8-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549

                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 13, 2005


                               VECTREN CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


     Commission      Registrant, State of Incorporation,       I.R.S Employer
      File No.          Address, and Telephone Number        Identification No.
     ----------      -----------------------------------     ------------------

      1-15467                 Vectren Corporation                35-2086905
                           (An Indiana Corporation)
                            20 N.W. Fourth Street,
                          Evansville, Indiana 47708
                                (812) 491-4000

      1-16739           Vectren Utility Holdings, Inc.           35-2104850
                           (An Indiana Corporation)
                            20 N.W. Fourth Street,
                          Evansville, Indiana 47708
                                (812) 491-4000


            Former name or address, if changed since last report: N/A

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Item 8.01 Other Events

Yesterday  Vectren  Corporation  (the  Company),  an energy  holding and applied
technology  company,  announced  that the Public  Utilities  Commission  of Ohio
approved the natural gas  distribution  base rate  increase for its wholly owned
subsidiary,  Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio, Inc. (VEDO).  VEDO implemented the
new  distribution  rates as of April 14,  2005.  A copy of the press  release is
furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.

In connection with the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995, the Company is hereby furnishing cautionary
statements identifying important factors that could cause actual results of the
Company and its subsidiaries, including Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio, Inc. to
differ materially from those projected in forward-looking statements of the
Company and its subsidiaries made by, or on behalf of, the Company and its
subsidiaries. These cautionary statements are attached as Exhibit 99.2.





                                   SIGNATURES

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.


                               VECTREN CORPORATION
                               VECTREN UTILITY HOLDINGS, INC.

April 14, 2005


                                            By:  /s/ M. Susan Hardwick
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            M. Susan Hardwick
                                            Vice President and Controller







                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

The following Exhibits are furnished as part of this Report to the extent
described in Item 8.01:



 Exhibit
 Number        Description
- --------       -----------

  99.1         Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio Natural Gas Base Rate Increase
               Approved
  99.2         Cautionary Statement for Purposes of the "Safe Harbor" Provisions
               of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

EX-99.1 PRESS RELEAS

                                                                   Ex 99.1
                                                   News
                                                   Release

                                                   Vectren Corporation
                                                   P.O. Box 209
                                                   Evansville, IN  47702-0209
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 13, 2005

Contact:  Media - Mike Roeder, (812) 491-4143 or mroeder@vectren.com
Investor Relations - Steve Schein, (812) 491-4209 or sschein@vectren.com

                   Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio Natural Gas
                           Base Rate Increase Approved

Dayton, Ohio--Vectren Corporation (NYSE: VVC) announced today that the Public
Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) approved Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio's
(VEDO) base rate increase for its natural gas distribution business in 17 west
central Ohio counties. VEDO will implement the new rates as of April 14. New
natural gas base rate increases were implemented for Vectren Energy Delivery's
two Indiana service territories on July 1, 2004 and on December 1, 2004.

The commission's order provides for a $15.7 million increase in VEDO's base
distribution rates to cover the ongoing cost of operating, maintaining and
expanding the approximate 5,200 mile distribution system used to serve more than
310,000 customers, as well as fund customer conservation programs. The ruling
results in an approximate 4.3 percent increase in the total average bill for
residential sales customers who heat their homes with natural gas.

Terms of the commission order include:
     o    a rate increase of $15.7 million;
     o    an authorized return on equity (ROE) of 10.6 percent;
     o    an overall cost of capital of 8.94 percent;
     o    a rate base finding of approximately $245 million;
     o    a new rate design which includes a larger monthly customer service
          charge; and
     o    recovery of annual pipeline integrity compliance costs.

This order completes a process initiated by VEDO in April 2004 and approves the
settlement agreement VEDO filed in late February 2005 with the Public Utilities
Commission of Ohio. This adjustment to increase base rates was the first by
VEDO, including its predecessor, since 1992. Over the past 13 years, investments
to serve VEDO customers have exceeded $135 million and operating expenses
including taxes, health care and labor have increased as well.

The rate order addresses VEDO's "non-gas" costs only, which are listed as "Base
Rate Charges" on a customer's bill. These costs represent between 25 and 30
cents of every dollar paid by customers for their gas service. These "non-gas"
costs are incurred by VEDO to build, operate and maintain the pipes, other
equipment and systems that are used to supply natural gas through VEDO's system
to its customers.

The remaining 70 to 75 cents of each dollar paid to VEDO by its customers
represents the cost of natural gas that VEDO must purchase to meet customer
demands. That gas is purchased in the competitive wholesale market by VEDO on
behalf of its customers subject to ongoing review and oversight by the PUCO
under Ohio's Gas Cost Recovery (GCR) procedures. Under Ohio law and regulation,
VEDO and other Ohio natural gas utilities are not allowed to make a profit on
the resale of gas.

