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IN Code § 8-1-34-27 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 34. Video Service Franchises|8-1-34-27. Operation of Peg Channel; Compatibility With Provider's System; Interconnection of Systems; Enforcement Authority

Sec. 27. (a) The operation of a PEG channel provided under section 25, 26, or 26.5 of this chapter is the responsibility of the unit or unincorporated area that receives the benefit of the channel, and the holder or other provider is responsible only for the transmission of the channel.(b) A unit or an unincorporated area that receives the benefit of a PEG channel provided under section 25, 26, or 26.5 of this chapter shall ensure that all transmissions, content, and programming that are transmitted over a channel or other facility of the provider are submitted to the provider in a manner or form that:(1) is capable of being accepted and transmitted by the provider over the provider's video service system;(2) does not require additional alteration or change in the content by the provider; and(3) is compatible with the technology or protocol used by the provider to deliver video service.(c) If it is technically feasible to do so, the holder of a certificate under this section and a provider described in section 21(a) of this chapter may cooperate to interconnect their systems to provide PEG channel capacity required under section 25, 26, or 26.5 of this chapter. Interconnection under this section may be accomplished by direct cable, microwave link, satellite, or other reasonable method of connection. The parties shall negotiate the terms of the interconnection in good faith, and a provider described in section 21(a) of this chapter may not withhold interconnection of PEG channel capacity.(d) Subject to 47 U.S.C. 531, the commission has exclusive authority to enforce any requirement under:(1) this section; or(2) section 25, 26, or 26.5 of this chapter.As added by P.L.27-2006, SEC.58. Amended by P.L.219-2011, SEC.5.
IN Code § 8-1-37-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 37. Voluntary Clean Energy Portfolio Standard Program|8-1-37-1. "Base Year"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "base year" means the calendar year ending December 31, 2010.As added by P.L.150-2011, SEC.16.
IN Code § 8-1-37-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 37. Voluntary Clean Energy Portfolio Standard Program|8-1-37-2. "Clean Energy"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "clean energy" means electricity that is produced from a clean energy resource.As added by P.L.150-2011, SEC.16.
IN Code § 8-1-37-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 37. Voluntary Clean Energy Portfolio Standard Program|8-1-37-3. "Clean Energy Credit"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "clean energy credit", or "CEC", means an interest that:(1) represents one (1) megawatt hour of clean energy that satisfies the condition set forth in section 12(c)(2) of this chapter;(2) is quantifiable and transferrable; and(3) is possessed by not more than one (1) entity at a time.As added by P.L.150-2011, SEC.16.
IN Code § 8-1-37-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 37. Voluntary Clean Energy Portfolio Standard Program|8-1-37-4. "Clean Energy Resource"

Sec. 4. (a) As used in this chapter, "clean energy resource" means any of the following sources, clean sources, alternative technologies, or programs used in connection with the production or conservation of electricity:(1) Energy from wind.(2) Solar energy.(3) Photovoltaic cells and panels.(4) Dedicated crops grown for energy production.(5) Organic waste biomass, including any of the following organic matter that is available on a renewable basis:(A) Agricultural crops.(B) Agricultural wastes and residues.(C) Wood and wood wastes, including the following:(i) Wood residues.(ii) Forest thinnings.(iii) Mill residue wood.(D) Animal wastes.(E) Animal byproducts.(F) Aquatic plants.(G) Algae.(6) Hydropower.(7) Fuel cells.(8) Hydrogen.(9) Energy from waste to energy facilities, including energy derived from advanced solid waste conversion technologies.(10) Energy storage systems or technologies.(11) Geothermal energy.(12) Coal bed methane.(13) Industrial byproduct technologies that use fuel or energy that is a byproduct of an industrial process.(14) Waste heat recovery from capturing and reusing the waste heat in industrial processes for heating or for generating mechanical or electrical work.(15) A source, technology, or program approved by the commission and designated as a clean energy resource by a rule adopted by the commission under IC 4-22-2.(16) Demand side management or energy efficiency initiatives that:(A) reduce electricity consumption; or(B) implement load management, demand response, or energy efficiency measures designed to shift customers' electric loads from periods of higher demand to periods of lower demand;as a result of equipment installed, or customers enrolled, after January 1, 2010.(17) A clean energy project described in IC 8-1-8.8-2(1).(18) Nuclear energy.(19) Electricity that is:(A) generated by a customer owned distributed generation facility that is interconnected to the electricity supplier's distribution system in accordance with the commission's interconnection standards set forth in 170 IAC 4-4.3; and(B) supplied back to the electricity supplier for use in meeting the electricity supplier's electricity demand requirements in accordance with the commission's net metering rules set forth in 170 IAC 4-4.2.(20) Combined heat and power systems.(21) Electricity that is generated from natural gas at a facility constructed in Indiana after July 1, 2011, which displaces electricity generation from an existing coal fired generation facility.(b) Except for energy described in subsection (a)(9), the term does not include energy from the incineration, burning, or heating of any of the following:(1) Tires.(2) General household, institutional, commercial, industrial, lunchroom, office, or landscape waste.(c) The term excludes treated or painted lumber.As added by P.L.150-2011, SEC.16.
IN Code § 8-1-37-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 37. Voluntary Clean Energy Portfolio Standard Program|8-1-37-5. "Clean Portfolio Standard Goal"

