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Power signal
Monrovia · Morgan County
Indiana reopens rate review around Google's Monrovia load
What changed
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission voted 3-1 on September 2 to reconsider AES Indiana's rate decision and reopen the record around Google's Monrovia data center and BlackRock's pending acquisition of the utility's parent. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for September 17.
Changed Sep 2, 2026 94% confidence 1 public source
Why it matters
The order does not stop construction, but it reopens scrutiny of how a very large new load and related utility investment affect ordinary customers. That makes the rate case a live financial and power-delivery signal for Project Louie.
Watch next
September 17 procedural schedule · the separate Google investment and service case · revised cost-allocation protections · construction and energization milestones