<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001193125-23-279272.txt : 20231117
<SEC-HEADER>0001193125-23-279272.hdr.sgml : 20231117
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20231117062402
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-23-279272
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		15
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20231117
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20231117
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20231117

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NISOURCE INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001111711
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED [4931]
		IRS NUMBER:				352108964
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-16189
		FILM NUMBER:		231416383

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		801 EAST 86TH AVE
		CITY:			MERRILLVILLE
		STATE:			IN
		ZIP:			46410-6272
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2196475200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		801 EAST 86TH AVE
		CITY:			MERRILLVILLE
		STATE:			IN
		ZIP:			46410-6272

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NISOURCE INC/DE
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20001103

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NEW NISOURCE INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20000412
</SEC-HEADER>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>8-K
<SEQUENCE>1
<FILENAME>d449824d8k.htm
<DESCRIPTION>8-K
<TEXT>
<XBRL>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<html xmlns:dei="http://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023" xmlns:us-types="http://fasb.org/us-types/2023" xmlns:nonnum="http://www.xbrl.org/dtr/type/non-numeric" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:link="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" xmlns:ni="http://www.nisource.com/20231117" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:utr="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/utr" xmlns:iso4217="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217" xmlns:ix="http://www.xbrl.org/2013/inlineXBRL" xmlns:ixt="http://www.xbrl.org/inlineXBRL/transformation/2015-02-26" xmlns:ixt-sec="http://www.sec.gov/inlineXBRL/transformation/2015-08-31" xmlns:xbrli="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance" xmlns:xbrldi="http://xbrl.org/2006/xbrldi" xmlns:us-gaap="http://fasb.org/us-gaap/2023" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<title>8-K</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html" />
</head>
   <body><div style="display:none"> <ix:header> <ix:hidden> <ix:nonNumeric id="Hidden_dei_Security12bTitle_duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17_us-gaap-StatementClassOfStockAxis_us-gaap-SeriesBPreferredStockMember" name="dei:Security12bTitle" contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17_us-gaap-StatementClassOfStockAxis_us-gaap-SeriesBPreferredStockMember">Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th ownership interest in a share of 6.50% Series B Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual</ix:nonNumeric> <ix:nonNumeric name="dei:AmendmentFlag" contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17">false</ix:nonNumeric> <ix:nonNumeric id="Hidden_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey" name="dei:EntityCentralIndexKey" contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17">0001111711</ix:nonNumeric> </ix:hidden> <ix:references> <link:schemaRef xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="ni-20231117.xsd" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:link="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase"></link:schemaRef> </ix:references> <ix:resources> <xbrli:context id="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17"> <xbrli:entity> <xbrli:identifier scheme="http://www.sec.gov/CIK">0001111711</xbrli:identifier> </xbrli:entity> <xbrli:period> <xbrli:startDate>2023-11-17</xbrli:startDate> <xbrli:endDate>2023-11-17</xbrli:endDate> </xbrli:period> </xbrli:context> <xbrli:context id="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17_us-gaap-StatementClassOfStockAxis_us-gaap-CommonStockMember"> <xbrli:entity> <xbrli:identifier scheme="http://www.sec.gov/CIK">0001111711</xbrli:identifier> <xbrli:segment> <xbrldi:explicitMember dimension="us-gaap:StatementClassOfStockAxis">us-gaap:CommonStockMember</xbrldi:explicitMember> </xbrli:segment> </xbrli:entity> <xbrli:period> <xbrli:startDate>2023-11-17</xbrli:startDate> <xbrli:endDate>2023-11-17</xbrli:endDate> </xbrli:period> </xbrli:context> <xbrli:context id="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17_us-gaap-StatementClassOfStockAxis_us-gaap-SeriesBPreferredStockMember"> <xbrli:entity> <xbrli:identifier scheme="http://www.sec.gov/CIK">0001111711</xbrli:identifier> <xbrli:segment> <xbrldi:explicitMember dimension="us-gaap:StatementClassOfStockAxis">us-gaap:SeriesBPreferredStockMember</xbrldi:explicitMember> </xbrli:segment> </xbrli:entity> <xbrli:period> <xbrli:startDate>2023-11-17</xbrli:startDate> <xbrli:endDate>2023-11-17</xbrli:endDate> </xbrli:period> </xbrli:context> <xbrli:context id="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17_us-gaap-StatementClassOfStockAxis_ni-SeriesACorporateUnitsMember"> <xbrli:entity> <xbrli:identifier scheme="http://www.sec.gov/CIK">0001111711</xbrli:identifier> <xbrli:segment> <xbrldi:explicitMember dimension="us-gaap:StatementClassOfStockAxis">ni:SeriesACorporateUnitsMember</xbrldi:explicitMember> </xbrli:segment> </xbrli:entity> <xbrli:period> <xbrli:startDate>2023-11-17</xbrli:startDate> <xbrli:endDate>2023-11-17</xbrli:endDate> </xbrli:period> </xbrli:context> </ix:resources> </ix:header> </div> <div style="text-align:center"> <div style="width:8.5in;text-align:left;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto"> <p style="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&#160;</p> <p style="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&#160;</p> <p style="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;text-align:center">UNITED STATES</p> <p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;text-align:center">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</p> <p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;text-align:center">Washington, D.C. 20549</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&#160;</p> <div style="text-align:center"> <p style="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%;text-align:center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto">&#160;</p></div> <p style="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;text-align:center">FORM <span style="white-space:nowrap"><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:DocumentType" contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17">8-K</ix:nonNumeric></span></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&#160;</p> <div style="text-align:center"> <p style="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%;text-align:center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto">&#160;</p></div> <p style="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;text-align:center">CURRENT REPORT</p> <p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;text-align:center">Pursuant To Section&#160;13 OR 15(d)</p> <p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;text-align:center">of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934</p> <p style="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;text-align:center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): <ix:nonNumeric name="dei:DocumentPeriodEndDate" contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17" format="ixt:datemonthdayyearen">November&#160;17, 2023</ix:nonNumeric></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&#160;</p> <div style="text-align:center"> <p style="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%;text-align:center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto">&#160;</p></div> <p style="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;text-align:center"> <ix:nonNumeric name="dei:EntityRegistrantName" contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17">NiSource Inc.</ix:nonNumeric> </p> <p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;text-align:center">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&#160;</p> <div style="text-align:center"> <p style="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%;text-align:center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto">&#160;</p></div> <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&#160;</p>
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt;width:100%;border:0;margin:0 auto">
<tr>
<td style="width:34%"></td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom"></td>
<td style="width:32%"></td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:1%"></td>
<td style="width:32%"></td></tr>
<tr style="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<td style=" text-align: center;margin:auto; vertical-align:top"><span style="font-weight:bold"><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode" contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17">DE</ix:nonNumeric></span></td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom">&#160;</td>
<td style=" text-align: center;margin:auto; vertical-align:top"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:EntityFileNumber" contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17">001-16189</ix:nonNumeric></span></span></td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom">&#160;</td>
<td style=" text-align: center;margin:auto; vertical-align:top"><span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="white-space:nowrap"><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:EntityTaxIdentificationNumber" contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17">35-2108964</ix:nonNumeric></span></span></td></tr>
<tr style="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt">
<td style=" text-align: center;margin:auto; vertical-align:top"> <p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;text-align:center">(State or other jurisdiction</p> <p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;text-align:center">of incorporation)</p></td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom">&#160;</td>
<td style=" text-align: center;margin:auto; vertical-align:top"> <p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;text-align:center">Commission</p> <p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;text-align:center">File Number</p></td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom">&#160;</td>
<td style=" text-align: center;margin:auto; vertical-align:top"> <p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;text-align:center">(I.R.S. Employer</p> <p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;text-align:center">Identification No.)</p></td></tr></table> <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&#160;</p>
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;width:100%;border:0;margin:0 auto">
<tr>
<td style="width:50%"></td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:1%"></td>
<td style="width:48%"></td></tr>
<tr style="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<td style=" text-align: center;margin:auto; vertical-align:top"> <p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;text-align:center"><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:EntityAddressAddressLine1" contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17">801 East 86th Avenue</ix:nonNumeric></p> <p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;text-align:center"><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:EntityAddressCityOrTown" contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17">Merrillville</ix:nonNumeric>, <ix:nonNumeric name="dei:EntityAddressStateOrProvince" contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17">IN</ix:nonNumeric></p></td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom">&#160;</td>
<td style=" text-align: center;margin:auto; vertical-align:bottom"><span style="font-weight:bold"><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:EntityAddressPostalZipCode" contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17">46410</ix:nonNumeric></span></td></tr>
<tr style="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt">
<td style=" text-align: center;margin:auto; vertical-align:top"><span style="font-weight:bold">(Address of principal executive offices)</span></td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom">&#160;</td>
<td style=" text-align: center;margin:auto; vertical-align:top"><span style="font-weight:bold">(Zip Code)</span></td></tr></table> <p style="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;text-align:center">Registrant&#8217;s telephone number, including area code <ix:nonNumeric name="dei:CityAreaCode" contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17">(877)</ix:nonNumeric> <span style="white-space:nowrap"><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:LocalPhoneNumber" contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17">647-5990</ix:nonNumeric></span></p> <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&#160;</p> <div style="text-align:center"> <p style="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%;text-align:center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto">&#160;</p></div> <p style="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Check the appropriate box below if the Form <span style="white-space:nowrap">8-K</span> filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions.</p> <p style="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&#160;</p>
<table style="border-collapse:collapse; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;border:0;width:100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr style="page-break-inside:avoid">
<td style="width:4%;vertical-align:top"><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:WrittenCommunications" contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox">&#9744;</ix:nonNumeric></td>
<td style="vertical-align:top"> <p style=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman;text-align:left">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</p></td></tr></table> <p style="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&#160;</p>
<table style="border-collapse:collapse; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;border:0;width:100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr style="page-break-inside:avoid">
<td style="width:4%;vertical-align:top"><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:SolicitingMaterial" contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox">&#9744;</ix:nonNumeric></td>
<td style="vertical-align:top"> <p style=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman;text-align:left">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule <span style="white-space:nowrap">14a-12</span> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR <span style="white-space:nowrap">240.14a-12)</span></p></td></tr></table> <p style="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&#160;</p>
<table style="border-collapse:collapse; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;border:0;width:100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr style="page-break-inside:avoid">
<td style="width:4%;vertical-align:top"><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:PreCommencementTenderOffer" contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox">&#9744;</ix:nonNumeric></td>
<td style="vertical-align:top"> <p style=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman;text-align:left"><span style="white-space:nowrap">Pre-commencement</span> communications pursuant to Rule <span style="white-space:nowrap">14d-2(b)</span> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR <span style="white-space:nowrap">240.14d-2</span> (b))</p></td></tr></table> <p style="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&#160;</p>
<table style="border-collapse:collapse; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;border:0;width:100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr style="page-break-inside:avoid">
<td style="width:4%;vertical-align:top"><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer" contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox">&#9744;</ix:nonNumeric></td>
<td style="vertical-align:top"> <p style=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman;text-align:left"><span style="white-space:nowrap">Pre-commencement</span> communications pursuant to Rule <span style="white-space:nowrap">13e-4(c)</span> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR <span style="white-space:nowrap">240.13e-4</span> (c))</p></td></tr></table> <p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Securities registered pursuant to Section&#160;12(b) of the Act:</p> <p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&#160;</p>
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;width:100%;border:0;margin:0 auto">
<tr>
<td style="width:59%"></td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom"></td>
<td style="width:12%"></td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:1%"></td>
<td style="width:27%"></td></tr>
<tr style="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt">
<td style=" text-align: center;margin:auto; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap"> <p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;text-align:center">Title of Each Class</p></td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom">&#160;</td>
<td style=" text-align: center;margin:auto; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom"> <p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;text-align:center">Trading</p> <p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;text-align:center">Symbol(s)</p></td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom">&#160;</td>
<td style=" text-align: center;margin:auto; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;vertical-align:bottom"> <p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;text-align:center">Name of Each Exchange</p> <p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;text-align:center">on Which Registered</p></td></tr>
<tr style="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<td style="vertical-align:top"><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:Security12bTitle" contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17_us-gaap-StatementClassOfStockAxis_us-gaap-CommonStockMember">Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share</ix:nonNumeric></td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom">&#160;</td>
<td style=" text-align: center;margin:auto; vertical-align:top"><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:TradingSymbol" contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17_us-gaap-StatementClassOfStockAxis_us-gaap-CommonStockMember">NI</ix:nonNumeric></td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom">&#160;</td>
<td style=" text-align: center;margin:auto; vertical-align:top"><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:SecurityExchangeName" contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17_us-gaap-StatementClassOfStockAxis_us-gaap-CommonStockMember" format="ixt-sec:exchnameen">NYSE</ix:nonNumeric></td></tr>
<tr style="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<td style="vertical-align:top"> <span style=" -sec-ix-hidden:Hidden_dei_Security12bTitle_duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17_us-gaap-StatementClassOfStockAxis_us-gaap-SeriesBPreferredStockMember">Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th ownership interest in a share of 6.50% Series B Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, liquidation preference $25,000 per share and a 1/1,000th ownership interest in a share of Series <span style="white-space:nowrap">B-1</span> Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, liquidation preference $0.01 per share</span> </td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom">&#160;</td>
<td style=" text-align: center;margin:auto; vertical-align:top"><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:TradingSymbol" contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17_us-gaap-StatementClassOfStockAxis_us-gaap-SeriesBPreferredStockMember">NI PR B</ix:nonNumeric></td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom">&#160;</td>
<td style=" text-align: center;margin:auto; vertical-align:top"><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:SecurityExchangeName" contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17_us-gaap-StatementClassOfStockAxis_us-gaap-SeriesBPreferredStockMember" format="ixt-sec:exchnameen">NYSE</ix:nonNumeric></td></tr>
<tr style="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<td style="vertical-align:top"><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:Security12bTitle" contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17_us-gaap-StatementClassOfStockAxis_ni-SeriesACorporateUnitsMember">Series A Corporate Units</ix:nonNumeric></td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom">&#160;</td>
<td style=" text-align: center;margin:auto; vertical-align:top"><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:TradingSymbol" contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17_us-gaap-StatementClassOfStockAxis_ni-SeriesACorporateUnitsMember">NIMC</ix:nonNumeric></td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom">&#160;</td>
<td style=" text-align: center;margin:auto; vertical-align:top"><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:SecurityExchangeName" contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17_us-gaap-StatementClassOfStockAxis_ni-SeriesACorporateUnitsMember" format="ixt-sec:exchnameen">NYSE</ix:nonNumeric></td></tr></table> <p style="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167; 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule <span style="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</span> of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#167; <span style="white-space:nowrap">240.12b-2</span> of this chapter).</p> <p style="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Emerging growth company&#160;&#160;<ix:nonNumeric name="dei:EntityEmergingGrowthCompany" contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox">&#9744;</ix:nonNumeric></p> <p style="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&#160;13(a) of the Exchange Act.&#160;&#160;&#9744;</p> <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&#160;</p> <p style="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&#160;</p> <p style="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&#160;</p></div></div>

