Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co: 19.09 ¢/kWh for homes, 169 minutes of SAIDI

In Indiana, Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co bills 492,700 accounts, 87.4% residential, as an investor owned utility. Its home price sits 29.2% over the Indiana average and ranks 16 of 16 among larger utilities.

Star Mill power plant northwest of Howe in Lima Township, Indiana — Star Mill Power Plant. Photo by Nyttend, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons. Illustrative, not a listed utility's plant.

Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co: 659 kWh a month costs roughly $126 in energy at 19.09 ¢/kWh, +29.2% on the Indiana average of 14.77 ¢.

Its home price sits 29.2% over the Indiana average and ranks 16 of 16 among larger utilities.

Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co on price: 29.2% over Indiana

Home price against Indiana: +29.2%place 16 of 16, cheapest first

Home price is where Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co departs furthest from the Indiana pattern: 19.09 ¢ against a state average of 14.77 ¢, place 16 of 16 among Indiana utilities with 20,000+ homes. The cheapest of those is City of Mishawaka at 10.32 ¢ (-8.77 ¢ from here), the most expensive Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co at 19.09 ¢ (+0.00 ¢).

A home using 659 kWh a month pays about $126 in energy here; at the Indiana average the same use would cost $97, a difference of +$28 a month.

How it compares

Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co
Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co, 2024	Home	Business	Bill	SAIDI
Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co	19.09 ¢/kWh	16.83 ¢/kWh	$126at 659 kWh	169 minSAIDI
Indiana average against this company, which is 16 of 16 on priceLowest in this table	-4.32 ¢/kWhcompany 29.2% above	-4.39 ¢/kWhcompany 35.3% above	-$28a month at 659 kWh	-38 mincompany 38 above
South Central Indiana REMC	17.73 ¢/kWhcompany 7.7% above	14.50 ¢/kWhcompany 16.1% above	$1179 less than company	307 mincompany 138 below

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Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co: 2025

Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co: +15.5% on 2024 for homes, Indiana +9.9%.

Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co home price, 2025: 22.05 ¢/kWh+15.5% on 2024, early release
Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co SAIDI, 2025: 178 min+5% on 2024, early release
Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co against Indiana, 2025: +5.6 pointsNorthern Indiana Pub Serv Co +15.5%, Indiana +9.9%, price in Indiana 16.23 ¢

Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co reported 22.05 ¢/kWh for homes in 2025, +15.5% on its 2024 figure of 19.09, while the Indiana average moved +9.9%. Its SAIDI is 178 minutes against 169 in 2024.

Carbon context

Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co serves 430,648 homes in Indiana. At 659 kWh a month that is about 436 kg of CO₂, or 5,226 kg a year, at the Indiana plant rate, state generation and not this utility: Indiana generation mix.

Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co charts

Residential price since 2015: 19.09 ¢ in 2024

12.90 ¢ in 2015, 19.09 ¢ in 2024 (+47.9%); Indiana 11.57 to 14.77 ¢.

Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows

Year	Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co	Gap to Indiana residential	Gap to U.S. residential
2015	12.90	+1.33	+0.25
2016	13.01	+1.22	+0.46
2017	14.44	+2.15	+1.55
2018	13.99	+1.73	+1.12
2019	14.29	+1.71	+1.28
2020	15.15	+2.32	+2.00
2021	16.01	+2.64	+2.35
2022	17.01	+2.42	+1.97
2023	17.89	+2.95	+1.89
2024	19.09	+4.32	+2.61

10 rows from EIA retail sales.

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Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co SAIDI, 2019-2024

155 min in 2019, 169 in 2024.

Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co SAIDI by year, 2019 to 2024: 6 rows

Year	Northern Indiana Pub S, no major events
2019	155
2020	138
2021	175
2022	143
2023	149
2024	169

6 rows from EIA-861 survey.

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Reliability: SAIDI 169.0 min

169.0 min, 1.70x the median reporter, rank 486 of 673.

min

Company, no major events169.0
Company, with major events534.0

Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co, Reliability: EIA-861 survey.

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Analyst note

From 12.90 ¢ in 2015 to 19.09 ¢ in 2024, a move of +47.9%: Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co outpaced its state (+27.7%) by 20.3 points, and +17.6 points against the U.S. Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co's sharpest move came in 2017, +11.0%. The latest year is the high at 19.09 ¢; the low was 12.90 ¢ (2015). 2024: +6.7% here, -1.1% for the Indiana average. SAIDI at Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co (major events excluded) went from 155 minutes in 2019 to 169 in 2024, +9%, between 138 (2020) and 175 (2021). Against the national median, Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co came in lower on SAIDI in 0 of 6 years, and 2024 ended at 169 minutes, +70 from the median. 2024: 534 minutes with major events, 169 without, the widest gap of any year. Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co has 15 cheaper and 0 higher-priced Indiana peers among 16 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, South Central Indiana REMC, bills 17.73 ¢ (-1.36).

