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12/14/2018
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) will use drones to inspect transmission lines in the east central area of Fort Wayne beginning Monday, Dec. 17.
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12/11/2018
Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) will start the annual drawdown of the St. Joseph River, upstream of the Elkhart Hydroelectric Generating Station, on Monday, December 17.
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12/5/2018
Hoosier homebuilders participating in I&M's New Home Construction program in 2018 will help buyers of the energy efficient homes achieve combined energy savings of nearly 1 million kilowatt hours.
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11/20/2018
Indiana Michigan Power is providing $400,000 to Community Action agencies in Indiana to help Hoosier families pay their energy bills and to use energy more efficiently.
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11/16/2018
Indiana Michigan Power is planning to upgrade a transmission line serving customers in Randolph County.
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11/6/2018
Indiana Michigan Power, on behalf of the AEP Foundation, is donating $300,000 to support the Community Foundation of Elkhart County and Beacon Health System's project to build a premiere health, fitness, aquatics and community center at the former YMCA in Elkhart.
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11/2/2018
Indiana Michigan Power (I&M), an operating company of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), is empowering customers to help manage how they use energy by using voice commands for contacting I&M through Amazon's Alexa and Google Assistant.
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10/23/2018
I&M has restored power to approximately 750 customers in southwest Michigan since this afternoon's update, leaving about 550 customers remaining to be restored. Power has been restored to 98 percent of the more than 31,000 customers who lost service as a result of weekend wind storms.
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10/23/2018
With power restored to nearly all customers in Indiana who lost service due to weekend windstorms, Indiana Michigan Power crews and dozens of out-of-state utility line crews are focused on restoring customers in southwest Michigan.
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10/23/2018
I&M has restored power to all South Bend customers who lost service during the weekend windstorm. In southwest Michigan, unexpectedly extensive damage in the Benton Harbor area has forced I&M to extend the estimated time of restoration for a number of customers.
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10/22/2018
Indiana Michigan Power has restored power to more than 90% of Indiana customers and 2/3 of Michigan customers affected by Saturday's storms and high winds. 6,600 customers remain out as of 10 a.m., down from a peak of 31,200.
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10/22/2018
Indiana Michigan Power has restored service to 99 percent of Indiana customers and 85 percent of Michigan customers who lost power in Saturday's windstorms. Crews continue to work to restore service to the approximately 250 Indiana customers and 2,200 Michigan customers whose service was disrupted by the storm.
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10/22/2018
Indiana Michigan Power is receiving reports that some customers have been called by someone falsely claiming to represent the company and asking for the customers' Social Security numbers before their service will be restored following the Saturday windstorm. This is false.
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10/21/2018
Crews have made great progress through the day and Indiana Michigan Power has restored more than 4,000 customers since this afternoon's update. Nearly 75 percent of customers have been restored. 8,000 customers remain out as of 9 p.m., down from a peak of 31,200 following yesterday's wind storm.
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10/21/2018
Crews have been hard at work since yesterday and we've made good progress. More than 12,000 customers have been restored from peak, including over 2/3 of affected customers in Indiana.
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10/20/2018
Storms and high winds moved across all of I&M's service territory this afternoon and evening, with gusts exceeding 50 mph. Downed trees and limbs, as well as broken poles and downed wires caused widespread outages affecting approximately 31,200 customers as of 7:30pm.
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10/16/2018
Indiana Michigan Power presented a $300,000 grant on behalf of the AEP Foundation to the Rescue Mission on Tuesday. The donation helps advance the Rescue Mission's City on a Hill: Building Relocation & Expansion Capital Campaign to empower more people to become healthy, productive members of the community by expanding resources and relocating to a larger facility.
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10/11/2018
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Indiana Michigan Power (I&M), an operating unit of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), will trim trees around transmission power lines in Michigan and western Indiana Monday, Oct. 15, and continuing for about two weeks.
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10/10/2018
About 300 I&M employees and contractors from across I&M's service territory are en route to the Florida Panhandle to help with restoration in anticipation of Hurricane Michael causing significant power outages.
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10/4/2018
Indiana Michigan Power, a subsidiary of American Electric Power (NYSE:AEP), will restrict access at some of the recreation areas near Constantine and Mottville Hydroelectric Dams for maintenance work.
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10/1/2018
Prophet Cedric Walker on Wednesday received a $150,000 contribution for Posterity Heights Scholar House from Toby Thomas of Indiana Michigan Power on behalf of the American Electric Power Foundation.
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9/18/2018
Indiana Michigan Power, a subsidiary of American Electric Power (NYSE:AEP), on Wednesday added amenities to the Rivergreenway along Spy Run Extended following completion of the Powering Up Central transmission project.
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9/11/2018
Indiana Michigan Power has crews on standby to offer assistance after Hurricane Florence makes landfall. We have communicated with energy providers on the East Coast, and I&M is prepared to send about 200 contractors and employees to participate in the restoration after the storm. Those crews would come from across I&M's service territory both in Indiana and Michigan.