<p style="margin-top:1em; margin-bottom:0em; page-break-before:always"> </p>
<hr style="color:#999999;height:3px;width:100%" />

<div style="text-align:center"><div style="width:8.5in;text-align:left;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto">

<table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;border:0;width:100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr style="page-break-inside:avoid">
<td style="width:11%;vertical-align:top" align="left"><span style="font-weight:bold">Item&#160;7.01.</span></td>
<td align="left" style="vertical-align:top"> <p style=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;text-align:left">Regulation FD Disclosure. </p></td></tr></table> <p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman;text-align:justify">On November&#160;17, 2023, NiSource Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) issued a press release announcing the results of the final remarketing of its Series C Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, with a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share (the &#8220;Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock&#8221;), originally issued on April&#160;19, 2021 as part of the Company&#8217;s equity units. </p> <p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman;text-align:justify">A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and the information set forth therein is incorporated herein by reference and constitutes a part of this report. The information included in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form <span style="white-space:nowrap">8-K</span> and the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an offer to sell the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock. </p> <p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman;text-align:justify">The information set forth in and incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01 (including Exhibit 99.1) of this Current Report on Form <span style="white-space:nowrap">8-K</span> is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form <span style="white-space:nowrap">8-K</span> and shall not be deemed to be &#8220;filed&#8221; for purposes of Section&#160;18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and is not incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act. </p> <p style="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&#160;</p>
<table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;border:0;width:100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr style="page-break-inside:avoid">
<td style="width:11%;vertical-align:top" align="left"><span style="font-weight:bold">Item&#160;9.01.</span></td>
<td align="left" style="vertical-align:top"> <p style=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;text-align:left">Financial Statements and Exhibits. </p></td></tr></table> <p style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) Exhibits </p> <p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&#160;</p>
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;width:100%;border:0;margin:0 auto">


<tr>

<td></td>

<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:5%"></td>
<td style="width:92%"></td></tr>
<tr style="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt">
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap" align="center"> <p style=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; display:inline-block; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman;text-align:center">Exhibit<br />Number</p></td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom">&#160;&#160;</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom;white-space:nowrap"> <p style=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; display:table-cell; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Description</p></td></tr>


<tr style="font-size:1pt">
<td style="height:6pt"></td>
<td style="height:6pt" colspan="2"></td></tr>
<tr style="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<td style="vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap">99.1</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom">&#160;&#160;</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top"><a href="d449824dex991.htm">Press Release Announcing the Results of the Final Remarketing Period of its Series C Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, dated November&#160;17, 2023, issued by NiSource Inc. </a></td></tr>
<tr style="font-size:1pt">
<td style="height:6pt"></td>
<td style="height:6pt" colspan="2"></td></tr>
<tr style="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<td style="vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap">104</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom">&#160;&#160;</td>
<td style="vertical-align:top">Cover page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)</td></tr>
</table>
</div></div>



<p style="margin-top:1em; margin-bottom:0em; page-break-before:always"> </p>
<hr style="color:#999999;height:3px;width:100%" />

<div style="text-align:center"><div style="width:8.5in;text-align:left;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto">
 <p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;text-align:center">SIGNATURES </p> <p style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. </p> <p style="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&#160;</p>
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;width:100%;border:0">


<tr>

<td style="width:47%"></td>

<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:1%"></td>
<td style="width:3%"></td>

<td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:1%"></td>
<td style="width:48%"></td></tr>


<tr style="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<td style="vertical-align:bottom"></td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom">&#160;</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom"></td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom">&#160;</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom"> <p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman;text-align:center">NiSource Inc.</p> <p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman;text-align:center">(Registrant)</p></td></tr>
<tr style="font-size:1pt">
<td style="height:12pt"></td>
<td style="height:12pt" colspan="2"></td>
<td style="height:12pt" colspan="2"></td></tr>
<tr style="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<td style="vertical-align:bottom">Date: November&#160;17, 2023</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom">&#160;</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom">By:</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom">&#160;</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom"> <p style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman;text-align:center">/s/ Shawn Anderson</p></td></tr>
<tr style="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<td style="vertical-align:bottom"></td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom">&#160;</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom"></td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom">&#160;</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom" align="center">Shawn Anderson</td></tr>
<tr style="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<td style="vertical-align:bottom"></td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom">&#160;</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom"></td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom">&#160;</td>
<td style="vertical-align:bottom" align="center">Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</td></tr>
</table>
</div></div>

</body></html>
</XBRL>
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>EX-99.1
<SEQUENCE>2
<FILENAME>d449824dex991.htm
<DESCRIPTION>EX-99.1
<TEXT>
<HTML><HEAD>
<TITLE>EX-99.1</TITLE>
</HEAD>
 <BODY BGCOLOR="WHITE" STYLE="line-height:Normal">

<Center><DIV STYLE="width:8.5in" align="left">
 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 99.1 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" ALIGN="center">


<IMG SRC="g449824g1116135551547.jpg" ALT="LOGO">
 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify"><B>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">November&nbsp;17, 2023 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify"><B>NiSource Inc. Announces
Results of Final Remarketing of its Series C </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify"><B>Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock Relating to its 2021 Equity Units </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify"><B>Offering </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify"><B>MERRILLVILLE, Ind</B>. &#150;
NiSource Inc. (NYSE: NI) (&#147;NiSource&#148;) announced today the unsuccessful final remarketing of its Series C Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, with a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share (the
&#147;Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock&#148;), originally issued on April&nbsp;19, 2021 as part of NiSource&#146;s equity units (&#147;2021 Equity Units&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">As of December&nbsp;1, 2023, holders of shares of Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock that are components of the 2021 Equity Units will be deemed to
have automatically delivered their Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock to NiSource to satisfy in full their obligations to purchase NiSource common stock under the purchase contract component of their 2021 Equity Units. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">Goldman Sachs&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan and Wells Fargo Securities acted as the remarketing agents and BofA Securities, PNC Capital Markets LLC
and Scotiabank acted as <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">co-remarketing</FONT> agents for this final remarketing. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">The final remarketing was made
pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.&nbsp;Any offers to remarket the Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock were made exclusively by means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying
prospectus. For additional information regarding the final remarketing and the securities referenced herein, please contact: Goldman Sachs&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC, 200 West Street, New York, NY 10282,
<U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">eq-derivs-notifications@ny.email.gs.com</FONT></U>, Prospectus Department, 200 West Street, New York, NY 10282, by telephone: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-866-471-2526,</FONT></FONT></FONT> by facsimile: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">212-902-9316</FONT></FONT> or by emailing
<U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com</FONT></U>; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 383 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10179, Attention: Equity Syndicate Desk, by telephone: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-212</FONT> 622 2614
or by facsimile: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-212-622-8358</FONT></FONT></FONT> or Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, 500 West 33rd Street, New York, NY 10001, Attention: Equity
Syndicate Department, by telephone: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-800-326-5897,</FONT></FONT></FONT> by facsimile:
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-212-214-5918</FONT></FONT></FONT> or by emailing <U>cmclientsupport@wellsfargo.com</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify"><B>About NiSource </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">References in this press
release to &#147;NiSource&#148; refer to NiSource Inc. and &#147;we,&#148; &#147;us&#148; or &#147;our&#148; refer collectively to NiSource and its subsidiaries. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">NiSource Inc. (NYSE: NI) is one of the largest fully-regulated utility companies in the United States, serving approximately 3.2&nbsp;million natural
gas customers and 500,000 electric customers across six </P>
</DIV></Center>


<p style="margin-top:1em; margin-bottom:0em; page-break-before:always"> </p>
<HR SIZE="3" style="COLOR:#999999" WIDTH="100%" ALIGN="CENTER">

<Center><DIV STYLE="width:8.5in" align="left">
 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">
states through its local Columbia Gas and NIPSCO brands. Based in Merrillville, Indiana, NiSource&#146;s approximately 7,500 employees are focused on safely delivering reliable and affordable
energy to our customers and communities we serve. NiSource is a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index&#151;North America. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">NI-F</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center">### </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL"><B>FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" WIDTH="100%" BORDER="0" STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:10pt" ALIGN="center">


<TR>

<TD WIDTH="51%"></TD>

<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1%"></TD>
<TD WIDTH="48%"></TD></TR>


