# Indiana HB 1668: Assessment of wind, solar, and battery devices.

Indiana HB 1668, Assessment of wind, solar, and battery devices., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) House bill sponsored by Kendell Culp (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-01-21 (First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana HB 1668
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Assessment of wind, solar, and battery devices.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-01-21, First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications
- Sponsor: Kendell Culp (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: utilities
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires a new public utility company owner of a wind power device to report, in years after the first year of ownership, the valuation of the wind power device at the same valuation amount entered in the public utility company's first annual report after the change in ownership, less adjustments for depreciation according to a schedule prescribed by the department of local government finance (department). Requires a new public utility company owner of a solar power device or a utility scale battery energy storage system to report the valuation of the solar power device or utility scale battery energy storage system at the same valuation amount that the previous owner last valued the solar power device or utility scale battery energy storage system prior to the change in ownership, less adjustments for depreciation according to a schedule prescribed by the department. Requires the department to create depreciation schedules. Requires the department to prepare and present reports to the interim study committee on energy, utilities, and telecommunications on: (1) the valuation of the devices and systems; and (2) the department's progress in implementing the bill's provisions.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Kendell Culp (Republican), House

## Actions (2)

- 2025-01-21: First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications (House)
- 2025-01-21: Authored by Representative Culp (House)

## Bill text

- Introduced House Bill (H): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1668/versions/HB1668.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 324: Criminal procedures. (signed)
- SB 231: Various corrections matters. (signed)
- SB 80: Code publication. (signed)
- SB 453: Various tax matters. (signed)
- SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit. (signed)
- SB 371: Workforce matters. (signed)

## Sources
- [Introduced House Bill (H) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/HB1668/versions/HB1668.01.INTR?format=pdf)

## Related
- [SB 324: Criminal procedures.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB324-2025)
- [SB 231: Various corrections matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB231-2025)
- [SB 80: Code publication.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB80-2025)
- [SB 453: Various tax matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB453-2025)
- [SB 464: Financial institutions and consumer credit.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB464-2025)
- [SB 371: Workforce matters.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-SB371-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IN-HB1668-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).