Last Updated on March 10, 2019 by cassnetwork
Merrillville, Ind. – With the heavy construction season around the corner, NIPSCO will
be continuing its work to upgrade the electric and gas infrastructure across northern
Indiana with nearly $660 million in planned investments this year.
This reinvestment is part of NIPSCO’s overall ongoing modernization plan to ensure
long-term safety and reliability for customers.
Vast portions of the nation’s infrastructure system – including NIPSCO’s – were built in
the post-World War II era. After more than 60 years, those systems are nearing the
limits of their original design, and NIPSCO’s plan proactively addresses these critical
areas before they become problematic.
“Energy is essential to the daily lives and businesses across the communities we serve, and our customers’ future depends on having a safe, reliable and sustainable infrastructure,” said Violet Sistovaris, NIPSCO president. “We’re being proactive and planning for the future by upgrading and replacing critical parts of our infrastructure to ensure a modern system for our growing communities.”
Among the types of upgrades planned in 2019, NIPSCO will replace and upgrade some
of the following components of its system:
1,776 wooden utility poles and 86 miles of overhead electrical transmission lines
162,000 feet of underground electrical cable lines, 18 power transformers and 98
circuit breakers
7,393 existing streetlights to energy-efficient, long-lasting LED lights
10 miles of natural gas pipeline and upgrades to natural gas regulator stations
Continued program to expand natural gas in-line inspection technology and
system capabilities
These modernization projects provide a number of direct benefits to customers and communities by maintaining the overall safety and integrity of the system, identifying and eliminating system failures, providing direct and indirect economic benefits, and supporting new business expansion across the state.
For more information on NIPSCO’s modernization plan please visit NIPSCO.com/future.
SOURCE: News release from NIPSCO
About NIPSCO: Northern Indiana Public Service Company, LLC (NIPSCO), with headquarters in
Merrillville, Ind., has proudly served the energy needs of northern Indiana for more than 100 years. As
Indiana’s largest natural gas distribution company and the second-largest electric distribution company,
NIPSCO serves approximately 810,000 natural gas and 460,000 electric customers across 32 counties.
NIPSCO is part of NiSource’s (NYSE: NI) seven regulated utility companies. NiSource is one of the
largest fully regulated utility companies in the United States, serving approximately 4 million natural gas
and electric customers through its local Columbia Gas and NIPSCO brands. More information about
NIPSCO and NiSource is available at NIPSCO.com and NiSource.com.