<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Media</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Investors</B></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top">Lynne Evosevich</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Christopher Turnure</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top">Corporate Media Relations</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director, Investor Relations</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top">(724) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">288-1611</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">(614) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">404-9426</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top">levosevich@nisource.com</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">cturnure@nisource.com</TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL"><B>Forward-Looking Statements </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">This press release contains &#147;forward-looking statements,&#148; within the meaning of Section&nbsp;27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
&#147;Securities Act&#148;), and Section&nbsp;21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;). Forward-looking statements in this press release include, but are not limited to, statements concerning our ability
to perform our obligations under the purchase contract component of the 2021 Equity Units, our plans, strategies and objectives, and any and all underlying assumptions and other statements that are other than statements of historical fact. Investors
and prospective investors should understand that many factors govern whether any forward-looking statement contained herein will be or can be realized. Any one of those factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected.
Expressions of future goals and expectations and similar expressions, including &#147;may,&#148; &#147;will,&#148; &#147;should,&#148; &#147;could,&#148; &#147;would,&#148; &#147;aims,&#148; &#147;seeks,&#148; &#147;expects,&#148; &#147;plans,&#148;
&#147;anticipates,&#148; &#147;intends,&#148; &#147;believes,&#148; &#147;estimates,&#148; &#147;predicts,&#148; &#147;potential,&#148; &#147;targets,&#148; &#147;forecast,&#148; and &#147;continue,&#148; reflecting something other than historical
fact are intended to identify forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements are based on assumptions that management believes to be reasonable; however, there can be no assurance that actual results will not differ materially. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the projections, forecasts, estimates and expectations discussed in this press release
include, but are not limited to, our ability to execute our business plan or growth strategy, including utility infrastructure investments; potential incidents and other operating risks associated with our business; our ability to adapt to, and
manage costs related to, advances in, or failures of, technology; impacts related to our aging infrastructure; our ability to obtain sufficient insurance coverage and whether such coverage will protect us against significant losses; the success of
our electric generation strategy; construction risks and natural gas costs and supply risks; fluctuations in demand from residential and commercial customers; fluctuations in the price of energy commodities and related transportation costs or an
inability to obtain an adequate, reliable and cost-effective fuel supply to meet customer demands; the attraction and retention of a qualified, diverse workforce and ability to maintain good labor relations; our ability to manage new initiatives and
organizational changes; the actions of activist stockholders; the performance of third-party suppliers and service providers; potential cybersecurity attacks; increased requirements and costs related to cybersecurity; any damage to our reputation;
any remaining liabilities or impact related to the sale of the Massachusetts Business; the impacts of natural disasters, </P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">2 </P>

</DIV></Center>


<p style="margin-top:1em; margin-bottom:0em; page-break-before:always"> </p>
<HR SIZE="3" style="COLOR:#999999" WIDTH="100%" ALIGN="CENTER">

<Center><DIV STYLE="width:8.5in" align="left">
 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">
potential terrorist attacks or other catastrophic events; the physical impacts of climate change and the transition to a lower carbon future; our ability to manage the financial and operational
risks related to achieving our carbon emission reduction goals, including our Net Zero Goal; our debt obligations; any changes to our credit rating or the credit rating of certain of our subsidiaries; any adverse effects related to our equity units;
adverse economic and capital market conditions or increases in interest rates; inflation; recessions; economic regulation and the impact of regulatory rate reviews; our ability to obtain expected financial or regulatory outcomes; continuing and
potential future impacts from the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">COVID-19</FONT> pandemic; economic conditions in certain industries; the reliability of customers and suppliers to fulfill their payment and contractual obligations; the ability of
our subsidiaries to generate cash; pension funding obligations; potential impairments of goodwill; the outcome of legal and regulatory proceedings, investigations, incidents, claims and litigation; potential remaining liabilities related to the
Greater Lawrence Incident; compliance with applicable laws, regulations and tariffs; compliance with environmental laws and the costs of associated liabilities; changes in taxation; and other matters set forth in Item 1, &#147;Business,&#148; Item
1A, &#147;Risk Factors&#148; and Part II, Item 7, &#147;Management&#146;s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,&#148; of our Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the fiscal year
ended December&nbsp;31, 2022, and matters set forth in our Quarterly Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the quarters ended March&nbsp;31, 2023, June&nbsp;30, 2023 and September&nbsp;30, 2023, some of which risks are
beyond our control. In addition, the relative contributions to profitability by each business segment, and the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements relating thereto, may change over time. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing cautionary statements. We undertake no obligation to, and
expressly disclaim any such obligation to, update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or changes to the future results over time or otherwise, except as
required by law. </P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">3 </P>

