Title 8, UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION

Sec. 7. (a) As used in this chapter, "project owner" means a person that: (1) will own one (1) or more CSE systems proposed to be located in a unit; or (2) owns one (1) or more CSE systems located in a unit. (b) The term includes an agent or a representative of a person described…

Sec. 8. (a) As used in this chapter, "unit" refers to: (1) a county, if a project owner, as part of a single CSE system project or development, seeks to locate one (1) or more CSE systems: (A) entirely within unincorporated areas of the county; (B) within both unincorporated area…

Sec. 9. (a) A permit authority for a unit described in section 1(a) of this chapter is responsible for enforcing compliance with any standards set forth in sections 10 through 20 of this chapter that apply in the unit under section 1(a) of this chapter. (b) A unit may: (1) adopt …

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "charging infrastructure" means: (1) structures; (2) machinery; (3) equipment; (4) hardware; (5) software; and (6) other capital investments; installed to support and charge one (1) or more electric vehicles. (b) The term includes Level 2 char…

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "commission" refers to the Indiana utility regulatory commission created by IC 8-1-1-2. As added by P.L.94-2022, SEC.4.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "electric utility" means a public utility (as defined in IC 8-1-2-1(a)) that: (1) furnishes retail electric service to customers in Indiana; and (2) is under the jurisdiction of the commission for the approval of rates and charges. As added by P.L…

Sec. 4. (a) As used in this chapter, "electric vehicle", or "EV", means a vehicle that employs electrical energy as a primary or secondary mode of propulsion. (b) The term includes: (1) all-electric vehicles; and (2) plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. As added by P.L.94-2022, SEC.…

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "make-ready infrastructure" means the: (1) structures; (2) machinery; (3) equipment; (4) hardware; (5) software; (6) storage batteries; and (7) other capital investments; installed to connect charging infrastructure to an electric utility's distri…

Sec. 6. (a) As used in this chapter, "public use electric vehicle", or "public use EV", means any of the following electric vehicles that is used primarily to serve the public, regardless of whether the electric vehicle (or any associated charging infrastructure) is owned, leased…

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "public use electric vehicle pilot program", or "pilot program", means a limited deployment of: (1) charging infrastructure; or (2) make-ready infrastructure; that is designed to evaluate the feasibility and design, including the associated costs …

Sec. 8. (a) An electric utility may request approval from the commission to implement a public use electric vehicle pilot program to do any of the following: (1) Install, own, or operate charging infrastructure or make-ready infrastructure to support public use EVs. (2) Provide i…

Sec. 9. The commission shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter. As added by P.L.94-2022, SEC.4. Amended by P.L.93-2024, SEC.77.

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "certificate of public convenience and necessity", or "CPCN", means a certificate required under IC 8-1-8.5-2 for the construction, purchase, or lease of any facility for the generation of electricity to be directly or indirectly used for the furn…

Sec. 10. As used in this chapter, "project development costs" means costs that have been incurred, or are reasonably estimated to be incurred, in the development of one (1) or more SMRs under the program, including: (1) evaluation, design, and engineering costs; (2) costs for fed…

Sec. 11. As used in this chapter, "small modular nuclear reactor", or "SMR", has the meaning set forth in IC 8-1-8.5-12.1(b). As added by P.L.137-2025, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.23-2026, SEC.52.

Sec. 12. (a) The small modular nuclear reactor partnership pilot program is established to: (1) facilitate the development of SMRs for the purpose of providing a reliable source of electricity to meet the growing demand for electric utility service necessary to: (A) ensure the we…

Sec. 13. (a) An eligible utility that seeks to develop a project with one (1) or more eligible partners may petition the commission, in the form and manner prescribed by the commission, for approval to participate in the program. The eligible utility must file with the petition t…

Sec. 14. (a) An eligible utility may: (1) simultaneously with filing a petition under section 13 of this chapter for approval to participate in the program; or (2) at any time after filing a petition under section 13 of this chapter for approval to participate in the program; fil…

Sec. 15. This chapter shall not be construed to affect the authority of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. As added by P.L.137-2025, SEC.1.

Sec. 16. The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter. As added by P.L.137-2025, SEC.1.

Sec. 17. This chapter expires July 1, 2035. As added by P.L.137-2025, SEC.1.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "commission" refers to the Indiana utility regulatory commission created by IC 8-1-1-2. As added by P.L.137-2025, SEC.1.

