Zay fired from utility regulator panel weeks after AES hike demotion

Gov. Mike Braun fired Indiana Utility Regulatory Commissioner Andy Zay from his post, in the first such dismissal in more than a decade.

By: Leslie Bonilla Muñiz

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: August 3, 2026

Words: 863

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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Gov. Mike Braun fired Indiana Utility Regulatory Commissioner Andy Zay from his post on Monday — just six weeks after Zay voted in favor of an AES Indiana rate hike and was demoted from IURC chair.

“Zay was discharged from employment with the State of Indiana today, August 3, 2026, for non-adherence to state policies and laws related to his role as Commissioner at the IURC,” agency spokesman Kirollos Barsoum said in an email to …

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