</DIV></Center>

</BODY></HTML>
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>EX-101.SCH
<SEQUENCE>3
<FILENAME>ni-20231117.xsd
<DESCRIPTION>XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION SCHEMA
<TEXT>
<XBRL>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="us-ascii"?>
<!-- DFIN - https://www.dfinsolutions.com/ -->
<!-- CTU Version: Release master Build:20231012.2 -->
<!-- Creation date: 11/17/2023 12:46:05 PM Eastern Time -->
<!-- Copyright (c) 2023 Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. All Rights Reserved. -->
<xsd:schema
  xmlns:nonnum="http://www.xbrl.org/dtr/type/non-numeric"
  xmlns:num="http://www.xbrl.org/dtr/type/numeric"
  xmlns:us-types="http://fasb.org/us-types/2023"
  xmlns:ni="http://www.nisource.com/20231117"
  xmlns:dei="http://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023"
  xmlns:xbrli="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance"
  xmlns:link="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase"
  xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
  xmlns:xbrldt="http://xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt"
  xmlns:us-gaap="http://fasb.org/us-gaap/2023"
  attributeFormDefault="unqualified"
  elementFormDefault="qualified"
  targetNamespace="http://www.nisource.com/20231117"
  xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
    <xsd:import schemaLocation="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/xbrl-instance-2003-12-31.xsd" namespace="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance" />
    <xsd:import schemaLocation="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/xbrl-linkbase-2003-12-31.xsd" namespace="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <xsd:import schemaLocation="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd" namespace="http://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023" />
    <xsd:import schemaLocation="http://www.xbrl.org/dtr/type/numeric-2009-12-16.xsd" namespace="http://www.xbrl.org/dtr/type/numeric" />
    <xsd:import schemaLocation="http://www.xbrl.org/dtr/type/nonNumeric-2009-12-16.xsd" namespace="http://www.xbrl.org/dtr/type/non-numeric" />
    <xsd:import schemaLocation="https://xbrl.sec.gov/naics/2023/naics-2023.xsd" namespace="http://xbrl.sec.gov/naics/2023" />
    <xsd:import schemaLocation="http://www.xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt-2005.xsd" namespace="http://xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt" />
    <xsd:import schemaLocation="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2023/elts/us-gaap-2023.xsd" namespace="http://fasb.org/us-gaap/2023" />
    <xsd:import schemaLocation="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2023/elts/us-types-2023.xsd" namespace="http://fasb.org/us-types/2023" />
  <xsd:annotation>
    <xsd:appinfo>
      <link:linkbaseRef xlink:arcrole="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink/properties/linkbase" xlink:href="ni-20231117_lab.xml" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/labelLinkbaseRef" xlink:title="Label Links, all" xlink:type="simple" />
      <link:linkbaseRef xlink:arcrole="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink/properties/linkbase" xlink:href="ni-20231117_pre.xml" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationLinkbaseRef" xlink:title="Presentation Links, all" xlink:type="simple" />
      <link:linkbaseRef xlink:arcrole="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink/properties/linkbase" xlink:href="ni-20231117_def.xml" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/definitionLinkbaseRef" xlink:title="Definition Links, all" xlink:type="simple" />
      <link:roleType roleURI="http://www.nisource.com//20231117/taxonomy/role/DocumentDocumentAndEntityInformation" id="Role_DocumentDocumentAndEntityInformation">
        <link:definition>100000 - Document - Document and Entity Information</link:definition>
        <link:usedOn>link:calculationLink</link:usedOn>
        <link:usedOn>link:presentationLink</link:usedOn>
        <link:usedOn>link:definitionLink</link:usedOn>
      </link:roleType>
    </xsd:appinfo>
  </xsd:annotation>
  <xsd:element id="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationTable" name="DocumentAndEntityInformationTable" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:hypercubeItem" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true" />
  <xsd:element id="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" name="DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true" />
  <xsd:element id="ni_SeriesACorporateUnitsMember" name="SeriesACorporateUnitsMember" type="nonnum:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true" />
</xsd:schema>
</XBRL>
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>EX-101.DEF
<SEQUENCE>4
<FILENAME>ni-20231117_def.xml
<DESCRIPTION>XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION DEFINITION LINKBASE
<TEXT>
<XBRL>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="us-ascii"?>
<!-- DFIN - https://www.dfinsolutions.com/ -->
<!-- CTU Version: Release master Build:20231012.2 -->
<!-- Creation date: 11/17/2023 12:46:09 PM Eastern Time -->
<!-- Copyright (c) 2023 Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. All Rights Reserved. -->
<linkbase xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" xmlns:link="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xbrldt="http://xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase http://www.xbrl.org/2003/xbrl-linkbase-2003-12-31.xsd">
  <arcroleRef xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="http://www.xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt-2005.xsd#all" arcroleURI="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" />
  <arcroleRef xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="http://www.xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt-2005.xsd#dimension-default" arcroleURI="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" />
  <arcroleRef xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="http://www.xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt-2005.xsd#dimension-domain" arcroleURI="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" />
  <arcroleRef xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="http://www.xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt-2005.xsd#domain-member" arcroleURI="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" />
  <arcroleRef xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="http://www.xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt-2005.xsd#hypercube-dimension" arcroleURI="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" />
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.nisource.com//20231117/taxonomy/role/DocumentDocumentAndEntityInformation" xlink:href="ni-20231117.xsd#Role_DocumentDocumentAndEntityInformation" xlink:type="simple" />
  <link:definitionLink xlink:type="extended" xlink:role="http://www.nisource.com//20231117/taxonomy/role/DocumentDocumentAndEntityInformation">
    <link:loc xlink:href="ni-20231117.xsd#ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationTable" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationTable" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="ni-20231117.xsd#ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2023/elts/us-gaap-2023.xsd#us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2023/elts/us-gaap-2023.xsd#us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2023/elts/us-gaap-2023.xsd#us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_2" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2023/elts/us-gaap-2023.xsd#us-gaap_CommonStockMember" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="us-gaap_CommonStockMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2023/elts/us-gaap-2023.xsd#us-gaap_SeriesBPreferredStockMember" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="us-gaap_SeriesBPreferredStockMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="ni-20231117.xsd#ni_SeriesACorporateUnitsMember" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="ni_SeriesACorporateUnitsMember" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_Security12bTitle" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_Security12bTitle" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_AmendmentFlag" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_AmendmentFlag" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityCentralIndexKey" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_EntityCentralIndexKey" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_DocumentType" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_DocumentType" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityRegistrantName" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_EntityRegistrantName" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityFileNumber" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_EntityFileNumber" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_CityAreaCode" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_CityAreaCode" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_LocalPhoneNumber" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_LocalPhoneNumber" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_WrittenCommunications" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_WrittenCommunications" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_SolicitingMaterial" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_SolicitingMaterial" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_TradingSymbol" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_TradingSymbol" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_SecurityExchangeName" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_SecurityExchangeName" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany" />
    <definitionArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationTable" order="1" priority="2" use="optional" xbrldt:contextElement="segment" xbrldt:closed="true" />
    <definitionArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationTable" xlink:to="us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis" order="1" priority="2" use="optional" />
    <definitionArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis" xlink:to="us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain" order="23" priority="2" use="optional" />
    <definitionArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis" xlink:to="us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_2" order="23.0001" priority="2" use="optional" />
    <definitionArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain" xlink:to="us-gaap_CommonStockMember" order="24" priority="2" use="optional" />
    <definitionArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain" xlink:to="us-gaap_SeriesBPreferredStockMember" order="25" priority="2" use="optional" />
    <definitionArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain" xlink:to="ni_SeriesACorporateUnitsMember" order="26" priority="2" use="optional" />
    <definitionArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="dei_Security12bTitle" order="28.001" priority="2" use="optional" />
    <definitionArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="dei_AmendmentFlag" order="29.001" priority="2" use="optional" />
    <definitionArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="dei_EntityCentralIndexKey" order="30.001" priority="2" use="optional" />
    <definitionArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="dei_DocumentType" order="35.001" priority="2" use="optional" />
    <definitionArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate" order="36.001" priority="2" use="optional" />
    <definitionArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="dei_EntityRegistrantName" order="37.001" priority="2" use="optional" />
    <definitionArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode" order="38.001" priority="2" use="optional" />
    <definitionArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="dei_EntityFileNumber" order="39.001" priority="2" use="optional" />
    <definitionArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber" order="40.001" priority="2" use="optional" />
    <definitionArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1" order="41.001" priority="2" use="optional" />
    <definitionArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown" order="42.001" priority="2" use="optional" />
    <definitionArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince" order="43.001" priority="2" use="optional" />
    <definitionArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode" order="44.001" priority="2" use="optional" />
    <definitionArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="dei_CityAreaCode" order="45.001" priority="2" use="optional" />
    <definitionArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="dei_LocalPhoneNumber" order="46.001" priority="2" use="optional" />
    <definitionArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="dei_WrittenCommunications" order="47.001" priority="2" use="optional" />
    <definitionArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="dei_SolicitingMaterial" order="48.001" priority="2" use="optional" />
    <definitionArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer" order="49.001" priority="2" use="optional" />
    <definitionArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer" order="50.001" priority="2" use="optional" />
    <definitionArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="dei_TradingSymbol" order="51.001" priority="2" use="optional" />
    <definitionArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="dei_SecurityExchangeName" order="52.001" priority="2" use="optional" />
    <definitionArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany" order="53.001" priority="2" use="optional" />
  </link:definitionLink>
</linkbase>
</XBRL>
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>EX-101.LAB
<SEQUENCE>5
<FILENAME>ni-20231117_lab.xml
<DESCRIPTION>XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION LABEL LINKBASE
<TEXT>
<XBRL>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="us-ascii" standalone="yes"?>
<!-- DFIN - https://www.dfinsolutions.com/ -->
<!-- CTU Version: Release master Build:20231012.2 -->
<!-- Creation date: 11/17/2023 12:46:05 PM Eastern Time -->
<!-- Copyright (c) 2023 Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. All Rights Reserved. -->
<link:linkbase
  xmlns:link="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase"
  xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
  xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase http://www.xbrl.org/2003/xbrl-linkbase-2003-12-31.xsd">
  <link:labelLink xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/link" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_CoverAbstract" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_CoverAbstract" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_CoverAbstract" xlink:to="dei_CoverAbstract_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_CoverAbstract_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Cover [Abstract]</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_CoverAbstract_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Cover [Abstract]</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_Security12bTitle" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_Security12bTitle" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_Security12bTitle" xlink:to="dei_Security12bTitle_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_Security12bTitle_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Security 12b Title</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_Security12bTitle_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Security 12b Title</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_AmendmentFlag" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_AmendmentFlag" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_AmendmentFlag" xlink:to="dei_AmendmentFlag_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_AmendmentFlag_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Amendment Flag</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_AmendmentFlag_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Amendment Flag</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityCentralIndexKey" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_EntityCentralIndexKey" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_EntityCentralIndexKey" xlink:to="dei_EntityCentralIndexKey_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityCentralIndexKey_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Entity Central Index Key</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityCentralIndexKey_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Entity Central Index Key</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_DocumentType" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_DocumentType" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_DocumentType" xlink:to="dei_DocumentType_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_DocumentType_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Document Type</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_DocumentType_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Document Type</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate" xlink:to="dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Document Period End Date</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Document Period End Date</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityRegistrantName" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_EntityRegistrantName" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_EntityRegistrantName" xlink:to="dei_EntityRegistrantName_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityRegistrantName_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Entity Registrant Name</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityRegistrantName_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Entity Registrant Name</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode" xlink:to="dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Entity Incorporation State Country Code</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Entity Incorporation State Country Code</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityFileNumber" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_EntityFileNumber" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_EntityFileNumber" xlink:to="dei_EntityFileNumber_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityFileNumber_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Entity File Number</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityFileNumber_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Entity File Number</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber" xlink:to="dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Entity Tax Identification Number</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Entity Tax Identification Number</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1" xlink:to="dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Entity Address, Address Line One</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Entity Address, Address Line One</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown" xlink:to="dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Entity Address, City or Town</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Entity Address, City or Town</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince" xlink:to="dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Entity Address, State or Province</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Entity Address, State or Province</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode" xlink:to="dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Entity Address, Postal Zip Code</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Entity Address, Postal Zip Code</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_CityAreaCode" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_CityAreaCode" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_CityAreaCode" xlink:to="dei_CityAreaCode_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_CityAreaCode_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">City Area Code</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_CityAreaCode_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">City Area Code</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_LocalPhoneNumber" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_LocalPhoneNumber" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_LocalPhoneNumber" xlink:to="dei_LocalPhoneNumber_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_LocalPhoneNumber_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Local Phone Number</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_LocalPhoneNumber_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Local Phone Number</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_WrittenCommunications" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_WrittenCommunications" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_WrittenCommunications" xlink:to="dei_WrittenCommunications_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_WrittenCommunications_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Written Communications</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_WrittenCommunications_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Written Communications</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_SolicitingMaterial" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_SolicitingMaterial" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_SolicitingMaterial" xlink:to="dei_SolicitingMaterial_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_SolicitingMaterial_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Soliciting Material</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_SolicitingMaterial_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Soliciting Material</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer" xlink:to="dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Pre Commencement Tender Offer</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Pre Commencement Tender Offer</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer" xlink:to="dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Pre Commencement Issuer Tender Offer</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Pre Commencement Issuer Tender Offer</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_TradingSymbol" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_TradingSymbol" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_TradingSymbol" xlink:to="dei_TradingSymbol_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_TradingSymbol_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Trading Symbol</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_TradingSymbol_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Trading Symbol</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_SecurityExchangeName" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_SecurityExchangeName" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_SecurityExchangeName" xlink:to="dei_SecurityExchangeName_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_SecurityExchangeName_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Security Exchange Name</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_SecurityExchangeName_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Security Exchange Name</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany" xlink:to="dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Entity Emerging Growth Company</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Entity Emerging Growth Company</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="ni-20231117.xsd#ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationTable" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationTable" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationTable" xlink:to="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationTable_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationTable_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Document And Entity Information [Table]</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationTable_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Document And Entity Information [Table]</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="ni-20231117.xsd#ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Document And Entity Information [Line Items]</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Document And Entity Information [Line Items]</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2023/elts/us-gaap-2023.xsd#us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis" xlink:to="us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Class of Stock [Axis]</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Class of Stock [Axis]</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2023/elts/us-gaap-2023.xsd#us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain" xlink:to="us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Class of Stock [Domain]</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Class of Stock [Domain]</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2023/elts/us-gaap-2023.xsd#us-gaap_CommonStockMember" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="us-gaap_CommonStockMember" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_CommonStockMember" xlink:to="us-gaap_CommonStockMember_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="us-gaap_CommonStockMember_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Common Stock [Member]</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="us-gaap_CommonStockMember_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Common Stock [Member]</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2023/elts/us-gaap-2023.xsd#us-gaap_SeriesBPreferredStockMember" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="us-gaap_SeriesBPreferredStockMember" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_SeriesBPreferredStockMember" xlink:to="us-gaap_SeriesBPreferredStockMember_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="us-gaap_SeriesBPreferredStockMember_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Series B Preferred Stock [Member]</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="us-gaap_SeriesBPreferredStockMember_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Series B Preferred Stock [Member]</link:label>
    <link:loc xlink:href="ni-20231117.xsd#ni_SeriesACorporateUnitsMember" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="ni_SeriesACorporateUnitsMember" />
    <link:labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="ni_SeriesACorporateUnitsMember" xlink:to="ni_SeriesACorporateUnitsMember_lbl" />
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="ni_SeriesACorporateUnitsMember_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Series A Corporate Units [Member]</link:label>
    <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:label="ni_SeriesACorporateUnitsMember_lbl" xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Series A Corporate Units [Member]</link:label>
  </link:labelLink>
</link:linkbase>
</XBRL>
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>EX-101.PRE
<SEQUENCE>6
<FILENAME>ni-20231117_pre.xml
<DESCRIPTION>XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION PRESENTATION LINKBASE
<TEXT>
<XBRL>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="us-ascii" standalone="yes"?>
<!-- DFIN - https://www.dfinsolutions.com/ -->
<!-- CTU Version: Release master Build:20231012.2 -->
<!-- Creation date: 11/17/2023 12:46:06 PM Eastern Time -->
<!-- Copyright (c) 2023 Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc. All Rights Reserved. -->
<link:linkbase
    xmlns:link="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase"
    xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
    xmlns:xbrldt="http://xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt"
    xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase http://www.xbrl.org/2003/xbrl-linkbase-2003-12-31.xsd">
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.nisource.com//20231117/taxonomy/role/DocumentDocumentAndEntityInformation" xlink:href="ni-20231117.xsd#Role_DocumentDocumentAndEntityInformation" xlink:type="simple" />
  <link:presentationLink xlink:type="extended" xlink:role="http://www.nisource.com//20231117/taxonomy/role/DocumentDocumentAndEntityInformation">
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_CoverAbstract" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_CoverAbstract" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="ni-20231117.xsd#ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationTable" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationTable" />
    <link:presentationArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="dei_CoverAbstract" xlink:to="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationTable" order="21" priority="2" use="optional" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="ni-20231117.xsd#ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" />
    <link:presentationArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationTable" xlink:to="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" order="22" priority="2" use="optional" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2023/elts/us-gaap-2023.xsd#us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis" />
    <link:presentationArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationTable" xlink:to="us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis" order="1" priority="2" use="optional" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2023/elts/us-gaap-2023.xsd#us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain" />
    <link:presentationArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis" xlink:to="us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain" order="23" priority="2" use="optional" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2023/elts/us-gaap-2023.xsd#us-gaap_CommonStockMember" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="us-gaap_CommonStockMember" />
    <link:presentationArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain" xlink:to="us-gaap_CommonStockMember" order="24" priority="2" use="optional" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2023/elts/us-gaap-2023.xsd#us-gaap_SeriesBPreferredStockMember" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="us-gaap_SeriesBPreferredStockMember" />
    <link:presentationArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain" xlink:to="us-gaap_SeriesBPreferredStockMember" order="25" priority="2" use="optional" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="ni-20231117.xsd#ni_SeriesACorporateUnitsMember" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="ni_SeriesACorporateUnitsMember" />
    <link:presentationArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain" xlink:to="ni_SeriesACorporateUnitsMember" order="26" priority="2" use="optional" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_Security12bTitle" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_Security12bTitle" />
    <link:presentationArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="dei_Security12bTitle" order="28.001" priority="2" use="optional" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_AmendmentFlag" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_AmendmentFlag" />
    <link:presentationArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="dei_AmendmentFlag" order="29.001" priority="2" use="optional" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityCentralIndexKey" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_EntityCentralIndexKey" />
    <link:presentationArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="dei_EntityCentralIndexKey" order="30.001" priority="2" use="optional" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_DocumentType" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_DocumentType" />
    <link:presentationArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="dei_DocumentType" order="35.001" priority="2" use="optional" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate" />
    <link:presentationArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate" order="36.001" priority="2" use="optional" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityRegistrantName" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_EntityRegistrantName" />
    <link:presentationArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="dei_EntityRegistrantName" order="37.001" priority="2" use="optional" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode" />
    <link:presentationArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode" order="38.001" priority="2" use="optional" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityFileNumber" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_EntityFileNumber" />
    <link:presentationArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="dei_EntityFileNumber" order="39.001" priority="2" use="optional" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber" />
    <link:presentationArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber" order="40.001" priority="2" use="optional" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1" />
    <link:presentationArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1" order="41.001" priority="2" use="optional" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown" />
    <link:presentationArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown" order="42.001" priority="2" use="optional" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince" />
    <link:presentationArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince" order="43.001" priority="2" use="optional" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode" />
    <link:presentationArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode" order="44.001" priority="2" use="optional" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_CityAreaCode" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_CityAreaCode" />
    <link:presentationArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="dei_CityAreaCode" order="45.001" priority="2" use="optional" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_LocalPhoneNumber" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_LocalPhoneNumber" />
    <link:presentationArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="dei_LocalPhoneNumber" order="46.001" priority="2" use="optional" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_WrittenCommunications" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_WrittenCommunications" />
    <link:presentationArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="dei_WrittenCommunications" order="47.001" priority="2" use="optional" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_SolicitingMaterial" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_SolicitingMaterial" />
    <link:presentationArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="dei_SolicitingMaterial" order="48.001" priority="2" use="optional" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer" />
    <link:presentationArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer" order="49.001" priority="2" use="optional" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer" />
    <link:presentationArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer" order="50.001" priority="2" use="optional" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_TradingSymbol" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_TradingSymbol" />
    <link:presentationArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="dei_TradingSymbol" order="51.001" priority="2" use="optional" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_SecurityExchangeName" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_SecurityExchangeName" />
    <link:presentationArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="dei_SecurityExchangeName" order="52.001" priority="2" use="optional" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" />
    <link:loc xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd#dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany" xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany" />
    <link:presentationArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems" xlink:to="dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany" order="53.001" priority="2" use="optional" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" />
  </link:presentationLink>
</link:linkbase>
</XBRL>
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>GRAPHIC
<SEQUENCE>7
<FILENAME>g449824g1116135551547.jpg
<DESCRIPTION>GRAPHIC
<TEXT>
begin 644 g449824g1116135551547.jpg
M_]C_X  02D9)1@ ! 0$ 8 !@  #_VP!#  @&!@<&!0@'!P<)"0@*#!0-# L+
M#!D2$P\4'1H?'AT:'!P@)"XG("(L(QP<*#<I+# Q-#0T'R<Y/3@R/"XS-#+_
MVP!# 0D)"0P+#!@-#1@R(1PA,C(R,C(R,C(R,C(R,C(R,C(R,C(R,C(R,C(R
M,C(R,C(R,C(R,C(R,C(R,C(R,C(R,C+_P  1"  W 4\# 2(  A$! Q$!_\0
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MI!)'%'<SQ1F21HD50D,2#DC(W,20"<#M7-"=%6CI_6G_  3LG3K.\KO^G?\
MX!T?@;69=1TJ^U&ZO9)+&&3R89;@@%E09:1O0L23CL !VK*\1?$.XBRNG"*R
MMC]V\O%)>4>L4/WB/]IL"L#7M3O_  SX=TWP]HUO=P%XC/=/+$&E4LQ(4X&
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MA"E*5EL9X:52=:,>9[G<_$_6[G1O#,?V*XDM[FXG5%>-L, ,D\_@!^->0?\
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M=^5<:JT#K;6X;]W&Y! ))ZD9^@]Z**Z\7BZB?*CBP6#I27.]SF/^%5^*L?\
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C\M^@^M%%<F(QE5MP6B.W#8&BDIM7?F>D]!@4445YYZ1__]D!

