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the same partnership that has been formed with
customers on the natural gas side of the business
to effectively lower consumption. Although we
had previously requested decoupled rates in an
independent ling in early 2009, the Indiana Utility
Regulatory Commission (IURC) concluded that we
should seek decoupled rates as part of a general
rate case. At the same time, the IURC ofcially
approved a core set of energy efciency programs
for Indiana’s electric utilities to be administered on a
statewide level, as well as a set of non-core programs
that will be administered by Vectren. Therefore, we
plan to launch the Conservation Connection initiative
on the electric side of the business this summer to
market the non-core programs. Initial offerings will
include recycling programs for outdated appliances
such as refrigerators, freezers and window air
conditioners, as well as incentives for energy efcient
new home and commercial building construction.
While helping customers practice energy efciency,
we also remain focused on enhancing the efciency of
our current generation units. We recently concluded
the installation of a dense pack, a turbine efciency
enhancement technology, on our Warrick 4 generation
unit. In addition, as part of our electric rate case, we
included a plan to install dense pack technology on two
units at our A.B. Brown power plant in Posey County, Ind.
This $35-million project, which will be completed in two
phases over 2012 and 2013, will enhance the efciency
of our existing equipment and further delay the need for
additional generation. By improving the efciency, we
should be able to use less coal and reduce these units’
emissions, including carbon, by up to 5 percent.
4 Vectren 2009
Whether it is a residential on-site energy audit provided by Vectren Source’s
GreenStreet program or a commercial energy efciency review provided by
Energy Systems Group, Vectren’s nonutility businesses are nding ways to meet
customers’ energy conservation and efciency initiatives. Being “green” is no
longer just a choice. It is a way of life.