Taking of electric cooperative territory by municipal utilities has been commonplace in Indiana for 30 years. Now, one cooperative, stripped of thousands of members and more than $13 million in annual revenue, is shining a spotlight for state lawmakers to end the power grabs. The cooperative’s average residential customer is paying an extra $18.28 more a month for electricity to make up for it, a January study found. That adds up to $219.36 extra a year — an additional 45 days of electricity bills for a household. Read More.