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IN Code § 8-1-8.5-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 8.5. Electric Utility Resource Planning and Certification|8-1-8.5-12. Coal Transition Workers; Priority for Awarding High Value 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 supply chain serving:(A) a commercial coal mine in Indiana; or(B) a coal fired electric generating unit in Indiana.(b) As used in this section, "coal transition worker" means:(1) an individual who:(A) has been laid off or terminated from the individual's coal industry employment; or(B) has received a notice of termination or layoff from the individual's coal industry employment;as a result of the permanent closure of, or a substantial layoff at, a commercial coal mine in Indiana or a coal fired electric generating unit in Indiana; or(2) an individual who:(A) has:(i) been laid off or terminated, for a reason other than cause; or(ii) received a notice of termination or layoff, for a reason other than cause;from the individual's coal industry employment; and(B) is unlikely to obtain employment in an industry described in subsection (a)(1) through (a)(3) because of market forces or other factors affecting the industry.(c) In awarding high value workforce ready credit-bearing grants under IC 21-12-8, the commission for higher education, in conjunction with the department of workforce development, shall give priority to an applicant who is a coal transition worker if the applicant is otherwise eligible for a grant under IC 21-12-8-9.As added by P.L.165-2020, SEC.2.
IN Code § 8-1-8.7-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 8.7. Clean Coal Technology|8-1-8.7-1. "Clean Coal Technology"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "clean coal technology" means a technology (including precombustion treatment of coal):(1) that is used in a new or existing electric generating facility and directly or indirectly reduces airborne emissions of sulfur or nitrogen based pollutants associated with the combustion or use of coal; and(2) that either:(A) is not in general commercial use at the same or greater scale in new or existing facilities in the United States as of January 1, 1989; or(B) has been selected by the United States Department of Energy for funding under its Innovative Clean Coal Technology program and is finally approved for such funding on or after January 1, 1989.As added by P.L.105-1989, SEC.4.
IN Code § 8-1-8.7-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 8.7. Clean Coal Technology|8-1-8.7-2. "Public Utility"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "public utility" means a public or municipally owned utility.As added by P.L.105-1989, SEC.4.
IN Code § 8-1-8.7-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 8.7. Clean Coal Technology|8-1-8.7-3. Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity; Use of Clean Coal Technology

Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), a public utility may not use clean coal technology at a new or existing electric generating facility without first applying for and obtaining from the commission a certificate that states that public convenience and necessity will be served by the use of clean coal technology.(b) The commission shall issue a certificate of public convenience and necessity under subsection (a) if the commission finds that a clean coal technology project offers substantial potential of reducing sulfur or nitrogen based pollutants in a more efficient manner than conventional technologies in general use as of January 1, 1989. For purposes of this chapter, a project that the United States Department of Energy has selected for funding under its Innovative Clean Coal Technology program and is finally approved for funding after December 31, 1988, is not considered a conventional technology in general use as of January 1, 1989. When determining whether to grant a certificate under this section, the commission shall examine the following factors:(1) The costs for constructing, implementing, and using clean coal technology compared to the costs for conventional emission reduction facilities.(2) Whether a clean coal technology project will also extend the useful life of an existing electric generating facility and the value of that extension.(3) The potential reduction of sulfur and nitrogen based pollutants achieved by the proposed clean coal technology system.(4) The reduction of sulfur nitrogen based pollutants that can be achieved by conventional pollution control equipment.(5) Federal sulfur and nitrogen based pollutant emission standards.(6) The likelihood of success of the proposed project.(7) The cost and feasibility of the retirement of an existing electric generating facility.(8) The dispatching priority for the facility utilizing clean coal technology, considering direct fuel costs, revenues and expenses of the utility, and environmental factors associated with byproducts resulting from the utilization of the clean coal technology.(9) Any other factors the commission considers relevant, including whether the construction, implementation, and use of clean coal technology is in the public's interest.(c) A public utility is not required to obtain a certificate under this chapter for a clean coal technology project that constitutes a research and development project that may be expensed under IC 8-1-2-6.1.As added by P.L.105-1989, SEC.4.
IN Code § 8-1-8.7-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 8.7. Clean Coal Technology|8-1-8.7-4. Hearings and Requisite Findings; Estimated Costs; Use of Indiana Coal

