NiSource Inc. reports developments for a fully regulated U.S. utility business that serves natural gas customers through Columbia Gas brands and gas and electric customers in Indiana through NIPSCO. Company news commonly covers quarterly and annual results, adjusted earnings guidance, funds-from-operations metrics, common stock dividends, and operating updates tied to regulated energy service.
Recurring updates also address Indiana energy infrastructure, NIPSCO Generation LLC initiatives, data-center-related electric demand, generation planning, customer cost-savings mechanisms, grid reliability, and regulatory requirements affecting power generation assets. NiSource communications frequently connect capital investment, utility regulation, and local economic development across its multi-state gas and electric footprint.
NiSource (NI) announced plans to deliver $57.5 million in savings to existing NIPSCO electric customers through data center development. Subject to regulatory approval, the average residential customer is expected to receive approximately $5 monthly for 18 months, starting approximately 30 days after approval.
The new credit builds on $1.75 billion in customer credits expected from previously announced agreements with Amazon, Alphabet and Microsoft. Under those agreements, large-load customers will fund infrastructure needed to serve them, with part of contract revenues returned to existing NIPSCO electric customers. The company expects credits from those agreements to begin in the first quarter of 2027 and increase over time.
NiSource (NI) reported third-quarter 2026 adjusted earnings per share of $0.27 and narrowed its full-year earnings guidance upward. Adjusted EPS rose from $0.19 a year earlier; GAAP EPS increased to $0.27 from $0.20, with net income available to common shareholders of $129.5 million versus $94.7 million.
The company now expects 2026 adjusted EPS in the upper half of $2.02-$2.07 and introduced 2027 guidance of $2.22-$2.30. Its extended 2027-2033 capital plan totals $40.0 billion, including $32.0 billion for the base business and $8.0 billion for data centers. NiSource expects consolidated adjusted EPS compound annual growth of 10%-11%, versus base-plan annual growth of 6%-8%. Signed GenCo agreements, including a new Microsoft agreement, are expected to deliver approximately $1.75 billion in customer savings. Nine-month adjusted EPS rose to $1.49 from $1.38; GAAP EPS remained $1.42.
NiSource (NYSE: NI) announced a long-term energy agreement with Microsoft, with electric service expected to begin in 2028 for its northwest Indiana campus. The 20-year agreement is expected to raise total NIPSCO electric customer savings over data center contract lifetimes from $1.4 billion to approximately $1.75 billion, or as much as $140 per customer annually.
The GenCo-owned generation portfolio will increase by approximately 1,100 MW. Microsoft fully funds the generation and transmission required to serve its load. NiSource said the structure protects existing customers from incremental costs and that transmission upgrades will improve grid reliability and resilience.
NiSource (NI) will release third-quarter 2026 financial results before U.S. financial markets open on October 28, 2026. The company will host a conference call that day at 11 a.m. EDT (10 a.m. CT) to review the results and provide a general business update. The live webcast and an archived recording will be available on the NiSource website.
NiSource (NI) released its 2025 Sustainability Report, “Energizing a Sustainable Future,” detailing environmental, social and governance achievements during 2025.
The company reports nearly doubling renewable energy storage capacity through installing more than 1,500 MW of solar, wind and battery storage. It received regulatory approval for an innovative business model that supports responsible large-load energy growth and is expected to return more than $1 billion to customers. NiSource also maintained top-quintile ESG ratings, including an MSCI AAA rating for the fifth consecutive year, recorded zero serious employee injuries or fatalities, and expanded Environmental Action Grants across its operating region.
NiSource (NYSE: NI) announced that its board of directors has declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.30 per share. The dividend is payable on November 20, 2026, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on October 30, 2026.
NiSource (NYSE: NI) reported second quarter 2026 GAAP net income available to common shareholders of $45.5 million, or $0.09 diluted EPS, down from $102.2 million, or $0.22, a year earlier. Non-GAAP adjusted net income was $77.6 million, or $0.16 consolidated adjusted EPS, versus $101.9 million, or $0.22, in 2025.
For the first six months of 2026, GAAP net income was $556.2 million (EPS $1.15) compared with $577.0 million (EPS $1.22) in 2025, while non-GAAP adjusted net income rose to $587.2 million (EPS $1.22) from $564.2 million (EPS $1.19). NiSource reaffirmed its 2026 non-GAAP consolidated adjusted EPS guidance of $2.02–$2.07 and a 9%–10% consolidated adjusted EPS CAGR for 2026–2033.
The company continues to execute a $28.6 billion 2026–2030 consolidated capital investment plan, including $21.0 billion of base investments and $7.6 billion of strategic data center infrastructure, expected to support 9%–11% consolidated rate base growth from 2026–2033. According to NiSource, recently approved special contracts with Amazon and Alphabet are advancing $1.4 billion in customer savings.
NiSource (NYSE: NI) will release its second quarter 2026 financial results on August 5, 2026, before US markets open, and host a conference call at 11 a.m. EDT to review results and provide a business update. The live webcast, news release and archived replay will be available via the NiSource website, with a phone replay offered from 2 p.m. EDT on August 5 through 11:59 p.m. EDT on August 12, 2026.
NiSource (NYSE: NI) received Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission approvals for key agreements tied to its partnership with Amazon to serve new data center load in northern Indiana.
The framework is expected to deliver about $1.4 billion in savings for existing NIPSCO customers, as data center customers fund required generation and transmission infrastructure, including combined-cycle gas turbines and battery energy storage systems.
NiSource (NYSE: NI) announced that its board of directors declared a quarterly common stock dividend of $0.30 per share.
The dividend is payable on August 20, 2026, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on July 31, 2026.