end
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>XML
<SEQUENCE>8
<FILENAME>R1.htm
<DESCRIPTION>IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
<TEXT>
<html>
<head>
<title></title>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="include/report.css">
<script type="text/javascript" src="Show.js">/* Do Not Remove This Comment */</script><script type="text/javascript">
							function toggleNextSibling (e) {
							if (e.nextSibling.style.display=='none') {
							e.nextSibling.style.display='block';
							} else { e.nextSibling.style.display='none'; }
							}</script>
</head>
<body>
<span style="display: none;">v3.23.3</span><table class="report" border="0" cellspacing="2" id="idm139668964864112">
<tr>
<th class="tl" colspan="1" rowspan="1"><div style="width: 200px;"><strong>Document and Entity Information<br></strong></div></th>
<th class="th"><div>Nov. 17, 2023</div></th>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems', window );"><strong>Document And Entity Information [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_AmendmentFlag', window );">Amendment Flag</a></td>
<td class="text">false<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey', window );">Entity Central Index Key</a></td>
<td class="text">0001111711<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_DocumentType', window );">Document Type</a></td>
<td class="text">8-K<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate', window );">Document Period End Date</a></td>
<td class="text">Nov. 17,  2023<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityRegistrantName', window );">Entity Registrant Name</a></td>
<td class="text">NiSource Inc.<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode', window );">Entity Incorporation State Country Code</a></td>
<td class="text">DE<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityFileNumber', window );">Entity File Number</a></td>
<td class="text">001-16189<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber', window );">Entity Tax Identification Number</a></td>
<td class="text">35-2108964<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1', window );">Entity Address, Address Line One</a></td>
<td class="text">801 East 86th Avenue<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown', window );">Entity Address, City or Town</a></td>
<td class="text">Merrillville<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince', window );">Entity Address, State or Province</a></td>
<td class="text">IN<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode', window );">Entity Address, Postal Zip Code</a></td>
<td class="text">46410<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_CityAreaCode', window );">City Area Code</a></td>
<td class="text">(877)<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_LocalPhoneNumber', window );">Local Phone Number</a></td>
<td class="text">647-5990<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_WrittenCommunications', window );">Written Communications</a></td>
<td class="text">false<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_SolicitingMaterial', window );">Soliciting Material</a></td>
<td class="text">false<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer', window );">Pre Commencement Tender Offer</a></td>
<td class="text">false<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer', window );">Pre Commencement Issuer Tender Offer</a></td>
<td class="text">false<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany', window );">Entity Emerging Growth Company</a></td>
<td class="text">false<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis=us-gaap_CommonStockMember', window );">Common Stock [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems', window );"><strong>Document And Entity Information [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_Security12bTitle', window );">Security 12b Title</a></td>
<td class="text">Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_TradingSymbol', window );">Trading Symbol</a></td>
<td class="text">NI<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_SecurityExchangeName', window );">Security Exchange Name</a></td>
<td class="text">NYSE<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis=us-gaap_SeriesBPreferredStockMember', window );">Series B Preferred Stock [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems', window );"><strong>Document And Entity Information [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_Security12bTitle', window );">Security 12b Title</a></td>
<td class="text">Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th ownership interest in a share of 6.50% Series B Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_TradingSymbol', window );">Trading Symbol</a></td>
<td class="text">NI PR B<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_SecurityExchangeName', window );">Security Exchange Name</a></td>
<td class="text">NYSE<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="rh">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis=ni_SeriesACorporateUnitsMember', window );">Series A Corporate Units [Member]</a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems', window );"><strong>Document And Entity Information [Line Items]</strong></a></td>
<td class="text">&#160;<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_Security12bTitle', window );">Security 12b Title</a></td>
<td class="text">Series A Corporate Units<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="ro">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_TradingSymbol', window );">Trading Symbol</a></td>
<td class="text">NIMC<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
<tr class="re">
<td class="pl" style="border-bottom: 0px;" valign="top"><a class="a" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.showAR( this, 'defref_dei_SecurityExchangeName', window );">Security Exchange Name</a></td>
<td class="text">NYSE<span></span>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<div style="display: none;">
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_AmendmentFlag">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Boolean flag that is true when the XBRL content amends previously-filed or accepted submission.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_AmendmentFlag</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:booleanItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_CityAreaCode">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Area code of city</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_CityAreaCode</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:normalizedStringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>For the EDGAR submission types of Form 8-K: the date of the report, the date of the earliest event reported; for the EDGAR submission types of Form N-1A: the filing date; for all other submission types: the end of the reporting or transition period.  The format of the date is YYYY-MM-DD.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:dateItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_DocumentType">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The type of document being provided (such as 10-K, 10-Q, 485BPOS, etc). The document type is limited to the same value as the supporting SEC submission type, or the word 'Other'.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_DocumentType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:submissionTypeItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Address Line 1 such as Attn, Building Name, Street Name</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:normalizedStringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Name of the City or Town</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:normalizedStringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Code for the postal or zip code</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:normalizedStringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Name of the state or province.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:stateOrProvinceItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>A unique 10-digit SEC-issued value to identify entities that have filed disclosures with the SEC. It is commonly abbreviated as CIK.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityCentralIndexKey</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:centralIndexKeyItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Indicate if registrant meets the emerging growth company criteria.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:booleanItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityFileNumber">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Commission file number. The field allows up to 17 characters. The prefix may contain 1-3 digits, the sequence number may contain 1-8 digits, the optional suffix may contain 1-4 characters, and the fields are separated with a hyphen.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityFileNumber</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:fileNumberItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Two-character EDGAR code representing the state or country of incorporation.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:edgarStateCountryItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityRegistrantName">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The exact name of the entity filing the report as specified in its charter, which is required by forms filed with the SEC.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityRegistrantName</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:normalizedStringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The Tax Identification Number (TIN), also known as an Employer Identification Number (EIN), is a unique 9-digit value assigned by the IRS.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:employerIdItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_LocalPhoneNumber">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Local phone number for entity.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_LocalPhoneNumber</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:normalizedStringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 13e<br> -Subsection 4c<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:booleanItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 14d<br> -Subsection 2b<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:booleanItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_Security12bTitle">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Title of a 12(b) registered security.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_Security12bTitle</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:securityTitleItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_SecurityExchangeName">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Name of the Exchange on which a security is registered.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection d1-1<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_SecurityExchangeName</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:edgarExchangeCodeItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_SolicitingMaterial">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Section 14a<br> -Number 240<br> -Subsection 12<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_SolicitingMaterial</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:booleanItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_TradingSymbol">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Trading symbol of an instrument as listed on an exchange.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_TradingSymbol</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>dei:tradingSymbolItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_dei_WrittenCommunications">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Securities Act<br> -Number 230<br> -Section 425<br></p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">dei_WrittenCommunications</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>dei_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:booleanItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- References</a><div><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td>ni_</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>xbrli:stringItemType</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td>duration</td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis=us-gaap_CommonStockMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis=us-gaap_CommonStockMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis=us-gaap_SeriesBPreferredStockMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis=us-gaap_SeriesBPreferredStockMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="authRefData" style="display: none;" id="defref_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis=ni_SeriesACorporateUnitsMember">
<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="body" style="padding: 2px;">
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Details</a><div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td><strong> Name:</strong></td>
<td style="white-space:nowrap;">us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis=ni_SeriesACorporateUnitsMember</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding-right: 4px;white-space:nowrap;"><strong> Namespace Prefix:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Data Type:</strong></td>
<td>na</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Balance Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong> Period Type:</strong></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table></div>
</div></td></tr>
</table>
</div>
</body>
</html>
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>XML
<SEQUENCE>9
<FILENAME>d449824d8k_htm.xml
<DESCRIPTION>IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
<TEXT>
<XML>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<xbrl
  xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance"
  xmlns:dei="http://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023"
  xmlns:link="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase"
  xmlns:ni="http://www.nisource.com/20231117"
  xmlns:us-gaap="http://fasb.org/us-gaap/2023"
  xmlns:xbrldi="http://xbrl.org/2006/xbrldi"
  xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
    <link:schemaRef xlink:href="ni-20231117.xsd" xlink:type="simple"/>
    <context id="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17">
        <entity>
            <identifier scheme="http://www.sec.gov/CIK">0001111711</identifier>
        </entity>
        <period>
            <startDate>2023-11-17</startDate>
            <endDate>2023-11-17</endDate>
        </period>
    </context>
    <context id="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17_us-gaap-StatementClassOfStockAxis_us-gaap-CommonStockMember">
        <entity>
            <identifier scheme="http://www.sec.gov/CIK">0001111711</identifier>
            <segment>
                <xbrldi:explicitMember dimension="us-gaap:StatementClassOfStockAxis">us-gaap:CommonStockMember</xbrldi:explicitMember>
            </segment>
        </entity>
        <period>
            <startDate>2023-11-17</startDate>
            <endDate>2023-11-17</endDate>
        </period>
    </context>
    <context id="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17_us-gaap-StatementClassOfStockAxis_us-gaap-SeriesBPreferredStockMember">
        <entity>
            <identifier scheme="http://www.sec.gov/CIK">0001111711</identifier>
            <segment>
                <xbrldi:explicitMember dimension="us-gaap:StatementClassOfStockAxis">us-gaap:SeriesBPreferredStockMember</xbrldi:explicitMember>
            </segment>
        </entity>
        <period>
            <startDate>2023-11-17</startDate>
            <endDate>2023-11-17</endDate>
        </period>
    </context>
    <context id="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17_us-gaap-StatementClassOfStockAxis_ni-SeriesACorporateUnitsMember">
        <entity>
            <identifier scheme="http://www.sec.gov/CIK">0001111711</identifier>
            <segment>
                <xbrldi:explicitMember dimension="us-gaap:StatementClassOfStockAxis">ni:SeriesACorporateUnitsMember</xbrldi:explicitMember>
            </segment>
        </entity>
        <period>
            <startDate>2023-11-17</startDate>
            <endDate>2023-11-17</endDate>
        </period>
    </context>
    <dei:Security12bTitle
      contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17_us-gaap-StatementClassOfStockAxis_us-gaap-SeriesBPreferredStockMember"
      id="Hidden_dei_Security12bTitle_duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17_us-gaap-StatementClassOfStockAxis_us-gaap-SeriesBPreferredStockMember">Depositary Shares, each representing a 1/1,000th ownership interest in a share of 6.50% Series B Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual</dei:Security12bTitle>
    <dei:AmendmentFlag contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17">false</dei:AmendmentFlag>
    <dei:EntityCentralIndexKey
      contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17"
      id="Hidden_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey">0001111711</dei:EntityCentralIndexKey>
    <dei:DocumentType contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17">8-K</dei:DocumentType>
    <dei:DocumentPeriodEndDate contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17">2023-11-17</dei:DocumentPeriodEndDate>
    <dei:EntityRegistrantName contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17">NiSource Inc.</dei:EntityRegistrantName>
    <dei:EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17">DE</dei:EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode>
    <dei:EntityFileNumber contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17">001-16189</dei:EntityFileNumber>
    <dei:EntityTaxIdentificationNumber contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17">35-2108964</dei:EntityTaxIdentificationNumber>
    <dei:EntityAddressAddressLine1 contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17">801 East 86th Avenue</dei:EntityAddressAddressLine1>
    <dei:EntityAddressCityOrTown contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17">Merrillville</dei:EntityAddressCityOrTown>
    <dei:EntityAddressStateOrProvince contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17">IN</dei:EntityAddressStateOrProvince>
    <dei:EntityAddressPostalZipCode contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17">46410</dei:EntityAddressPostalZipCode>
    <dei:CityAreaCode contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17">(877)</dei:CityAreaCode>
    <dei:LocalPhoneNumber contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17">647-5990</dei:LocalPhoneNumber>
    <dei:WrittenCommunications contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17">false</dei:WrittenCommunications>
    <dei:SolicitingMaterial contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17">false</dei:SolicitingMaterial>
    <dei:PreCommencementTenderOffer contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17">false</dei:PreCommencementTenderOffer>
    <dei:PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17">false</dei:PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer>
    <dei:Security12bTitle contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17_us-gaap-StatementClassOfStockAxis_us-gaap-CommonStockMember">Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share</dei:Security12bTitle>
    <dei:TradingSymbol contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17_us-gaap-StatementClassOfStockAxis_us-gaap-CommonStockMember">NI</dei:TradingSymbol>
    <dei:SecurityExchangeName contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17_us-gaap-StatementClassOfStockAxis_us-gaap-CommonStockMember">NYSE</dei:SecurityExchangeName>
    <dei:TradingSymbol contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17_us-gaap-StatementClassOfStockAxis_us-gaap-SeriesBPreferredStockMember">NI PR B</dei:TradingSymbol>
    <dei:SecurityExchangeName contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17_us-gaap-StatementClassOfStockAxis_us-gaap-SeriesBPreferredStockMember">NYSE</dei:SecurityExchangeName>
    <dei:Security12bTitle contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17_us-gaap-StatementClassOfStockAxis_ni-SeriesACorporateUnitsMember">Series A Corporate Units</dei:Security12bTitle>
    <dei:TradingSymbol contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17_us-gaap-StatementClassOfStockAxis_ni-SeriesACorporateUnitsMember">NIMC</dei:TradingSymbol>
    <dei:SecurityExchangeName contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17_us-gaap-StatementClassOfStockAxis_ni-SeriesACorporateUnitsMember">NYSE</dei:SecurityExchangeName>
    <dei:EntityEmergingGrowthCompany contextRef="duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17">false</dei:EntityEmergingGrowthCompany>
</xbrl>
</XML>
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>EXCEL
<SEQUENCE>10
<FILENAME>Financial_Report.xlsx
<DESCRIPTION>IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
<TEXT>
begin 644 Financial_Report.xlsx
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M=>Y!L/?P&HT=S8\?M_P!4$L#!!0    (   S<5<D'INBK0   /@!   :
M>&PO7W)E;',O=V]R:V)O;VLN>&UL+G)E;'.UD3T.@S ,A:\2Y0 U4*E#!4Q=
M6"LN$ 7S(Q(2Q:X*MR^% 9 Z=&&RGBU_[\E.GV@4=VZ@MO,D1FL&RF3+[.\
MI%NTBB[.XS!/:A>LXEF&!KS2O6H0DBBZ0=@S9)[NF:*<//Y#='7=:7PX_;(X
M\ \PO%WHJ45D*4H5&N1,PFBV-L%2XLM,EJ*H,AF**I9P6B#BR2!M:59]L$].
MM.=Y%S?W1:[-XPFNWPQP>'3^ 5!+ P04    "   ,W%799!YDAD!  #/ P
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M<' N>&UL4$L! A0#%     @  #-Q5_%^PR7N    *P(  !$
M ( !KP   &1O8U!R;W!S+V-O<F4N>&UL4$L! A0#%     @  #-Q5YE<G",0
M!@  G"<  !,              ( !S $  'AL+W1H96UE+W1H96UE,2YX;6Q0
M2P$"% ,4    "   ,W%7ZL+F.VH%  #I&   &               @($-"
M>&PO=V]R:W-H965T<R]S:&5E=#$N>&UL4$L! A0#%     @  #-Q5Y^@&_"Q
M @  X@P   T              ( !K0T  'AL+W-T>6QE<RYX;6Q02P$"% ,4
M    "   ,W%7EXJ[',     3 @  "P              @ &)$   7W)E;',O
M+G)E;'-02P$"% ,4    "   ,W%7'#AEZC\!   \ @  #P
M@ %R$0  >&PO=V]R:V)O;VLN>&UL4$L! A0#%     @  #-Q5R0>FZ*M
M^ $  !H              ( !WA(  'AL+U]R96QS+W=O<FMB;V]K+GAM;"YR
M96QS4$L! A0#%     @  #-Q5V60>9(9 0  SP,  !,              ( !
MPQ,  %M#;VYT96YT7U1Y<&5S72YX;6Q02P4&      D "0 ^ @  #14

