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Braun Slams NIPSCO as Gary Power Restores Slowly

8/24/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Governor Mike Braun criticized NIPSCO for failing to restore power in Gary, Indiana.
Mayor Eddie Melton called the 12-day outage unacceptable.
NIPSCO reported 10,187 Gary customers without power on Aug. 24, down from 14,500 the day before.
The utility deployed 700 lineworkers and 300 crews to repair poles and trees.
Faith leaders and nonprofits held a relief event, raising $15,000 from Keith Lee and Tyrese Haliburton.

History

Historical Context

On August 14 2003 a software alarm failure at FirstEnergy triggered a cascade that left about 55 million people in the U.S. and Canada without power and prompted the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to make North American Electric Reliability Corporation standards mandatory. Today, Gary, Indiana’s outage has local officials urging faster restoration, echoing the 2003 call for stronger grid oversight.

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Story summary

Governor Mike Braun criticized NIPSCO for failing to restore power in Gary, Indiana.
Mayor Eddie Melton called the 12-day outage unacceptable.
NIPSCO reported 10,187 Gary customers without power on Aug. 24, down from 14,500 the day before.
The utility deployed 700 lineworkers and 300 crews to repair poles and trees.
Faith leaders and nonprofits held a relief event, raising $15,000 from Keith Lee and Tyrese Haliburton.

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