By NICK MEYER NIPSCO Communications MERRIVILLE — Electric service has been affected by a combination of freezing rain, low temperatures and high winds throughout the day. More than 10,000 NIPSCO customers scattered across northern Indiana are affected. Mainly, weather conditions have resulted in downed power lines being weighed down by ice and slick roadways causing …read more.

By DENISE RODRIGUEZ NIPSCO Communications MERRILLVILLE — No one likes to be in the dark when it comes to a power outage. To enhance communications with their customers, NIPSCO is introducing a new way to report an electric outage. NIPSCO electric customers can now text the word “Out” to 444111 to notify the utility of an …read more.