility, and emergency-management stakeholders to advance transparency and accountability, strengthen electric infrastructure, and help ensure Northwest Indiana families and businesses have safe, reliable, and affordable power.

I also request that FERC coordinate, as appropriate, with the IURC, NIPSCO, state emergency-management officials, and other relevant stakeholders to implement the lessons learned from this event. I stand ready to work together to advance transparency and accountability, strengthen our electric infrastructure, and ensure that Northwest Indiana families and businesses can depend on safe, reliable, and affordable power.

Mrvan said he stands ready to work with relevant stakeholders to advance accountability, strengthen electric infrastructure, and ensure reliable and affordable power after the Northwest Indiana outages.

Mrvan Requests Federal Investigation into NWI Power Outages | Representative Frank Mrvan
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“I respectfully request a joint FERC-NERC investigation to assess what contributed to the prolonged outages and determine whether NIPSCO’s preparation, system performance, and restoration efforts were consistent with applicable reliability requirements and best practices.”

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Mrvan formally asked FERC and NERC to investigate NIPSCO outage preparation, performance, restoration, reliability standards, resilience, and infrastructure investment after the August 2026 Northwest Indiana derecho. This is concrete effort toward transparency/accountability and grid reliability, but not a completed delivery of safer, more reliable, or more affordable power.

partial same_term A for effort

Mrvan Requests Federal Investigation into NWI Power Outages | Representative Frank Mrvan
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“The IURC confirmed with Fox Chicago Thursday that Chairman Anthony Swinger intends for the commission to move forward with an investigation into NIPSCO. But the investigation has not yet formally begun.”

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Reporting attributed to IURC confirms the state accountability process was intended but still procedurally pending as of September 10, so the transparency/accountability portion remained unresolved rather than delivered.

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NIPSCO faces IURC investigation, rate hike opposition and Saturday protest | FOX 32 Chicago
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The Commission commences a formal investigation into all matters relating to NIPSCO’s practices and procedures restoring power outages after the August 2026 storm.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The IURC formally opened Cause No. 46453 to investigate NIPSCO’s outage-restoration practices after the August 2026 storm, moving the accountability/transparency portion from pending to active regulatory review. This is partial delivery, not proof of stronger infrastructure or lower costs.

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ord_46453_092226.pdf
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available to operate and to employ economic dispatch to minimize costs for the American people.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): DOE issued a temporary emergency order covering NIPSCO and MISO for Schahfer Units 17 and 18, aimed at maintaining generation availability and cost-minimizing dispatch through December 18, 2026. This supports partial, time-limited progress on reliability/affordability, not completed fulfillment of the broader infrastructure commitment.

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Federal Power Act Section 202(c): Schahfer Order No. 202-26-46 | Department of Energy
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