Sec. 4. (a) As a condition for receiving the certificate required under section 3 of this chapter, an applicant must file an estimate of the cost of constructing, implementing, and using clean coal technology and supportive technical information in as much detail as the commission requires.(b) The commission shall hold a public hearing on each application. A certificate shall be granted only if the commission has:(1) made a finding that the public convenience and necessity will be served by the construction, implementation, and use of clean coal technology;(2) approved the estimated costs;(3) made a finding that the facility where the clean coal technology is employed:(A) utilizes and will continue to utilize Indiana coal as its primary fuel source; or(B) is justified, because of economic considerations or governmental requirements, in utilizing non-Indiana coal;after the technology is in place; and(4) made a finding on each of the factors described in section 3(b) of this chapter, including the dispatching priority of the facility to the utility.As added by P.L.105-1989, SEC.4.
IN Code § 8-1-8.7-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 8.7. Clean Coal Technology|8-1-8.7-5. Modification or Revocation of Certificate

Sec. 5. When, in the opinion of the commission, changes in the estimate of the cost or the need for clean coal technology occur, the commission shall immediately commence a review of the certificate granted under this chapter to determine if public convenience and necessity will be served by the implementation of the technology. If the commission finds that implementation of the technology will not serve the public convenience and necessity, the commission may modify or revoke the certificate.As added by P.L.105-1989, SEC.4.
IN Code § 8-1-8.7-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 8.7. Clean Coal Technology|8-1-8.7-6. Cancellation of Clean Coal Technology Implementation; Recovery of Expenditures

Sec. 6. If a public utility cancels the implementation of the technology as a result of the modification or revocation of a certificate by the commission under section 5 of this chapter, the public utility may recover the amount of its investment in the technology, along with a reasonable return on the unamortized balance. The utility may not recover on amounts expended in excess of the cost estimates approved by the commission under section 4 of this chapter unless the utility can prove to the commission that those expenditures were necessary and prudent. The recovery must be made over a reasonable period of time through rates charged by the public utility. A recovery may not be made if there was fraud, concealment, or gross mismanagement on the part of the public utility.As added by P.L.105-1989, SEC.4.
IN Code § 8-1-8.7-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 8.7. Clean Coal Technology|8-1-8.7-7. Ongoing Review of Construction and Costs

Sec. 7. (a) This section does not apply if the utility elects the review described in section 8 of this chapter.(b) In addition to the review of the continuing need for the clean coal technology system under construction prescribed in section 5 of this chapter, the commission shall at the request of the public utility maintain an ongoing review of that construction as the construction proceeds. The applicant shall submit each year during construction, or at other times as the commission and the public utility mutually agree, a progress report and any revisions in the cost estimates for the construction. The commission must hold a public hearing before it may approve or deny a proposed increase in the cost estimates for the implementation, construction, or use of clean coal technology.(c) If the commission approves the construction and the cost of the part of the clean coal technology system under review, the approval forecloses subsequent challenges to the inclusion of that part of the clean coal technology system in the public utility's rate base on the basis of excessive cost, inadequate quality control, or inability to employ the technology.(d) If the commission disapproves of all or part of the construction or cost of the part of the clean coal technology system under review, the commission may modify or revoke the certificate. If the public utility cancels construction of the clean coal technology system as a result of the modification or revocation of the certificate, the utility may recover over a reasonable period of time through rates, absent fraud, concealment, or gross mismanagement, the amount of its investment in the clean coal technology system along with a reasonable return on the unamortized balance to the extent the construction and the cost were approved previously by the commission.As added by P.L.105-1989, SEC.4.
IN Code § 8-1-8.7-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 8.7. Clean Coal Technology|8-1-8.7-8. Review of Completed Construction; Costs Exceeding Estimated and Approved Costs

Sec. 8. A public utility may elect to forgo any commission review of the construction and cost until completion of the clean coal technology system. If the commission has annually approved the continuing need for the project under section 5 of this chapter, and to the extent the public utility seeks to add to the rate base an amount that does not exceed that filed under section 4(a) of this chapter, the inclusion of that amount may be challenged only on the basis of inadequate quality controls. However, inclusion of costs in excess of those approved by the commission under section 4(b)(2) of this chapter is not permitted unless the public utility shows those costs to be necessary and prudent.As added by P.L.105-1989, SEC.4.
IN Code § 8-1-8.7-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 8.7. Clean Coal Technology|8-1-8.7-9. Dispatching Priority