VEDO serves all or a portion of Auglaize, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clinton,
Darke, Fayette, Greene, Highland, Logan, Madison, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway,
Preble, Shelby and Warren counties.

Safe Harbor for Forward Looking Statements

This document contains forward-looking statements, which are based on
management's beliefs and assumptions that derive from information currently
known by management. Vectren wishes to caution readers that actual results could
differ materially from those contained in this document. Additional detailed
information concerning a number of factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from the information that is provided to you is readily
available in our report Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on March 2, 2005.

About Vectren

Vectren Corporation is an energy and applied technology holding company
headquartered in Evansville, Indiana. Vectren's energy delivery subsidiaries
provide gas and/or electricity to over one million customers in adjoining
service territories that cover nearly two-thirds of Indiana and west central
Ohio. Vectren's non-regulated subsidiaries and affiliates currently offer
energy-related products and services to customers throughout the midwest and
southeast. These include gas marketing and related services; coal production and
sales; and utility infrastructure services. To learn more about Vectren, visit
www.vectren.com.

EX-99.2 SAFE HARBOR

                                                                        EX 99.2

    Cautionary Statement for Purposes of the "Safe Harbor" provisions of the
               Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

A "safe harbor" for forward-looking statements is provided by the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (Reform Act of 1995). The Reform Act of
1995 was adopted to encourage such forward-looking statements without the threat
of litigation, provided those statements are identified as forward-looking and
are accompanied by meaningful cautionary statements identifying important
factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those
projected in the statement. Forward-looking statements have been and will be
made in written documents and oral presentations of Vectren Corporation and its
subsidiaries. Such statements are based on management's beliefs, as well as
assumptions made by and information currently available to management. When used
in this filing, the words "believe," "anticipate," "endeavor," "estimate,"
"expect," "objective," "projection," "forecast," "goal," and similar expressions
are intended to identify forward-looking statements. In addition to any
assumptions and other factors referred to specifically in connection with such
forward-looking statements, factors that could cause Vectren Corporation and its
subsidiaries' actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in any
forward-looking statements include, among others, the following:

o    Factors affecting utility operations such as unusual weather conditions;
     catastrophic weather-related damage; unusual maintenance or repairs;
     unanticipated changes to fossil fuel costs; unanticipated changes to gas
     supply costs, or availability due to higher demand, shortages,
     transportation problems or other developments; environmental or pipeline
     incidents; transmission or distribution incidents; unanticipated changes to
     electric energy supply costs, or availability due to demand, shortages,
     transmission problems or other developments; or electric transmission or
     gas pipeline system constraints.
o    Increased competition in the energy environment including effects of
     industry restructuring and unbundling.
o    Regulatory factors such as unanticipated changes in rate-setting policies
     or procedures, recovery of investments and costs made under traditional
     regulation, and the frequency and timing of rate increases.
o    Financial or regulatory accounting principles or policies imposed by the
     Financial Accounting Standards Board; the Securities and Exchange
     Commission; the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; state public utility
     commissions; state entities which regulate electric and natural gas
     transmission and distribution, natural gas gathering and processing,
     electric power supply; and similar entities with regulatory oversight.
o    Economic conditions including the effects of an economic downturn,
     inflation rates, commodity prices, and monetary fluctuations.
o    Changing market conditions and a variety of other factors associated with
     physical energy and financial trading activities including, but not limited
     to, price, basis, credit, liquidity, volatility, capacity, interest rate,
     and warranty risks.
o    The performance of projects undertaken by the Company's nonregulated
     businesses and the success of efforts to invest in and develop new
     opportunities, including but not limited to, the realization of Section 29
     income tax credits and the Company's coal mining, gas marketing, and
     broadband strategies.
o    Direct or indirect effects on our business, financial condition or
     liquidity resulting from a change in our credit rating, changes in interest
     rates, and/or changes in market perceptions of the utility industry and
     other energy-related industries.
o    Employee or contractor workforce factors including changes in key
     executives, collective bargaining agreements with union employees, or work
     stoppages.
o    Legal and regulatory delays and other obstacles associated with mergers,
     acquisitions, and investments in joint ventures.
o    Costs and other effects of legal and administrative proceedings,
     settlements, investigations, claims, and other matters, including, but not
     limited to, those described in Management's Discussion and Analysis of
     Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
o    Changes in Federal, state or local legislature requirements, such as
     changes in tax laws or rates, environmental laws and regulations.

Vectren Corporation and its subsidiaries undertake no obligation to publicly
update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of changes
in actual results, changes in assumptions, other factors affecting such
statements.