(Merrillville, IN) - NIPSCO has been dinged with over $1 million in fines for safety violations.
The utility must pay $1.13 million dollars for violations that occurred in 2019. According to the Indiana State Regulatory Commission, NIPSCO failed to mark pipelines in a timely fashion.
This settlement is the third in a line of penalties dating back to 2015 totaling over $3 million.
This fine is reportedly the largest in state history. All the money collected goes into the state’s General Fund. NISPCO is not allowed to pass along the cost to consumers.