NiSource Capex Plan Soars 45%, Driven Largely by Planned Data Centers

January 2, 2026--Written by John Egan for IIR News (Sugar Land Texas)--What a difference a year, and artificial intelligence (AI), can make! NiSource Incorporated (Merrillville, Indiana), a holding company for gas and electric utilities in six Midwestern and Mid-Atlantic states, plans to increase capital expenditures (capex) about 45% over the 2026-2030 period, to an estimated $28 billion. Additional capital outlays of up to $2 billion may be made over the 2026-2030 period, the company told inve