Title 8, TITLE 8. UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION
337 chapters · 3,744 sections in this title.
Ind. Code § 8-1-8.5-1 Definitions
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Sec. 1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), as used in this chapter, "public utility" means a: (1) public, municipally owned, or cooperatively owned utility; or (2) joint agency created under IC 8-1-2.2. (b) As used in this chapter, "public utility service" means the servic…
Ind. Code § 8-1-8.5-10 Energy efficiency goals and programs; evaluation,
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measurement, and verification; recovery of program costs; opt out by industrial customers Sec. 10. (a) For purposes of this section, "electricity supplier" means a public utility (as defined in IC 8-1-2-1) that furnishes retail electric service to customers in Indiana. The term d…
Ind. Code § 8-1-8.5-11 Expired
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As added by P.L.165-2020, SEC.1. Expired 5-1-2021 by P.L.165-2020, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 8-1-8.5-12 Coal transition workers; priority for awarding high value
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workforce ready credit-bearing grants Sec. 12. (a) As used in this section, "coal industry employment" means employment: (1) at a commercial coal mine in Indiana; (2) at a coal fired electric generating unit in Indiana; or (3) in an Indiana based manufacturing or transportation s…
Ind. Code § 8-1-8.5-12.1 "Small modular nuclear reactor"; commission to adopt rules
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concerning the granting of certificates for small modular reactors; requirements for commission's rules Sec. 12.1. (a) As used in this section, "small modular nuclear reactor" means a nuclear reactor that: (1) has a rated electric generating capacity of not more than four hundred…
Ind. Code § 8-1-8.5-13 Legislative findings; definitions; public utilities' annual
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resource planning report to commission; three-year forecast; contents; commission's review; investigation; order to acquire or construct resources; information in commission's annual report Sec. 13. (a) The general assembly finds that it is in the public interest to support the r…
Ind. Code § 8-1-8.5-2 Necessity for certification
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Sec. 2. Except as provided in section 7 of this chapter, a public utility may not begin the construction, purchase, or lease of any steam, water, or other facility for the generation of electricity to be directly or indirectly used for the furnishing of public utility service, ev…
Ind. Code § 8-1-8.5-2.1 Retirement, sale, or transfer of electric generation facility;
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notice; commission consideration and investigation; recovery of accelerated depreciation Sec. 2.1. (a) This section does not apply to the retirement, sale, or transfer of: (1) a public utility's electric generation facility if the retirement, sale, or transfer is necessary in ord…
Ind. Code § 8-1-8.5-3 Analysis of needs; integrated resource plans; hearings; report
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Sec. 3. (a) The commission shall develop, publicize, and keep current an analysis of the long-range needs for expansion of facilities for the generation of electricity. (b) This analysis must include an estimate of: (1) the probable future growth of the use of electricity; (2) th…
Ind. Code § 8-1-8.5-3.1 Expired
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As added by P.L.250-2019, SEC.2. Expired 1-2-2021 by P.L.250-2019, SEC.2.
Ind. Code § 8-1-8.5-3.2 Integrated resources plans submitted after June 30, 2021, and
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before January 1, 2025; commission to evaluate impact of federal phaseout mandates on estimated useful life of existing and proposed generating facilities Sec. 3.2. (a) This section applies to an electric utility that submits an integrated resource plan described in section 3(e) …
Ind. Code § 8-1-8.5-3.3 Integrated resource plans submitted after June 30, 2023;
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director's evaluation of preferred resource portfolio for attributes of electric utility service specified in state policy Sec. 3.3. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the definitions in 170 IAC 4-7 apply throughout this section. (b) As used in this section, "elect…
Ind. Code § 8-1-8.5-3.5 Forecasting group
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Sec. 3.5. (a) To arrive at estimates of the probable future growth of the use of electricity required by section 3(b)(1) of this chapter, the commission shall establish a permanent forecasting group to be located at a state supported college or university within Indiana. The comm…
Ind. Code § 8-1-8.5-4 Considerations for commission's review of petition; impact of
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federal phaseout mandates; provision of electric utility service with attributes specified in state policy Sec. 4. (a) As used in this section, "federal phaseout mandate" means any federal statutory or regulatory requirement that: (1) is established after April 20, 2021, by the C…
Ind. Code § 8-1-8.5-5 Estimate of costs; hearing on application; granting of
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certificate; findings; utility specific proposals; construction of large generating facilities; competitive bidding Sec. 5. (a) As a condition for receiving the certificate required under section 2 of this chapter, the applicant shall file an estimate of construction, purchase, o…
Ind. Code § 8-1-8.5-5.5 Review of continuing need for facility under construction;
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modification or revocation of certificate; consideration of state policy Sec. 5.5. When, in the opinion of the commission, changes in the estimate of the probable future growth of the use of electricity so indicate, the commission shall commence a review of any certificate grante…
Ind. Code § 8-1-8.5-6 Review of construction; force and effect of certificate approved
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under review; election to defer review Sec. 6. (a) In addition to the review of the continuing need for the facility under construction prescribed in section 5.5 of this chapter, the commission shall, at the request of the public utility, maintain an ongoing review of such constr…
Ind. Code § 8-1-8.5-6.5 Rates; recovery of costs
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Sec. 6.5. Absent fraud, concealment, or gross mismanagement, a utility shall recover through rates the actual costs the utility has incurred in reliance on a certificate issued under this chapter, and as modified under sections 5.5 and 6 of this chapter as follows: (1) If a facil…
Ind. Code § 8-1-8.5-7 Exemptions from certification requirements; report to
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commission of proposed construction required Sec. 7. The certification requirements of this chapter do not apply to a person that: (1) constructs an electric generating facility primarily for that person's own use and not for the primary purpose of producing electricity, heat, or…
Ind. Code § 8-1-8.5-8 Construction of chapter; valuation of property
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Sec. 8. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, nothing in this chapter limits the commission's responsibility regarding valuation of utility property under IC 8-1-2-6. As added by P.L.5-1988, SEC.47. Amended by P.L.53-1992, SEC.8.
Ind. Code § 8-1-8.5-9 Energy efficiency programs; opt out by industrial customers;
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prohibition against extending or renewing energy efficiency programs established under DSM order Sec. 9. (a) For purposes of this section, "DSM order" refers to an order of the commission that establishes or approves: (1) energy efficiency targets or goals for electricity supplie…