end
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>XML
<SEQUENCE>11
<FILENAME>Show.js
<DESCRIPTION>IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
<TEXT>
// Edgar(tm) Renderer was created by staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.  Data and content created by government employees within the scope of their employment are not subject to domestic copyright protection. 17 U.S.C. 105.
var Show={};Show.LastAR=null,Show.showAR=function(a,r,w){if(Show.LastAR)Show.hideAR();var e=a;while(e&&e.nodeName!='TABLE')e=e.nextSibling;if(!e||e.nodeName!='TABLE'){var ref=((window)?w.document:document).getElementById(r);if(ref){e=ref.cloneNode(!0);
e.removeAttribute('id');a.parentNode.appendChild(e)}}
if(e)e.style.display='block';Show.LastAR=e};Show.hideAR=function(){Show.LastAR.style.display='none'};Show.toggleNext=function(a){var e=a;while(e.nodeName!='DIV')e=e.nextSibling;if(!e.style){}else if(!e.style.display){}else{var d,p_;if(e.style.display=='none'){d='block';p='-'}else{d='none';p='+'}
e.style.display=d;if(a.textContent){a.textContent=p+a.textContent.substring(1)}else{a.innerText=p+a.innerText.substring(1)}}}
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>XML
<SEQUENCE>12
<FILENAME>report.css
<DESCRIPTION>IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
<TEXT>
/* Updated 2009-11-04 */
/* v2.2.0.24 */

/* DefRef Styles */
..report table.authRefData{
	background-color: #def;
	border: 2px solid #2F4497;
	font-size: 1em;
	position: absolute;
}

..report table.authRefData a {
	display: block;
	font-weight: bold;
}

..report table.authRefData p {
	margin-top: 0px;
}

..report table.authRefData .hide {
	background-color: #2F4497;
	padding: 1px 3px 0px 0px;
	text-align: right;
}

..report table.authRefData .hide a:hover {
	background-color: #2F4497;
}

..report table.authRefData .body {
	height: 150px;
	overflow: auto;
	width: 400px;
}

..report table.authRefData table{
	font-size: 1em;
}

/* Report Styles */
..pl a, .pl a:visited {
	color: black;
	text-decoration: none;
}

/* table */
..report {
	background-color: white;
	border: 2px solid #acf;
	clear: both;
	color: black;
	font: normal 8pt Helvetica, Arial, san-serif;
	margin-bottom: 2em;
}

..report hr {
	border: 1px solid #acf;
}

/* Top labels */
..report th {
	background-color: #acf;
	color: black;
	font-weight: bold;
	text-align: center;
}

..report th.void	{
	background-color: transparent;
	color: #000000;
	font: bold 10pt Helvetica, Arial, san-serif;
	text-align: left;
}

..report .pl {
	text-align: left;
	vertical-align: top;
	white-space: normal;
	width: 200px;
	white-space: normal; /* word-wrap: break-word; */
}

..report td.pl a.a {
	cursor: pointer;
	display: block;
	width: 200px;
	overflow: hidden;
}

..report td.pl div.a {
	width: 200px;
}

..report td.pl a:hover {
	background-color: #ffc;
}

/* Header rows... */
..report tr.rh {
	background-color: #acf;
	color: black;
	font-weight: bold;
}

/* Calendars... */
..report .rc {
	background-color: #f0f0f0;
}

/* Even rows... */
..report .re, .report .reu {
	background-color: #def;
}

..report .reu td {
	border-bottom: 1px solid black;
}

/* Odd rows... */
..report .ro, .report .rou {
	background-color: white;
}

..report .rou td {
	border-bottom: 1px solid black;
}

..report .rou table td, .report .reu table td {
	border-bottom: 0px solid black;
}

/* styles for footnote marker */
..report .fn {
	white-space: nowrap;
}

/* styles for numeric types */
..report .num, .report .nump {
	text-align: right;
	white-space: nowrap;
}

..report .nump {
	padding-left: 2em;
}

..report .nump {
	padding: 0px 0.4em 0px 2em;
}

/* styles for text types */
..report .text {
	text-align: left;
	white-space: normal;
}