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8/31/2018
Something boldly unique is rising up from the farmland near a section of Interstate 69 between Fort Wayne and Indianapolis - new Indiana Michigan Power transmission towers with a new look. Northeast of Marion, traditional four-legged lattice towers are being replaced with new BOLD - Breakthrough Overhead Line Design - transmission towers. The new towers use a single pole with a crescent-shaped arc at the top.
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8/29/2018
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Regulatory commissions in both Indiana and Michigan have now incorporated savings generated by the federal Tax Cut and Jobs Act into the bills of Indiana Michigan Power customers.
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8/28/2018
About 50 employees continued I&M's tradition of giving back to the community during the United Way Day of Caring last week, performing numerous tasks to spruce up Camp Red Cedar northeast of Fort Wayne.
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8/21/2018
Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) is proposing improvements to strengthen the electric transmission grid in DeKalb and Allen counties.
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8/6/2018
Indiana Michigan Power has launched a new way for Indiana customers to support renewable energy.
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8/3/2018
Indiana Michigan Power will conduct aerial inspections of its high-voltage lines beginning Aug. 6 as part of its ongoing program to maintain the reliability of the electric transmission system.
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7/24/2018
HARTFORD CITY. Ind. - Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) is proposing upgrades to strengthen the electric system in Blackford, northern Delaware and southwestern Jay counties.
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7/17/2018
Fort Wayne, IN - Junior Achievement of Northern (JANI) Indiana has received two significant donations in support of its "Casting the Vision" capital campaign.
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7/5/2018
Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) has again received reports of a scam involving calls claiming an I&M customer faces immediate disconnection due to an overdue bill.
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6/21/2018
Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) is announcing the proposed final line route for the Three Rivers Transmission Line Rebuild Project after input from the community.
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6/8/2018
Indiana Michigan Power will conclude helicopter work on a section of transmission line in southern and central Noble County next week.
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5/30/2018
The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) has approved an approximate seven percent increase in rates for service to customers of Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) that will support investments to enhance reliability and customer service as part of I&M's Building the Future proposal.
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5/22/2018
Three falcon chicks nesting on the roof of Indiana Michigan Power Center (IMPC) received identification bands and were named Tuesday during an event hosted by Indiana Michigan Power (I&M).
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5/18/2018
Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) is announcing the Granger-Benton Harbor Transmission Line Rebuild Project.
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5/18/2018
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne partnered again this year with Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) to offer students in grades 4-6 the opportunity to further their STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education.
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5/16/2018
Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) presented Hollander Development Corporation with a $243,460.80 check on Tuesday, May 15, for energy efficiency measures at Metea Court Apartments, a 100-unit community for low-income seniors.
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5/15/2018
Indiana Michigan Power will again be utilizing a helicopter for work on a transmission line in Noble County northwest of Huntertown on Wednesday and Thursday, May 16-17.
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5/14/2018
Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) plans to drawdown the St. Joseph River this month at the Berrien Springs Hydroelectric Dam for maintenance work.
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5/11/2018
Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) presented Kay Manufacturing with a check for $50,000 on Friday for its efforts to reduce its future energy usage at its facility by participating in an I&M energy efficiency program.
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5/11/2018
Indiana Michigan Power's Cook Nuclear Plant Unit 2 completed its refueling outage at 12:28 a.m., Monday, May 7.
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5/9/2018
Indiana Michigan Power, an American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) company, has launched a program that enables Michigan customers to support renewable wind and solar energy.
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5/3/2018
Indiana Michigan Power currently has crews working to restore service to about 3,900 customers who lost power due to severe thunderstorms with strong winds and numerous lightning strikes in the Northern Indiana and Southwest Michigan area.
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4/25/2018
The peregrine falcon nesting box atop the Indiana Michigan Power Center building in downtown Fort Wayne is now home to several falcon chicks. Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) is offering a live video feed to watch the falcon chicks grow.
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4/19/2018
Indiana Michigan Power's commitment to greener energy earned I&M designation as a 2018 Environmental Champion from a Cogent Reports study by Market Strategies International.
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4/13/2018
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) has authorized Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) to adjust rates as part of I&M's Michigan Building the Future Plan.
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4/12/2018
MUNCIE, IN (April 12, 2018) -- On Thursday, Toby Thomas, the President and Chief Operating Officer of Indiana Michigan Power, presented a $225,000 check contribution on behalf of the American Electric Power Foundation to Hillcroft Services for the Building Better Futures campaign.
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4/11/2018
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Indiana Michigan Power's service area is well-known for manufacturing, agriculture and affordable energy. A study by Austin Consulting, a leading site selector, found the area's strengths offer growth opportunities for food and beverage industries in northern and east-central Indiana as well as southwest Michigan.
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4/5/2018
The regularly-scheduled first Saturday of the month siren test typically lasts for about one minute, but each April, the sirens sound for a full three minutes.
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4/3/2018
Changing out diesel vehicles for ones that run on electric and natural gas and creating a statewide corridor of electric vehicle charging stations are among the proposals from the Indiana Energy Association (IEA) for using Indiana's $40.9 million settlement from the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust Fund.
