INDIANAPOLIS Many Hoosiers are paying more for electricity and utilities than they used to and another rate hike could be on the horizon.

According to the Pike Township trustees office, from January to August in 2024 it helped pay more than $11,500 in utility bills. In 2025, the number has jumped to more than $53,000 worth of assistance.

We do anticipate if this rate increase is approved that we as a legislative body for this township are going to have to decide and determine what that level of support looks like. Because we are the ones who are going to have to increase our funding for township emergency assistance, Demetrice Hicks, a Pike Township board member, said.

Hicks spoke out at the most recent Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission hearing a few weeks ago. Now his message is be

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