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David McGimpsey

Dave is a partner practicing in the fields of utility, energy and real estate law. His practice focuses on sewer, storm sewer and water utilities and the energy sector. He represents public utilities, municipal utilities, and other entities in utility and energy related matters. He handles formation, initial certification, rate, financing, service territory acquisitions and disputes, complaint, appeals and investigation proceedings. Dave is a frequent speaker on the topic of utility law and regularly practices before the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission. He also practiced before Indiana trial and appellate courts and the Natural Resources Commission. As a registered lobbyist, Dave advocates before the Indiana General Assembly on behalf of the Firm’s utility clients. Contact Dave.

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Differential Utility Rates: Is Your Municipality at Risk?

As first appeared April 4, 2012 on the Inside Indiana Business Website Indiana cities and towns are in the busine cialis online ss of providing utility services to their constituents. Charging a higher rate for water and sewer utility service outside municipal corporate limits has been a common practice for municipalities in Indiana. Signed into law on March 19 by Governor Mitch Daniels, a statute now on the books affects the dynamics between rates inside and outside municipal…

Water Data: Ready, Set, Report! How a New Law Will Impact Water Utilities

Newly enacted Indiana legislation will increase the amount of paperwork produced by water utilities of all types. Senate Enrolled Act No. 132 provides that all water utilities must report to the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) certain d buy cialis discount ata, such as number of customers, service territory, total utility plant in service, amount, availability and location of water resources, amongst other information. The reports are due annually, beginning with information collected during 2012. The IURC will…

Scratching a Seven-Year Itch: IRS Allows Faster Depreciation of District Cooling Property

As first appeared Nov. 15, 2011, on the International District Energy Association Website IRS finding allows depreciation up to 70% faster than comparable property In a major win for district cooling systems, the Internal Revenue Service found in a private letter ruling that a district cooling system could be depreciated over seven years. The IRS issued the private letter ruling to a power company whose subsidiary owns a district cooling system consisting of three plants, the underground network…