..report .text .big {
	margin-bottom: 1em;
	width: 17em;
}

..report .text .more {
	display: none;
}

..report .text .note {
	font-style: italic;
	font-weight: bold;
}

..report .text .small {
	width: 10em;
}

..report sup {
	font-style: italic;
}

..report .outerFootnotes {
	font-size: 1em;
}
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>XML
<SEQUENCE>13
<FILENAME>FilingSummary.xml
<DESCRIPTION>IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
<TEXT>
<XML>
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<FilingSummary>
  <Version>3.23.3</Version>
  <ProcessingTime/>
  <ReportFormat>html</ReportFormat>
  <ContextCount>4</ContextCount>
  <ElementCount>22</ElementCount>
  <EntityCount>1</EntityCount>
  <FootnotesReported>false</FootnotesReported>
  <SegmentCount>3</SegmentCount>
  <ScenarioCount>0</ScenarioCount>
  <TuplesReported>false</TuplesReported>
  <UnitCount>0</UnitCount>
  <MyReports>
    <Report instance="d449824d8k.htm">
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <HtmlFileName>R1.htm</HtmlFileName>
      <LongName>100000 - Document - Document and Entity Information</LongName>
      <ReportType>Sheet</ReportType>
      <Role>http://www.nisource.com//20231117/taxonomy/role/DocumentDocumentAndEntityInformation</Role>
      <ShortName>Document and Entity Information</ShortName>
      <MenuCategory>Cover</MenuCategory>
      <Position>1</Position>
    </Report>
    <Report>
      <IsDefault>false</IsDefault>
      <HasEmbeddedReports>false</HasEmbeddedReports>
      <LongName>All Reports</LongName>
      <ReportType>Book</ReportType>
      <ShortName>All Reports</ShortName>
    </Report>
  </MyReports>
  <InputFiles>
    <File doctype="8-K" isOnlyDei="true" isUsgaap="true" original="d449824d8k.htm">d449824d8k.htm</File>
    <File>ni-20231117.xsd</File>
    <File>ni-20231117_def.xml</File>
    <File>ni-20231117_lab.xml</File>
    <File>ni-20231117_pre.xml</File>
  </InputFiles>
  <SupplementalFiles/>
  <BaseTaxonomies>
    <BaseTaxonomy items="28">http://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023</BaseTaxonomy>
  </BaseTaxonomies>
  <HasPresentationLinkbase>true</HasPresentationLinkbase>
  <HasCalculationLinkbase>false</HasCalculationLinkbase>
</FilingSummary>
</XML>
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>JSON
<SEQUENCE>16
<FILENAME>MetaLinks.json
<DESCRIPTION>IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
<TEXT>
{
 "version": "2.2",
 "instance": {
  "d449824d8k.htm": {
   "nsprefix": "ni",
   "nsuri": "http://www.nisource.com/20231117",
   "dts": {
    "inline": {
     "local": [
      "d449824d8k.htm"
     ]
    },
    "schema": {
     "local": [
      "ni-20231117.xsd"
     ],
     "remote": [
      "http://www.xbrl.org/2003/xbrl-instance-2003-12-31.xsd",
      "http://www.xbrl.org/2003/xbrl-linkbase-2003-12-31.xsd",
      "http://www.xbrl.org/2003/xl-2003-12-31.xsd",
      "http://www.xbrl.org/2003/xlink-2003-12-31.xsd",
      "http://www.xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt-2005.xsd",
      "http://www.xbrl.org/2006/ref-2006-02-27.xsd",
      "http://www.xbrl.org/dtr/type/nonNumeric-2009-12-16.xsd",
      "http://www.xbrl.org/dtr/type/numeric-2009-12-16.xsd",
      "https://www.xbrl.org/2020/extensible-enumerations-2.0.xsd",
      "https://www.xbrl.org/dtr/type/2020-01-21/types.xsd",
      "https://www.xbrl.org/dtr/type/2022-03-31/types.xsd",
      "https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2023/elts/srt-2023.xsd",
      "https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2023/elts/srt-roles-2023.xsd",
      "https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2023/elts/srt-types-2023.xsd",
      "https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2023/elts/us-gaap-2023.xsd",
      "https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2023/elts/us-roles-2023.xsd",
      "https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2023/elts/us-types-2023.xsd",
      "https://xbrl.sec.gov/country/2023/country-2023.xsd",
      "https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023/dei-2023.xsd",
      "https://xbrl.sec.gov/naics/2023/naics-2023.xsd"
     ]
    },
    "definitionLink": {
     "local": [
      "ni-20231117_def.xml"
     ]
    },
    "labelLink": {
     "local": [
      "ni-20231117_lab.xml"
     ]
    },
    "presentationLink": {
     "local": [
      "ni-20231117_pre.xml"
     ]
    }
   },
   "keyStandard": 22,
   "keyCustom": 0,
   "axisStandard": 1,
   "axisCustom": 0,
   "memberStandard": 2,
   "memberCustom": 1,
   "hidden": {
    "total": 3,
    "http://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023": 3
   },
   "contextCount": 4,
   "entityCount": 1,
   "segmentCount": 3,
   "elementCount": 30,
   "unitCount": 0,
   "baseTaxonomies": {
    "http://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023": 28
   },
   "report": {
    "R1": {
     "role": "http://www.nisource.com//20231117/taxonomy/role/DocumentDocumentAndEntityInformation",
     "longName": "100000 - Document - Document and Entity Information",
     "shortName": "Document and Entity Information",
     "isDefault": "true",
     "groupType": "document",
     "subGroupType": "",
     "menuCat": "Cover",
     "order": "1",
     "firstAnchor": {
      "contextRef": "duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17",
      "name": "dei:DocumentType",
      "unitRef": null,
      "xsiNil": "false",
      "lang": "en-US",
      "decimals": null,
      "ancestors": [
       "span",
       "p",
       "div",
       "div",
       "body",
       "html"
      ],
      "reportCount": 1,
      "baseRef": "d449824d8k.htm",
      "first": true,
      "unique": true
     },
     "uniqueAnchor": {
      "contextRef": "duration_2023-11-17_to_2023-11-17",
      "name": "dei:DocumentType",
      "unitRef": null,
      "xsiNil": "false",
      "lang": "en-US",
      "decimals": null,
      "ancestors": [
       "span",
       "p",
       "div",
       "div",
       "body",
       "html"
      ],
      "reportCount": 1,
      "baseRef": "d449824d8k.htm",
      "first": true,
      "unique": true
     }
    }
   },
   "tag": {
    "dei_AmendmentFlag": {
     "xbrltype": "booleanItemType",
     "nsuri": "http://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023",
     "localname": "AmendmentFlag",
     "presentation": [
      "http://www.nisource.com//20231117/taxonomy/role/DocumentDocumentAndEntityInformation"
     ],
     "lang": {
      "en-us": {
       "role": {
        "label": "Amendment Flag",
        "terseLabel": "Amendment Flag",
        "documentation": "Boolean flag that is true when the XBRL content amends previously-filed or accepted submission."
       }
      }
     },
     "auth_ref": []
    },
    "dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode": {
     "xbrltype": "edgarStateCountryItemType",
     "nsuri": "http://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023",
     "localname": "EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode",
     "presentation": [
      "http://www.nisource.com//20231117/taxonomy/role/DocumentDocumentAndEntityInformation"
     ],
     "lang": {
      "en-us": {
       "role": {
        "label": "Entity Incorporation State Country Code",
        "terseLabel": "Entity Incorporation State Country Code",
        "documentation": "Two-character EDGAR code representing the state or country of incorporation."
       }
      }
     },
     "auth_ref": []
    },
    "dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer": {
     "xbrltype": "booleanItemType",
     "nsuri": "http://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023",
     "localname": "PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer",
     "presentation": [
      "http://www.nisource.com//20231117/taxonomy/role/DocumentDocumentAndEntityInformation"
     ],
     "lang": {
      "en-us": {
       "role": {
        "label": "Pre Commencement Issuer Tender Offer",
        "terseLabel": "Pre Commencement Issuer Tender Offer",
        "documentation": "Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act."
       }
      }
     },
     "auth_ref": [
      "r3"
     ]
    },
    "dei_EntityCentralIndexKey": {
     "xbrltype": "centralIndexKeyItemType",
     "nsuri": "http://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023",
     "localname": "EntityCentralIndexKey",
     "presentation": [
      "http://www.nisource.com//20231117/taxonomy/role/DocumentDocumentAndEntityInformation"
     ],
     "lang": {
      "en-us": {
       "role": {
        "label": "Entity Central Index Key",
        "terseLabel": "Entity Central Index Key",
        "documentation": "A unique 10-digit SEC-issued value to identify entities that have filed disclosures with the SEC. It is commonly abbreviated as CIK."
       }
      }
     },
     "auth_ref": [
      "r1"
     ]
    },
    "us-gaap_SeriesBPreferredStockMember": {
     "xbrltype": "domainItemType",
     "nsuri": "http://fasb.org/us-gaap/2023",
     "localname": "SeriesBPreferredStockMember",
     "presentation": [
      "http://www.nisource.com//20231117/taxonomy/role/DocumentDocumentAndEntityInformation"
     ],
     "lang": {
      "en-us": {
       "role": {
        "label": "Series B Preferred Stock [Member]",
        "terseLabel": "Series B Preferred Stock [Member]"
       }
      }
     },
     "auth_ref": []
    },
    "dei_EntityRegistrantName": {
     "xbrltype": "normalizedStringItemType",
     "nsuri": "http://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023",
     "localname": "EntityRegistrantName",
     "presentation": [
      "http://www.nisource.com//20231117/taxonomy/role/DocumentDocumentAndEntityInformation"
     ],
     "lang": {
      "en-us": {
       "role": {
        "label": "Entity Registrant Name",
        "terseLabel": "Entity Registrant Name",
        "documentation": "The exact name of the entity filing the report as specified in its charter, which is required by forms filed with the SEC."
       }
      }
     },
     "auth_ref": [
      "r1"
     ]
    },
    "dei_CityAreaCode": {
     "xbrltype": "normalizedStringItemType",
     "nsuri": "http://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023",
     "localname": "CityAreaCode",
     "presentation": [
      "http://www.nisource.com//20231117/taxonomy/role/DocumentDocumentAndEntityInformation"
     ],
     "lang": {
      "en-us": {
       "role": {
        "label": "City Area Code",
        "terseLabel": "City Area Code",
        "documentation": "Area code of city"
       }
      }
     },
     "auth_ref": []
    },
    "dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer": {
     "xbrltype": "booleanItemType",
     "nsuri": "http://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023",
     "localname": "PreCommencementTenderOffer",
     "presentation": [
      "http://www.nisource.com//20231117/taxonomy/role/DocumentDocumentAndEntityInformation"
     ],
     "lang": {
      "en-us": {
       "role": {
        "label": "Pre Commencement Tender Offer",
        "terseLabel": "Pre Commencement Tender Offer",
        "documentation": "Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act."
       }
      }
     },
     "auth_ref": [
      "r4"
     ]
    },
    "dei_Security12bTitle": {
     "xbrltype": "securityTitleItemType",
     "nsuri": "http://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023",
     "localname": "Security12bTitle",
     "presentation": [
      "http://www.nisource.com//20231117/taxonomy/role/DocumentDocumentAndEntityInformation"
     ],
     "lang": {
      "en-us": {
       "role": {
        "label": "Security 12b Title",
        "terseLabel": "Security 12b Title",
        "documentation": "Title of a 12(b) registered security."
       }
      }
     },
     "auth_ref": [
      "r0"
     ]
    },
    "dei_CoverAbstract": {
     "xbrltype": "stringItemType",
     "nsuri": "http://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023",
     "localname": "CoverAbstract",
     "lang": {
      "en-us": {
       "role": {
        "label": "Cover [Abstract]",
        "terseLabel": "Cover [Abstract]",
        "documentation": "Cover page."
       }
      }
     },
     "auth_ref": []
    },
    "dei_EntityFileNumber": {
     "xbrltype": "fileNumberItemType",
     "nsuri": "http://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023",
     "localname": "EntityFileNumber",
     "presentation": [
      "http://www.nisource.com//20231117/taxonomy/role/DocumentDocumentAndEntityInformation"
     ],
     "lang": {
      "en-us": {
       "role": {
        "label": "Entity File Number",
        "terseLabel": "Entity File Number",
        "documentation": "Commission file number. The field allows up to 17 characters. The prefix may contain 1-3 digits, the sequence number may contain 1-8 digits, the optional suffix may contain 1-4 characters, and the fields are separated with a hyphen."
       }
      }
     },
     "auth_ref": []
    },
    "us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain": {
     "xbrltype": "domainItemType",
     "nsuri": "http://fasb.org/us-gaap/2023",
     "localname": "ClassOfStockDomain",
     "presentation": [
      "http://www.nisource.com//20231117/taxonomy/role/DocumentDocumentAndEntityInformation"
     ],
     "lang": {
      "en-us": {
       "role": {
        "label": "Class of Stock [Domain]",
        "terseLabel": "Class of Stock [Domain]"
       }
      }
     },
     "auth_ref": []
    },
    "dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown": {
     "xbrltype": "normalizedStringItemType",
     "nsuri": "http://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023",