Pricier by 29.2% than Indiana and slower to restore, at 169 minutes or 1.7 times the median.

Home accounts at Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co went from 404,889 in 2015 to 430,648 in 2024, +6.4%. Business customers paid 0.88 times the home price in 2024 (16.83 against 19.09 ¢); the ratio was 0.89 in 2015. SAIFI went from 1.07 in 2019 to 0.97 in 2024, between 0.87 and 1.07.

Outages and home price of Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co (EIA utility 13756), 2013 to 2024

The average Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co customer saw 155 outage minutes in 2019 and 169 in 2024 (+9%). Its best year was 2020 (138 min), its worst 2021 (175 min), across 6 filed years. Against a Indiana median of 114 minutes in 2024, Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co was above the middle.

Corrected for inflation, a Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co home paid 19.59 ¢/kWh in 2024 against 17.12 ¢ in 2013, +14.5%; the bill itself went 12.38 ¢ to 19.09 ¢ (+54.1%). A home using 1,000 kWh a month paid $2,054 for the year at the 2013 real price and $2,351 at the 2024 price. Place on home price: 45th cheapest of 63 in 2013, 45th of 45 in 2024 among Indiana utilities with 1,000+ homes.

Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co outage minutes a customer, 2019 to 2024: 169 in 2024

Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co at 169 min in 2024 and the Indiana median at 114.

Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co home price since 2013: +14.5% after inflation

Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co: 19.59 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 19.09 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.

Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co, EIA utility 13756, year by year among Indiana utilities

Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co 2013-2024: 12 rows

Year, Northern Indiana P	¢ billed	¢ in 2025 $	Price place, Northern India	SAIDI min	SAIFI	SAIDI place, Northern India	Indiana median SAIDI
2013	12.38	17.12	45 of 63	–	–	–	–
2014	12.95	17.61	50 of 62	–	–	–	–
2015	12.90	17.53	44 of 62	–	–	–	–
2016	13.01	17.46	46 of 62	–	–	–	–
2017	14.44	18.97	57 of 62	–	–	–	–
2018	13.99	17.94	56 of 62	–	–	–	–
2019	14.29	18.00	78 of 83	155	1.07	18 of 28	140
2020	15.15	18.84	43 of 45	138	0.90	16 of 26	123
2021	16.01	19.02	44 of 45	175	1.06	19 of 26	128
2022	17.01	18.71	44 of 45	143	0.95	16 of 26	119
2023	17.89	18.91	45 of 45	149	0.87	18 of 26	104
2024	19.09	19.59	45 of 45	169	0.97	17 of 27	114

Northern Indiana Pub Ser, EIA utility 13756: EIA-861, CPI-U.

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SAIDI explained, Indiana real prices.

Facts

Customer accounts: 492,70014.3% of Indiana total
Residential accounts: 430,64814.1% of Indiana homes
Commercial accounts: 59,92012.2% of the base
Residential rate: 19.09 ¢/kWhplace 16 of 16, +29.2% against the state
Commercial rate: 16.83 ¢/kWhplace 29 of 29, +35.3% against the state
SAIDI, no major events: 169.0 minbetter than 28% of reporters
SAIFI, no major events: 0.970.95x the median
SAIDI with major events: 534.0 min68.4% from event days
Net-metered capacity: 59.4 MW1,646 installations
Counties served: 20all in Indiana
Average residential use: 7,906 kWh/yr659 a month
Implied monthly bill: $126+$17 on the U.S. rate, 659 kWh
Residential rate since 2015: +47.9%12.90 to 19.09 ¢/kWh
SAIDI trend: +9%155 min in 2019, 169 in 2024

Data tables

2024 by sector, Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co

Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co sector	Accounts	Rate ¢/kWh	Gap to Indiana ¢/kWh
Residential	430,648	19.09	+4.32
Commercial	59,920	16.83	+4.39

Year by year, Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co

Year	Home accounts, Northern Indiana Pub S	Home ¢	Business ¢	Ratio	SAIDI	SAIFI
2015	404,889	12.90	11.54	0.89	No data	No data
2016	407,268	13.01	11.80	0.91	No data	No data
2017	409,401	14.44	13.26	0.92	No data	No data
2018	412,267	13.99	12.86	0.92	No data	No data
2019	415,534	14.29	12.99	0.91	155	1.07
2020	418,871	15.15	13.58	0.90	138	0.90
2021	422,436	16.01	14.51	0.91	175	1.06
2022	424,735	17.01	15.55	0.91	143	0.95
2023	427,217	17.89	16.04	0.90	149	0.87
2024	430,648	19.09	16.83	0.88	169	0.97