Sec. 9. After the commission has made a finding under section 4(b)(4) of this chapter as to the dispatching priority of a facility utilizing clean coal technology, the utility receiving the certificate under this chapter may dispatch the facility for which the certificate is issued in accordance with such finding, and such dispatch shall not be considered to be in conflict with the provisions of IC 8-1-2-42.As added by P.L.105-1989, SEC.4.
IN Code § 8-1-8.7-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 8.7. Clean Coal Technology|8-1-8.7-10. Construction of Electric Generating Facilities; Additional Certification; Joint Applications

Sec. 10. (a) This chapter does not relieve a public utility of the duty to obtain a certificate under IC 8-1-8.5 if the utility is proposing the use of clean coal technology as a part of the construction of an electric generating facility.(b) A public utility seeking a certificate under IC 8-1-8.5 and this chapter for one (1) project may file a joint application for both certificates. If a joint application is filed, the commission shall jointly consider both certificates.As added by P.L.105-1989, SEC.4.
IN Code § 8-1-8.8-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 8.8. Utility Generation and Clean Coal Technology|8-1-8.8-1. Legislative Findings and Declaration of Purpose

Sec. 1. (a) The general assembly makes the following findings:(1) Growth of Indiana's population and economic base has created a need for new energy production or generating facilities in Indiana.(2) The development of a robust and diverse portfolio of energy production or generating capacity, including coal gasification and the use of renewable energy resources, is needed if Indiana is to continue to be successful in attracting new businesses and jobs.(3) Indiana has considerable natural resources that are currently underutilized and could support development of new energy production or generating facilities, including coal gasification facilities, at an affordable price.(4) Certain regions of the state, such as southern Indiana, could benefit greatly from new employment opportunities created by development of new energy production or generating facilities utilizing the plentiful supply of coal from the geological formation known as the Illinois Basin.(5) Technology can be deployed that allows high sulfur coal from the geological formation known as the Illinois Basin to be burned or gasified efficiently while meeting strict state and federal air quality limitations. Specifically, the state should encourage the use of advanced clean coal technology, such as coal gasification.(6) It is in the public interest for the state to encourage the construction of new energy production or generating facilities that increase the in-state capacity to provide for current and anticipated energy demand at a competitive price.(7) It is in the public interest for the state to encourage the study, analysis, development, and life cycle management of nuclear energy production or generating facilities, as well as carbon dioxide capture, transportation, and storage facilities.(b) The purpose of this chapter is to enhance Indiana's energy security and reliability by ensuring all of the following:(1) Indiana's and the region's energy production or generating capacity continues to be adequate to provide for Indiana's current and future energy needs, including the support of the state's economic development efforts.(2) The vast and underutilized coal resources of the Illinois Basin are used as a fuel source for new energy production or generating facilities.(3) The electric transmission and gas transportation systems within Indiana are upgraded to distribute additional amounts of electricity and gas more efficiently.(4) Jobs are created as new energy production or generating facilities are built in regions throughout Indiana.(5) The study, analysis, development, and life cycle management of nuclear energy production or generating facilities are encouraged at the same time as are new coal fired and other fossil fuel based energy production or generating facilities.As added by P.L.159-2002, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.175-2007, SEC.11; P.L.150-2011, SEC.2.
IN Code § 8-1-8.8-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 8.8. Utility Generation and Clean Coal Technology|8-1-8.8-2. "Clean Energy Projects"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "clean energy projects" means any of the following:(1) Any of the following projects:(A) Projects at new energy production or generating facilities that employ the use of clean coal technology and that produce energy, including substitute natural gas, primarily from coal, or gases derived from coal, from the geological formation known as the Illinois Basin.(B) Projects to provide advanced technologies that reduce regulated air emissions from or increase the efficiency of existing energy production or generating plants that are fueled primarily by coal or gases from coal from the geological formation known as the Illinois Basin, such as flue gas desulfurization and selective catalytic reduction equipment.(C) Projects to provide electric transmission facilities to serve a new energy production or generating facility or a nuclear energy production or generating facility.(D) Projects that produce substitute natural gas from Indiana coal by construction and operation of a coal gasification facility.(E) Projects or potential projects that enhance the safe and reliable use of nuclear energy production or generating technologies to produce electricity.(2) Projects to develop alternative energy sources, including renewable energy projects or coal gasification facilities.(3) The purchase of fuels or energy produced by a coal gasification facility or by a nuclear energy production or generating facility.(4) Projects described in subdivisions (1) through (2) that use coal bed methane.As added by P.L.159-2002, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.174-2005, SEC.2; P.L.175-2007, SEC.12; P.L.150-2011, SEC.3.
IN Code § 8-1-8.8-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 8.8. Utility Generation and Clean Coal Technology|8-1-8.8-3. "Clean Coal Technology"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "clean coal technology" means a technology (including precombustion treatment of coal):(1) that is used in a new or existing energy production or generating facility and directly or indirectly reduces or avoids airborne emissions of sulfur, mercury, or nitrogen oxides or other regulated air emissions associated with the combustion or use of coal; and(2) that either:(A) was not in general commercial use at the same or greater scale in new or existing facilities in the United States at the time of enactment of the federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (P.L.101-549); or(B) has been selected by the United States Department of Energy for funding or loan guaranty under an Innovative Clean Coal Technology or loan guaranty program under the Energy Policy Act of 2005, or any successor program, and is finally approved for such funding or loan guaranty on or after the date of enactment of the federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (P.L.101-549).As added by P.L.159-2002, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.175-2007, SEC.13.
IN Code § 8-1-8.8-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 8.8. Utility Generation and Clean Coal Technology|8-1-8.8-4. "Coal Gasification Facility"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "coal gasification facility" means a facility in Indiana that uses a manufacturing process that converts coal into a clean gas that can be used:(1) as a fuel to generate energy; or(2) as substitute natural gas.As added by P.L.159-2002, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.175-2007, SEC.14; P.L.150-2011, SEC.4.
IN Code § 8-1-8.8-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 8.8. Utility Generation and Clean Coal Technology|8-1-8.8-5. "Costs Associated With Qualified Utility System Property"