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3/14/2018
Indiana Michigan Power will start raising the water level upstream of the Elkhart Hydroelectric Plant on Monday, March 19.
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3/9/2018
As part of its ongoing commitment to ensure the reliability of energy delivery to customers, Indiana Michigan Power will connect the recently completed Melita substation to serve downtown Fort Wayne on March 18.
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2/27/2018
I&M crews are making progress restoring power in flooded areas in the South Bend/Elkhart area and in southwest Michigan. Employees worked closely with public safety and electrical inspectors to identify houses that could be reconnected since the flood waters began receding. Crews have restored power to 50 percent of affected homes.
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2/27/2018
Indiana Michigan Power's Cook Nuclear Plant Unit 2 will begin its twenty-third refueling outage Thursday at 12:01 a.m. Power was reduced to 50 percent Monday evening for equipment testing prior to the outage.
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2/25/2018
Indiana Michigan Power restored service to about 10,000 customers who lost power as a result of high winds overnight Saturday night/Sunday morning. Fewer than 100 customers remain without service, and crews continue to work to restore the remaining customers tonight.
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2/25/2018
Strong winds from 45 to 50 mph pushed through Indiana Michigan Power's service territory overnight Saturday night/early Sunday, resulting in power disruptions. Meanwhile, Indiana Michigan Power continues to monitor its six dams on the St. Joseph River as residents of the South Bend Area and southwest Michigan continue to battle floodwaters.
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2/24/2018
Indiana Michigan Power continues to monitor its six dams on the St. Joseph River. The number of customers whose service has been disconnected for safety reasons due to flooding in the South Bend/Elkhart area and southwest Michigan is approximately 1,150.
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2/24/2018
I&M is in close contact with public safety agencies and other authorities. I&M will continue working with them after water recedes to help coordinate the safe reconnection of customers. I&M cannot restore service to customers whose power was disconnected due to flooding until an inspection by the local government electrical inspector is completed.
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2/23/2018
The number of customers whose service was disconnected for safety reasons due to flooding in the South Bend/Elkhart area and southwest Michigan rose to 1,000 on Friday.
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2/23/2018
With decreased flows and lower pond elevations at the Buchanan Hydroelectric Dam, Indiana Michigan Power has notified Emergency Response agencies the previously declared high flow event at Buchanan Reservoir is no longer in effect.
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2/23/2018
Indiana Michigan Power's Berrien Springs Hydroelectric dam on the St. Joseph River is still in a high flow emergency (the lowest emergency level) and I&M continues to work with local emergency management officials.
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2/22/2018
Indiana Michigan Power's dams on the St. Joseph River remain stable as flooding continues to be a significant concern in southwest Michigan and in the South Bend-Elkhart area.
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2/22/2018
Heavy rain combined with snow melt brought the St. Joseph River in southwest Michigan and north-central Indiana to record levels, producing flooding that required some customers to be disconnected and affecting the six hydro-electric dams I&M operates on the river.
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2/14/2018
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Indiana Michigan Power (I&M), an American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) company, and a number of stakeholders representing varied customer interests have submitted a settlement agreement that significantly reduces I&M's requested rates for its Building the Future proposal.
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2/9/2018
Indiana Michigan Power (I&M), an American Electric Power company, is announcing the final proposed line route for the New Buffalo Area Improvements Project.
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2/7/2018
Indiana Michigan Power (I&M), an operating unit of American Electric Power, through customer engagement has selected the planned transmission line route for the Central South Bend Reliability Project.
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2/6/2018
Company strategy will cut carbon dioxide emissions 60 percent from 2000 levels by 2030;
80 percent from 2000 levels by 2050
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2/5/2018
Indiana Michigan Power (I&M), an American Electric Power company, plans to upgrade a transmission line east of downtown Fort Wayne.
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1/26/2018
Nine Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) linemen are en route to Puerto Rico to help restore power.
This group of I&M employees will be working in some of the most heavily damaged and remote areas of the island for about 30 days. In February, I&M plans to relieve this group by sending a different team of linemen to Puerto Rico.
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1/25/2018
Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) presented Cornerstone Alliance with a check for more than $1,600 on Thursday for reducing its future energy usage at its renovated building by participating in an I&M energy efficiency program.
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1/19/2018
Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) has named Kelly Ferneau, current plant operations director, as the new plant manager for the Cook Nuclear Plant. Ferneau, is the sixteenth person to hold the position since plant construction began in 1969, and she is the first female plant manager.
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1/12/2018
Fort Wayne, Ind. - Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) has received the Emergency Assistance Award from The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) for its outstanding work assisting customers impacted by Hurricane Harvey in August 2017 and Hurricane Irma in September 2017.
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1/11/2018
KENDALLVILLE, Ind. - Indiana Michigan Power (I&M), an American Electric Power company, is announcing the final proposed line route for the Avilla - Kendallville Area Improvements Project.
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1/8/2018
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) received multiple reports Monday of a scam targeting I&M customers.
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1/2/2018
ELKHART, Ind. - Indiana Michigan Power (I&M), an American Electric Power (NYSE:AEP) company, has selected line routes for the Elkhart Network Improvements Project.