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "eligible partner" means any of the following: (1) An eligible utility. (2) A person that is a current or prospective customer of an eligible utility and that commits to: (A) use electricity generated by an SMR to be constructed under the program;…

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "eligible partnership" means a group or entity, however organized, that: (1) consists of: (A) at least one (1) eligible utility; and (B) one (1) or more other eligible partners described in section 3(1) through 3(7) of this chapter; and (2) is for…

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "eligible project development costs" means project development costs that: (1) have been incurred, or are reasonably estimated to be incurred, by an eligible utility in the development of one (1) or more SMRs under the program; and (2) have not be…

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "eligible project site" means: (1) a location in Indiana; or (2) the site of a nuclear energy production or generating facility that supplies electricity to Indiana retail customers on July 1, 2011. As added by P.L.137-2025, SEC.1.

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "eligible utility" means a utility listed in 170 IAC 4-7-2(a) and any successor in interest to that utility. As added by P.L.137-2025, SEC.1.

Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "program" refers to the small modular nuclear reactor partnership pilot program established by section 12 of this chapter. As added by P.L.137-2025, SEC.1.

Sec. 9. As used in this chapter, "project" refers to a project for the construction, purchase, or lease of one (1) or more SMRs at an eligible project site for the generation of electricity to be directly or indirectly used to furnish public utility service to Indiana customers. …

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "commission" refers to the Indiana utility regulatory commission created by IC 8-1-1-2. As added by P.L.49-2025, SEC.1.

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this chapter, "company" means any of the following: (1) A sole proprietorship. (2) An organization. (3) An association. (4) A corporation. (5) A partnership. (6) A joint venture. (7) A limited partnership. (8) A limited liability partnership. (9) A limited …

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "data center" means a facility: (1) the primary services of which are the storage, management, and processing of digital data; and (2) that is used to house: (A) computer and network systems, including associated components, such as servers, netwo…

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "foreign company" means a company that: (1) is at least fifty percent (50%) owned by a foreign adversary (as defined in 15 CFR 791.2); or (2) is headquartered in a country with a government that is a foreign adversary (as defined in 15 CFR 791.2).…

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "MISO" refers to the regional transmission organization known as the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. As added by P.L.49-2025, SEC.1.

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "PJM" refers to the regional transmission organization known as PJM Interconnection, LLC. As added by P.L.49-2025, SEC.1.

Sec. 7. Notwithstanding any other law, after June 30, 2025, a foreign company may not construct or cause to be constructed a data center in Indiana unless the commission and the Indiana economic development corporation conduct a joint study of the anticipated electricity use of t…

Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "average monthly residential bill", with respect to an electricity supplier, means the average total monthly charges billed, over the course of a calendar year, to all customers receiving retail electric service under the electricity supplier'…

Sec. 10. As used in this chapter, "performance based ratemaking" means an alternative ratemaking approach for electricity suppliers that includes one (1) or more performance incentive mechanisms in the context of a multi-year rate plan. As added by P.L.36-2026, SEC.10.

Sec. 11. As used in this chapter, "performance incentive mechanism", or "PIM", means a ratemaking mechanism that is approved by the commission and that: (1) links an electricity supplier's earnings to the electricity supplier's performance in targeted areas that are consistent wi…

Sec. 12. As used in this chapter, "rate year" refers to a particular year in a multi-year rate plan with respect to which: (1) authorized base rates; and (2) adjustments to base rates, including adjustments based on an electricity supplier's performance in meeting performance met…

Sec. 13. As used in this chapter, "service interruption" means the loss of electric service to one (1) or more customers connected to the distribution portion of an electricity supplier's system. As added by P.L.36-2026, SEC.10.

Sec. 14. As used in this chapter, "service restoration performance metric", with respect to an electricity supplier, means a metric that: (1) is determined by the commission under section 24 of this chapter for a particular rate year included in that electricity supplier's multi-…

Sec. 15. (a) As used in this chapter, "sustained service interruption" means a service interruption that is at least five (5) minutes in duration. (b) The term does not include the following, regardless of duration: (1) A planned service interruption that is: (A) initiated by an …

Sec. 16. As used in this chapter, "system average interruption duration index", or "SAIDI", means an index that: (1) indicates the total duration of sustained service interruptions for an electricity supplier's average customer during a specified period; and (2) is calculated by …

Sec. 17. As used in this chapter, "system average interruption frequency index", or "SAIFI", means an index that: (1) indicates the number of sustained service interruptions an electricity supplier's average customer experiences over a specified period; and (2) is calculated by d…

Sec. 18. Beginning in 2027, before March 1 of each year, an electricity supplier shall file with the commission, on a form prescribed by the commission, a customer affordability performance report that includes the following information: (1) The electricity supplier's average mon…