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "costs associated with qualified utility system property" means capital, operation, maintenance, depreciation, tax costs, and financing costs of or for qualified utility system property.As added by P.L.159-2002, SEC.6.
IN Code § 8-1-8.8-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 8.8. Utility Generation and Clean Coal Technology|8-1-8.8-6. "Eligible Business"

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "eligible business" means an energy utility (as defined in IC 8-1-2.5-2) or owner of a coal gasification facility that:(1) proposes to construct or repower a new energy production or generating facility;(2) proposes to construct or repower a project described in section 2(1) or 2(2) of this chapter;(3) undertakes a project to develop alternative energy sources, including renewable energy projects or coal gasification facilities; or(4) purchases fuels or energy produced by a coal gasification facility or by a nuclear energy production or generating facility.As added by P.L.159-2002, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.175-2007, SEC.15; P.L.150-2011, SEC.5.
IN Code § 8-1-8.8-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 8.8. Utility Generation and Clean Coal Technology|8-1-8.8-7. "Group"

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "group" refers to the forecasting group established by IC 8-1-8.5-3.5.As added by P.L.159-2002, SEC.6.
IN Code § 8-1-8.8-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 8.8. Utility Generation and Clean Coal Technology|8-1-8.8-8. "New Energy Production or Generating Facility"

Sec. 8. (a) As used in this chapter, "new energy production or generating facility" refers to a generation or coal gasification facility that satisfies all of the following:(1) The facility produces energy primarily from coal or gases from coal from the geological formation known as the Illinois Basin.(2) The facility is a:(A) newly constructed or newly repowered energy plant; or(B) newly constructed capacity expansion at an existing plant;dedicated primarily to serving Indiana retail customers.(3) The repowering, construction, or expansion of the facility was begun by an Indiana utility after July 1, 2002.(4) Except for a facility that is a clean energy project under section 2(2) of this chapter, the facility has an aggregate rated electric generating capacity of at least one hundred (100) megawatts for all units at one (1) site or a generating capacity of at least four hundred thousand (400,000) pounds per hour of steam.(b) The term includes the transmission lines, gas transportation facilities, and associated equipment employed specifically to serve a new energy production or generating facility.As added by P.L.159-2002, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.175-2007, SEC.16; P.L.150-2011, SEC.6.
IN Code § 8-1-8.8-8.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 8.8. Utility Generation and Clean Coal Technology|8-1-8.8-8.5. "Nuclear Energy Production or Generating Facility"

Sec. 8.5. (a) As used in this chapter, "nuclear energy production or generating facility" means an energy production or generation facility that:(1) uses a nuclear reactor as its heat source to provide steam to a turbine generator to produce or generate electricity;(2) supplies electricity to Indiana retail customers on July 1, 2011;(3) is dedicated primarily to serving Indiana customers; and(4) is undergoing a comprehensive life cycle management project to enhance the safe and reliable operation of the facility during the period the facility is licensed to operate by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission.(b) The term includes the transmission lines and other associated equipment employed specifically to serve a nuclear energy production or generating facility.As added by P.L.150-2011, SEC.7.