# Utilities 101

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Podcast: [Indy Politics Podcast with Abdul-Hakim Shabazz](https://stenobird.com/podcast/indy-politics-podcast-with-abdul-hakim-shabazz-6473719)
Published: 2026-09-03T14:42:18+00:00
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## Resource

Former Republican state senator Jim Merritt, who spent three decades in the Indiana Senate and 14 years as chairman of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC), says Indiana’s energy future is “bright” but increasingly shaped by politics, data centers, and a renewed openness to both coal and nuclear power.

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