The approval allows NIPSCO to expand its offering of energy efficiency programs designed to help electric customers save energy and manage their energy usage.

NIPSCO commercial operations vice president Karl Stanley said the new programs provide an important benefit to the company, its customers and its environment by slowing the need for future generation resources, providing simple options for customers to manage energy use.

The company’s new programs include air conditioning cycling program, expanded home weatherization for low-income customers and builder and developer incentives for new construction of energy-efficient homes.

NIPSCO also unveils energy efficiency programs for schools, expanded elementary education program, commercial and industrial rebates for purchasing select energy efficient electric equipment, and expanded energy efficiency program with local property managers and landlords of apartment complexes and multi-family buildings.

NIPSCO is a natural gas and electric distribution company.