     "localname": "EntityAddressCityOrTown",
     "presentation": [
      "http://www.nisource.com//20231117/taxonomy/role/DocumentDocumentAndEntityInformation"
     ],
     "lang": {
      "en-us": {
       "role": {
        "label": "Entity Address, City or Town",
        "terseLabel": "Entity Address, City or Town",
        "documentation": "Name of the City or Town"
       }
      }
     },
     "auth_ref": []
    },
    "dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode": {
     "xbrltype": "normalizedStringItemType",
     "nsuri": "http://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023",
     "localname": "EntityAddressPostalZipCode",
     "presentation": [
      "http://www.nisource.com//20231117/taxonomy/role/DocumentDocumentAndEntityInformation"
     ],
     "lang": {
      "en-us": {
       "role": {
        "label": "Entity Address, Postal Zip Code",
        "terseLabel": "Entity Address, Postal Zip Code",
        "documentation": "Code for the postal or zip code"
       }
      }
     },
     "auth_ref": []
    },
    "dei_SolicitingMaterial": {
     "xbrltype": "booleanItemType",
     "nsuri": "http://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023",
     "localname": "SolicitingMaterial",
     "presentation": [
      "http://www.nisource.com//20231117/taxonomy/role/DocumentDocumentAndEntityInformation"
     ],
     "lang": {
      "en-us": {
       "role": {
        "label": "Soliciting Material",
        "terseLabel": "Soliciting Material",
        "documentation": "Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act."
       }
      }
     },
     "auth_ref": [
      "r5"
     ]
    },
    "dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany": {
     "xbrltype": "booleanItemType",
     "nsuri": "http://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023",
     "localname": "EntityEmergingGrowthCompany",
     "presentation": [
      "http://www.nisource.com//20231117/taxonomy/role/DocumentDocumentAndEntityInformation"
     ],
     "lang": {
      "en-us": {
       "role": {
        "label": "Entity Emerging Growth Company",
        "terseLabel": "Entity Emerging Growth Company",
        "documentation": "Indicate if registrant meets the emerging growth company criteria."
       }
      }
     },
     "auth_ref": [
      "r1"
     ]
    },
    "dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince": {
     "xbrltype": "stateOrProvinceItemType",
     "nsuri": "http://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023",
     "localname": "EntityAddressStateOrProvince",
     "presentation": [
      "http://www.nisource.com//20231117/taxonomy/role/DocumentDocumentAndEntityInformation"
     ],
     "lang": {
      "en-us": {
       "role": {
        "label": "Entity Address, State or Province",
        "terseLabel": "Entity Address, State or Province",
        "documentation": "Name of the state or province."
       }
      }
     },
     "auth_ref": []
    },
    "dei_SecurityExchangeName": {
     "xbrltype": "edgarExchangeCodeItemType",
     "nsuri": "http://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023",
     "localname": "SecurityExchangeName",
     "presentation": [
      "http://www.nisource.com//20231117/taxonomy/role/DocumentDocumentAndEntityInformation"
     ],
     "lang": {
      "en-us": {
       "role": {
        "label": "Security Exchange Name",
        "terseLabel": "Security Exchange Name",
        "documentation": "Name of the Exchange on which a security is registered."
       }
      }
     },
     "auth_ref": [
      "r2"
     ]
    },
    "dei_LocalPhoneNumber": {
     "xbrltype": "normalizedStringItemType",
     "nsuri": "http://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023",
     "localname": "LocalPhoneNumber",
     "presentation": [
      "http://www.nisource.com//20231117/taxonomy/role/DocumentDocumentAndEntityInformation"
     ],
     "lang": {
      "en-us": {
       "role": {
        "label": "Local Phone Number",
        "terseLabel": "Local Phone Number",
        "documentation": "Local phone number for entity."
       }
      }
     },
     "auth_ref": []
    },
    "dei_TradingSymbol": {
     "xbrltype": "tradingSymbolItemType",
     "nsuri": "http://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023",
     "localname": "TradingSymbol",
     "presentation": [
      "http://www.nisource.com//20231117/taxonomy/role/DocumentDocumentAndEntityInformation"
     ],
     "lang": {
      "en-us": {
       "role": {
        "label": "Trading Symbol",
        "terseLabel": "Trading Symbol",
        "documentation": "Trading symbol of an instrument as listed on an exchange."
       }
      }
     },
     "auth_ref": []
    },
    "dei_WrittenCommunications": {
     "xbrltype": "booleanItemType",
     "nsuri": "http://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023",
     "localname": "WrittenCommunications",
     "presentation": [
      "http://www.nisource.com//20231117/taxonomy/role/DocumentDocumentAndEntityInformation"
     ],
     "lang": {
      "en-us": {
       "role": {
        "label": "Written Communications",
        "terseLabel": "Written Communications",
        "documentation": "Boolean flag that is true when the Form 8-K filing is intended to satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant as written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act."
       }
      }
     },
     "auth_ref": [
      "r6"
     ]
    },
    "dei_DocumentType": {
     "xbrltype": "submissionTypeItemType",
     "nsuri": "http://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023",
     "localname": "DocumentType",
     "presentation": [
      "http://www.nisource.com//20231117/taxonomy/role/DocumentDocumentAndEntityInformation"
     ],
     "lang": {
      "en-us": {
       "role": {
        "label": "Document Type",
        "terseLabel": "Document Type",
        "documentation": "The type of document being provided (such as 10-K, 10-Q, 485BPOS, etc). The document type is limited to the same value as the supporting SEC submission type, or the word 'Other'."
       }
      }
     },
     "auth_ref": []
    },
    "ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems": {
     "xbrltype": "stringItemType",
     "nsuri": "http://www.nisource.com/20231117",
     "localname": "DocumentAndEntityInformationLineItems",
     "presentation": [
      "http://www.nisource.com//20231117/taxonomy/role/DocumentDocumentAndEntityInformation"
     ],
     "lang": {
      "en-us": {
       "role": {
        "label": "Document And Entity Information [Line Items]",
        "terseLabel": "Document And Entity Information [Line Items]"
       }
      }
     },
     "auth_ref": []
    },
    "ni_DocumentAndEntityInformationTable": {
     "xbrltype": "stringItemType",
     "nsuri": "http://www.nisource.com/20231117",
     "localname": "DocumentAndEntityInformationTable",
     "presentation": [
      "http://www.nisource.com//20231117/taxonomy/role/DocumentDocumentAndEntityInformation"
     ],
     "lang": {
      "en-us": {
       "role": {
        "label": "Document And Entity Information [Table]",
        "terseLabel": "Document And Entity Information [Table]"
       }
      }
     },
     "auth_ref": []
    },
    "dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1": {
     "xbrltype": "normalizedStringItemType",
     "nsuri": "http://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023",
     "localname": "EntityAddressAddressLine1",
     "presentation": [
      "http://www.nisource.com//20231117/taxonomy/role/DocumentDocumentAndEntityInformation"
     ],
     "lang": {
      "en-us": {
       "role": {
        "label": "Entity Address, Address Line One",
        "terseLabel": "Entity Address, Address Line One",
        "documentation": "Address Line 1 such as Attn, Building Name, Street Name"
       }
      }
     },
     "auth_ref": []
    },
    "dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber": {
     "xbrltype": "employerIdItemType",
     "nsuri": "http://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023",
     "localname": "EntityTaxIdentificationNumber",
     "presentation": [
      "http://www.nisource.com//20231117/taxonomy/role/DocumentDocumentAndEntityInformation"
     ],
     "lang": {
      "en-us": {
       "role": {
        "label": "Entity Tax Identification Number",
        "terseLabel": "Entity Tax Identification Number",
        "documentation": "The Tax Identification Number (TIN), also known as an Employer Identification Number (EIN), is a unique 9-digit value assigned by the IRS."
       }
      }
     },
     "auth_ref": [
      "r1"
     ]
    },
    "us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis": {
     "xbrltype": "stringItemType",
     "nsuri": "http://fasb.org/us-gaap/2023",
     "localname": "StatementClassOfStockAxis",
     "presentation": [
      "http://www.nisource.com//20231117/taxonomy/role/DocumentDocumentAndEntityInformation"
     ],
     "lang": {
      "en-us": {
       "role": {
        "label": "Class of Stock [Axis]",
        "terseLabel": "Class of Stock [Axis]"
       }
      }
     },
     "auth_ref": []
    },
    "ni_SeriesACorporateUnitsMember": {
     "xbrltype": "domainItemType",
     "nsuri": "http://www.nisource.com/20231117",
     "localname": "SeriesACorporateUnitsMember",
     "presentation": [
      "http://www.nisource.com//20231117/taxonomy/role/DocumentDocumentAndEntityInformation"
     ],
     "lang": {
      "en-us": {
       "role": {
        "label": "Series A Corporate Units [Member]",
        "terseLabel": "Series A Corporate Units [Member]"
       }
      }
     },
     "auth_ref": []
    },
    "us-gaap_CommonStockMember": {
     "xbrltype": "domainItemType",
     "nsuri": "http://fasb.org/us-gaap/2023",
     "localname": "CommonStockMember",
     "presentation": [
      "http://www.nisource.com//20231117/taxonomy/role/DocumentDocumentAndEntityInformation"
     ],
     "lang": {
      "en-us": {
       "role": {
        "label": "Common Stock [Member]",
        "terseLabel": "Common Stock [Member]"
       }
      }
     },
     "auth_ref": []
    },
    "dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate": {
     "xbrltype": "dateItemType",
     "nsuri": "http://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2023",
     "localname": "DocumentPeriodEndDate",
     "presentation": [
      "http://www.nisource.com//20231117/taxonomy/role/DocumentDocumentAndEntityInformation"
     ],
     "lang": {
      "en-us": {
       "role": {
        "label": "Document Period End Date",
        "terseLabel": "Document Period End Date",
        "documentation": "For the EDGAR submission types of Form 8-K: the date of the report, the date of the earliest event reported; for the EDGAR submission types of Form N-1A: the filing date; for all other submission types: the end of the reporting or transition period.  The format of the date is YYYY-MM-DD."
       }
      }
     },
     "auth_ref": []
    }
   }
  }
 },
 "std_ref": {
  "r0": {
   "role": "http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef",
   "Publisher": "SEC",
   "Name": "Exchange Act",
   "Number": "240",
   "Section": "12",
   "Subsection": "b"
  },
  "r1": {
   "role": "http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef",
   "Publisher": "SEC",
   "Name": "Exchange Act",
   "Number": "240",
   "Section": "12",
   "Subsection": "b-2"
  },
  "r2": {
   "role": "http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef",
   "Publisher": "SEC",
   "Name": "Exchange Act",
   "Number": "240",
   "Section": "12",
   "Subsection": "d1-1"
  },
  "r3": {
   "role": "http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef",
   "Publisher": "SEC",
   "Name": "Exchange Act",
   "Number": "240",
   "Section": "13e",
   "Subsection": "4c"
  },
  "r4": {
   "role": "http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef",
   "Publisher": "SEC",
   "Name": "Exchange Act",
   "Number": "240",
   "Section": "14d",
   "Subsection": "2b"
  },
  "r5": {
   "role": "http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef",
   "Publisher": "SEC",
   "Name": "Exchange Act",
   "Section": "14a",
   "Number": "240",
   "Subsection": "12"
  },
  "r6": {
   "role": "http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef",
   "Publisher": "SEC",
   "Name": "Securities Act",
   "Number": "230",
   "Section": "425"
  }
 }
}
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>ZIP
<SEQUENCE>17
<FILENAME>0001193125-23-279272-xbrl.zip
<DESCRIPTION>IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
<TEXT>
begin 644 0001193125-23-279272-xbrl.zip
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M80>HIU-AB]5].1,2&7?B+@I(RN4[8G:"F*W(.&BA9OWND33K#_?-Q_WKG(=
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M*UG%L\I)>04V[D*,S[8DQ9LNZ%MQJ;-&\(F01.@ND^0OL/B5PXUGLI:U8>V
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MN?)*KNH?7!3"GT8U/YQZ^7]02P,$%     @  #-Q5VH%Y']W$0  6#@  !$
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MF\" .4B@.U"Z(O))DO"?]?^SE<7F\Y7%X0;]:2 &]5\4_@]02P,$%     @
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M+FAT;5!+ 0(4 Q0    (   S<5=J!>1_=Q$  %@X   1              "
M 4L1  !D-#0Y.#(T9&5X.3DQ+FAT;5!+ 0(4 Q0    (   S<5<'CDWT!00
M !T0   /              "  ?$B  !N:2TR,#(S,3$Q-RYX<V102P$"% ,4
M    "   ,W%7H4>0(MD%  !@-0  $P              @ $C)P  ;FDM,C R
M,S$Q,3=?9&5F+GAM;%!+ 0(4 Q0    (   S<5?#0#0>Y0<  /18   3
M          "  2TM  !N:2TR,#(S,3$Q-U]L86(N>&UL4$L! A0#%     @
M #-Q5TJ=Q(V1!0  *#D  !,              ( !0S4  &YI+3(P,C,Q,3$W
>7W!R92YX;6Q02P4&      8 !@![ 0  !3L

end
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
</SEC-DOCUMENT>