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "clean portfolio standard goal", or "CPS goal", refers to a goal set forth in section 12(a) of this chapter that a participating electricity supplier must achieve during a specified period during the program to qualify for one (1) or more of the financial incentives described in section 13 of this chapter.As added by P.L.150-2011, SEC.16.
IN Code § 8-1-37-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 37. Voluntary Clean Energy Portfolio Standard Program|8-1-37-6. "Electricity Supplier"

Sec. 6. (a) As used in this chapter, "electricity supplier" means a public utility (as defined in IC 8-1-2-1) that furnishes retail electric service to customers in Indiana on January 1, 2011.(b) The term does not include a utility that is:(1) a municipally owned utility (as defined in IC 8-1-2-1(h));(2) a corporation organized under IC 8-1-13; or(3) a corporation organized under IC 23-17 that is an electric cooperative and that has at least one (1) member that is a corporation organized under IC 8-1-13.As added by P.L.150-2011, SEC.16.
IN Code § 8-1-37-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 37. Voluntary Clean Energy Portfolio Standard Program|8-1-37-7. "Participating Electricity Supplier"

Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "participating electricity supplier" refers to an electricity supplier that has been approved by the commission under section 11 of this chapter to participate in the program.As added by P.L.150-2011, SEC.16.
IN Code § 8-1-37-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 37. Voluntary Clean Energy Portfolio Standard Program|8-1-37-8. "Program"

Sec. 8. As used in this chapter, "program" refers to the Indiana voluntary clean energy portfolio standard program established by the commission under section 10 of this chapter.As added by P.L.150-2011, SEC.16.
IN Code § 8-1-37-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 37. Voluntary Clean Energy Portfolio Standard Program|8-1-37-9. "Regional Transmission Organization"

Sec. 9. As used in this chapter, "regional transmission organization", with respect to an electricity supplier, refers to the regional transmission organization approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the control area that includes the electricity supplier's assigned service area (as defined in IC 8-1-2.3-2).As added by P.L.150-2011, SEC.16.
IN Code § 8-1-37-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 37. Voluntary Clean Energy Portfolio Standard Program|8-1-37-10. Adoption of Rules Establishing Program

Sec. 10. (a) Subject to subsection (d), the commission shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish the Indiana voluntary clean energy portfolio standard program. The program established under this section must be a voluntary program that provides incentives to participating electricity suppliers that undertake to supply specified percentages of the total electricity supplied to their Indiana retail electric customers from clean energy.(b) The rules adopted by the commission under this section to establish the program must:(1) incorporate:(A) the CPS goals set forth in section 12(a) of this chapter;(B) methods for measuring and evaluating a participating electricity supplier's compliance with the CPS goals set forth in section 12(a) of this chapter;(C) the financial incentives and periodic rate adjustment mechanisms set forth in section 13 of this chapter; and(D) the reporting requirements set forth in section 14 of this chapter;(2) require the commission to determine, before approving an application under section 11 of this chapter, that the approval of the application will not result in an increase to the retail rates and charges of the electricity supplier above what could reasonably be expected if the application were not approved;(3) take effect not later than January 1, 2012; and(4) be consistent with this chapter.(c) Upon the effective date of the rules adopted by the commission under this section, an electricity supplier may apply to the commission under section 11 of this chapter for approval to participate in the program.(d) The commission may adopt emergency rules under IC 4-22-2-37.1 to adopt the rules required by this section. An emergency rule adopted by the commission under IC 4-22-2-37.1 expires on the date a rule that supersedes the emergency rule is adopted by the commission under IC 4-22-2-24 through IC 4-22-2-36.As added by P.L.150-2011, SEC.16.
IN Code § 8-1-37-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 37. Voluntary Clean Energy Portfolio Standard Program|8-1-37-11. Application to Program; Review by the Commission

