EVIDENCE ARCHIVE — KNORR v. NIPSCO LETTER
Created: June 3, 2026
Purpose: Supporting documentation for Open Letter to Indiana legislators 
         (Knorr_Open_Letter_NIPSCO_v3_Final.docx)

=== FILE INDEX ===

01_IURC_2025_Residential_Bill_Survey_VERIFIED_TEXT.txt
   Source: IURC official document (in.gov/iurc/files/2025-Electric-Residential-Bill-Survey-Update.pdf)
   Status: VERIFIED — full data tables extracted via IURC web portal
   Direct PDF download: HTTP 403 (server-blocked). Content verified via web_fetch.
   Supports: All IURC survey claims in letter (Tables 1, 2, 3, 6, 7)

02_OpenSecrets_NiSource_PAC_2024_Contributions.txt
   Source: FEC filings via OpenSecrets.org, NiSource Inc. PAC (C00051979)
   Status: VERIFIED — complete recipient list confirmed
   *** CORRECTION NEEDED IN LETTER ***: 
   Mrvan ($10,000) is NOT "the largest contribution to any congressman"
   Reschenthaler (R-PA) also received $10,000. They are TIED for highest.
   Letter should say: "one of the two largest" OR just state the dollar amount.
   Current v3 letter already uses correct wording: "per the OpenSecrets summary"
   but characterizes it as top contribution — recommend explicit acknowledgment of tie.

03_NiSource_Political_Engagement_Disclosure.txt
   Source: NiSource official website (nisource.com/company/political-engagement)
   Status: VERIFIED — full page text extracted, last updated August 1, 2025
   Supports: $500K lobbying, $105K RGA, $155K DGA figures
   NOTE: PAC contributions are employee-funded (NiPAC); governors association 
   contributions ($260K) are corporate funds. Distinction worth noting in letter.

04_UtilityDive_Sept2025_Article.txt
   Source: Utility Dive, Ethan Howland, September 8, 2025
   Status: VERIFIED — full article text extracted
   Supports: Jefferies analyst quotes (verbatim confirmed); commissioner departure dates;
             NIPSCO highest increase data; GenCo context

05_GenCo_IURC_Order_46183_VERIFIED_TEXT.txt
   Source: IURC Order, Cause No. 46183, September 24, 2025
   Status: VERIFIED — full 40+ page order text extracted via web_fetch
   Direct PDF download: HTTP 403 (server-blocked). Content verified via web_fetch.
   Supports: GenCo CPCN exemption; CAC/OUCC opposition; approval before commissioner departure
   NOTE: IURC order is primary source; supersedes Canary Media as citation where possible.

06_Pressel_Letter_EIA_Claim_Verification.txt
   Source: News coverage of Rep. Jim Pressel letter to IURC Chair Andy Zay (Feb 2026)
   Status: PARTIALLY VERIFIED
   EIA "second highest nationally" claim: Attributed to EIA Form 861 in legislative 
   correspondence. Cannot independently access EIA database. Letter correctly attributes 
   this claim to EIA "as reported by" Pressel — that attribution is appropriate.

07_Canary_Media_GenCo_Article_Notes.txt
   Source: Canary Media, October 28, 2025 (site blocked June 2026)
   Status: CORROBORATED by IURC Order (Cause No. 46183) — use order as primary citation
   Kerwin Olson quotes: From named source, corroborated by order text

=== CORRECTIONS NEEDED IN LETTER ===

1. MRVAN CONTRIBUTION CHARACTERIZATION:
   Current text: "The $10,000 NiSource PAC contribution to his campaign was the largest 
   single contribution NiSource made to any member of Congress in that cycle"
   Correct text: "The $10,000 NiSource PAC contribution to his campaign was among the 
   largest single contributions NiSource made to any member of Congress in that cycle"
   (Reschenthaler/PA also received $10,000 — tied for highest)

2. GENCO CITATION: Replace Canary Media with IURC Cause No. 46183 as primary citation
   for GenCo exemption facts — the order is a government document and more defensible.

=== CLAIMS THAT COULD NOT BE INDEPENDENTLY VERIFIED ===

- "72% of state PAC money to Republicans" — sourced to PanoramaNOW advocacy outlet,
  not a primary dataset. Letter appropriately attributes this to that source.
  
- The Pressel letter itself is not publicly posted — referenced only via news coverage.
  The EIA ranking claim is attributed to EIA data in legislative correspondence.
  
- Canary Media article is inaccessible for re-verification — content corroborated by 
  IURC order (Cause No. 46183).

=== BOTTOM LINE ===
All major factual claims in the letter are verified or corroborated by primary sources.
One correction needed: Mrvan contribution is tied (not sole) highest.
GenCo section should cite IURC order as primary, Canary Media as secondary.