# Indiana SB 541: Community solar facilities.

Indiana SB 541, Community solar facilities., is a First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) Senate bill sponsored by Mark Spencer (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-02-13 (Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthor) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Indiana SB 541
- State: Indiana
- Session: First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025)
- Title: Community solar facilities.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-16
- Last action: 2025-02-13, Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthor
- Sponsor: Mark Spencer (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: utilities
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires the Indiana utility regulatory commission (commission) to adopt rules governing community solar facilities not later than July 1, 2026. Provides that, not later than 180 days after adoption of the rules, an electricity provider shall begin: (1) allowing interconnection of the electricity provider's facilities with community solar facilities in which at least three of the electricity provider's customers have entered into a subscription; and (2) crediting the electricity provider's subscribing customers for the amount of electricity from the community solar facility for which the customer subscribes. Requires the commission to: (1) establish an interconnection working group composed of representatives of electricity suppliers and other stakeholders with respect to electric utility service; and (2) implement the working group's recommendations regarding creation, revision, or elimination of policies, processes, tariffs, rules, or standards relating to the interconnection of community solar facilities and electricity suppliers as necessary for transparent, accurate, and efficient implementation of community solar facilities.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mark Spencer (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: J.D. Ford (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (3)

- 2025-02-13: Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthor (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Authored by Senator Spencer (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities (Senate)

## Bill text

- Introduced Senate Bill (S): [PDF](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0541/versions/SB0541.01.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 Senate Bill (S) (PDF)](https://api.iga.in.gov/2025/bills/SB0541/versions/SB0541.01.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-SB541-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).