Peers of Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co in Indiana, place 16 of 16 on home price

Utility near Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co on price	SAIDI min, gap to Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co	Home ¢, gap to Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co	Gap % to Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co	Accounts, Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co = 1
13. Indiana Michigan Power Co	-72	-2.78	-14.6%	0.98
14. Southern Indiana Gas & Elec Co	No data	-1.57	-8.2%	0.31
15. South Central Indiana REMC	+138	-1.36	-7.1%	0.07
16. Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co (this utility)	169	19.09	-	1.00

Who buys Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co's electricity

Class at Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co	Accounts	Of Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co accounts	Of Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co MWh sold	kWh a year per Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co account
Residential	430,648	87.4%	22.4%	7,906
Commercial	59,920	12.2%	24.8%	62,838
Industrial and other	2,131	0.43%	52.7%	3,755,383

Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co: meters, rate options and solar

Measure	Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co	Indiana context	Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co detail
Time-of-use rate for Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co homes	Not on file	17 of 27 Indiana utilities offer one	no dynamic-pricing count filed by Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co
Net-metered installations	1,646	88% residential	3.4 homes per 1,000 accounts, 36.1 kW average

Monthly energy cost by use, Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co

kWh	Share of a 659 kWh month	Cost a month at 19.09 ¢	vs U.S.	Cost a year
250	38%	$47.72	+$6.52	$573
500	76%	$95.44	+$13.04	$1,145
750	114%	$143.16	+$19.56	$1,718
1,000	152%	$190.88	+$26.08	$2,291
1,500	228%	$286.32	+$39.12	$3,436
2,000	304%	$381.76	+$52.16	$4,581

Outage record, Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co

Measure, Northern Indiana Pub	No events	All events	Converted
SAIDI minutes	169.0	534.0	2.82 h
SAIFI interruptions	0.966	1.340	1.04 yr apart
CAIDI minutes	174.9	398.5	2.92 h

Territory of Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co

20 Indiana counties, region RFC:

Indiana other states: 20 of 20 counties of Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co drawn

Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co: 20 counties listed by EIA-861, Census 2023 outlines.

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County list

Benton
Carroll
DeKalb
Elkhart
Fulton
Jasper
Kosciusko
LaPorte
Lagrange
Lake
Marshall
Newton
Noble
Porter
Pulaski
St Joseph
Starke
Steuben
Warren
White

Questions on Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co

How many customers does Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co serve in Indiana?

492,700 accounts in 2024: residential 430,648, commercial 59,920, industrial 2,131.

What is the average residential rate of Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co?

In 2024 homes paid 19.09 cents; against the Indiana average that is +29.2%.

How reliable is Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co by SAIDI and SAIFI?

SAIDI 169.0 min and SAIFI 0.97 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 1.70, CAIDI 175 min.

How much solar net metering is on the Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co grid?

1,646 installations with 59.4 MW, of which residential installations number 1,444.

What is the monthly bill at Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co for average use?

659 kWh at 19.09 cents comes to about $126, energy only.

How does Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co rank on price within Indiana?

Rank 16 of 16 in Indiana on price, +29.2% against the state average; 15 charge less than 19.09 ¢.

What share of Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co sales do homes buy?

Homes take 22.4% of 15,172,860 MWh, commercial accounts 24.8%, industrial and other 52.7%; the 59,920 commercial accounts use 62,838 kWh each, 7.9 times a home.

Has Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co moved up the Indiana price list since 2015?

10th cheapest of 16 in 2015, 16th of 16 in 2024; its price rose 47.9% while Indiana rose 27.7%.

What did Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co charge homes in 2025?

22.05 cents per kWh, +15.5% on the 19.09 of 2024 (EIA early release for 2025).

Utilities with a similar home price

Home prices nearest to Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co at 19.09 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.

Liberty Utilities (Granite State ElectriNew Hampshire, 19.08 ¢/kWh, 0.01 ¢ below
Consumers Energy CoMichigan, 19.11 ¢/kWh, 0.02 ¢ above
Great Lakes Energy CoopMichigan, 19.17 ¢/kWh, 0.08 ¢ above
Wisconsin Electric Power CoWisconsin, 19.23 ¢/kWh, 0.14 ¢ above

Primary sources for Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co: 19.09 ¢/kWh for homes, 169 minutes of SAIDI

EIA-861 annual report entry for Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co: 19.09 ¢/kWh for homes, 169 minutes of SAIDI, customers and sales
EIA-861 form instructions for Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co: 19.09 ¢/kWh for homes, 169 minutes of SAIDI, how a customer is counted
EIA state profiles for Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co: 19.09 ¢/kWh for homes, 169 minutes of SAIDI, the state price average