Sec. 11. (a) An electricity supplier that seeks to participate in the program established by the commission under section 10 of this chapter must apply to the commission:(1) in the manner and on a form prescribed by the commission; and(2) not later than a date specified by the commission in the rules adopted under section 10 of this chapter;for approval to participate in the program.(b) Upon receiving an application under subsection (a), the commission shall review the application for completeness. The commission may request additional information the commission considers necessary to aid in the commission's review.(c) If the commission determines that:(1) an application submitted under subsection (a) is complete and reasonably complies with the purpose of this chapter;(2) the electricity supplier submitting the application has demonstrated that the electricity supplier has a reasonable expectation of obtaining clean energy to meet the energy requirements of its Indiana retail electric customers during the calendar year ending December 31, 2025, in an amount equal to at least ten percent (10%) of the total electricity supplied by the participating electricity supplier to its Indiana retail electric customers during the base year, as set forth in section 12(a)(3) of this chapter; and(3) approving the application will not result in an increase to the retail rates and charges of the electricity supplier above what could reasonably be expected if the application were not approved;the commission shall approve the application. If, however, the commission determines that the application does not meet the requirements set forth in this subsection, the commission shall reject the application. The electricity supplier that submitted the application under subsection (a) bears the burden of proving to the commission that the application meets the requirements set forth in this subsection.As added by P.L.150-2011, SEC.16.
IN Code § 8-1-38-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 38. Transmission Reliability|8-1-38-1. "Electric Transmission Facility"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "electric transmission facility" means a high voltage transmission line with a rating of at least one hundred (100) kilovolts and related transmission facilities and controls.As added by P.L.174-2013, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1-38-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 38. Transmission Reliability|8-1-38-2. "Incumbent Electric Transmission Owner"

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "incumbent electric transmission owner" means a public utility that owns, operates, and maintains an electric transmission facility in whole or in part in Indiana.As added by P.L.174-2013, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1-38-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 38. Transmission Reliability|8-1-38-3. "Local Reliability Electric Transmission Facility"

Sec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter, "local reliability electric transmission facility" means an electric transmission facility located in whole or in part in Indiana that is required by a regional transmission organization to satisfy the reliability standards of the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, a regional reliability organization, or a successor corporation or organization. If the electricity transmission facility is located in the territory of the PJM Interconnection regional transmission organization territory, or its successor organization, its rating must be:(1) at least one hundred (100) kilovolts; and(2) not more than three hundred (300) kilovolts.(b) The term does not include an electric transmission facility to the extent the facility is required by a regional transmission organization primarily to address nonreliability drivers.As added by P.L.174-2013, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1-38-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 38. Transmission Reliability|8-1-38-4. "New Electric Transmission Owner"

Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "new electric transmission owner" means a corporation, company, partnership, limited liability company, or other organization that:(1) on the date of its incorporation or organization, does not own, operate, or maintain an electric transmission facility located in whole or in part in Indiana; and(2) is incorporated or organized to construct, own, operate, and maintain an electric transmission facility located in whole or in part in Indiana.As added by P.L.174-2013, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1-38-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 38. Transmission Reliability|8-1-38-5. "Public Utility"

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "public utility" has the meaning set forth in IC 8-1-8.5-1.As added by P.L.174-2013, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1-38-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 38. Transmission Reliability|8-1-38-6. "Regional Transmission Organization"

Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "regional transmission organization" refers to a regional transmission organization approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.As added by P.L.174-2013, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1-38-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 38. Transmission Reliability|8-1-38-7. Authority to Operate; Findings

Sec. 7. (a) The commission shall grant a new electric transmission owner authority to operate as a public utility in Indiana if the commission makes the following findings:(1) The new electric transmission owner has the financial, managerial, and technical capability to construct, own, operate, and maintain an electric transmission facility.(2) The new electric transmission owner has the ability and intent to comply with all statutes, rules, and regulations enforced by the commission.(3) The new electric transmission owner has the intent to construct, own, operate, and maintain an electric transmission facility that is under consideration by an applicable regional transmission organization.(4) The new electric transmission owner has provided written notice of its request for authority under this section to each incumbent electric transmission owner that may connect its existing electric transmission facility to the new electric transmission facility of the new electric transmission owner.(b) In making findings under subsection (a), the commission may consider the creditworthiness of the new electric transmission owner, including:(1) the new electric transmission owner's investment grade rating;(2) guarantees of a parent company of the new electric transmission owner that has an investment grade rating;(3) a bank reference letter or bonding commitment on behalf of the new electric transmission owner;(4) the authority of the new electric transmission owner to directly set rates or impose taxes; and(5) the capability of the new electric transmission owner to meet its financial obligations if it abandons the new electric transmission facility after its construction.As added by P.L.174-2013, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1-38-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 38. Transmission Reliability|8-1-38-8. Notice of Construction

Sec. 8. A new electric transmission owner shall notify the commission in a timely manner of the dates on which construction of the new electric transmission facility began and was completed.As added by P.L.174-2013, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1-38-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 38. Transmission Reliability|8-1-38-9. Right of First Refusal

Sec. 9. (a) An incumbent electric transmission owner has the right to construct, own, operate, and maintain the following:(1) A local reliability electric transmission facility that connects to an electric transmission facility owned by the incumbent electric transmission owner.(2) Upgrades to an existing electric transmission facility owned by the incumbent electric transmission owner.(b) The right to construct, own, operate, and maintain a local reliability facility that connects to electric transmission facilities owned by two (2) or more incumbent electric transmission owners belongs individually and proportionately to each incumbent electric transmission owner, unless the incumbent electric transmission owners otherwise agree in writing.As added by P.L.174-2013, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1-38-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 38. Transmission Reliability|8-1-38-10. Contract Between Incumbent and New Electric Transmission Owners; Jurisdiction of Commission

Sec. 10. (a) An incumbent electric transmission owner may enter into a contract with a new electric transmission owner that proposes to connect a new electric transmission facility to the electric transmission facility of the incumbent electric transmission owner. The contract may assign responsibility for:(1) maintenance and upgrades; and(2) reliability compliance;with respect to the new electric transmission facility.(b) The commission has jurisdiction to resolve a dispute arising under a contract described in subsection (a).As added by P.L.174-2013, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1-38-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 38. Transmission Reliability|8-1-38-11. Existing Property Rights

Sec. 11. This chapter does not affect an incumbent electric transmission owner's use and control of existing property rights.As added by P.L.174-2013, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1-39-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 39. Transmission, Distribution, and Storage System Improvement Charges and Deferrals|8-1-39-1. Application of Definitions in Ic 8-1-2-1

Sec. 1. The definitions in IC 8-1-2-1 apply throughout this chapter.As added by P.L.133-2013, SEC.5.
IN Code § 8-1-39-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 39. Transmission, Distribution, and Storage System Improvement Charges and Deferrals|8-1-39-2. "Eligible Transmission, Distribution, and Storage System Improvements"

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this chapter, "eligible transmission, distribution, and storage system improvements" means new or replacement electric or gas transmission, distribution, or storage utility projects that:(1) a public utility undertakes for purposes of safety, reliability, system modernization, or economic development, including the extension of gas service to rural areas;(2) were not included in the public utility's rate base in its most recent general rate case; and(3) either were:(A) described in the public utility's TDSIC plan and approved by the commission under section 10 of this chapter and authorized for TDSIC treatment;(B) described in the public utility's update to the public utility's TDSIC plan under section 9 of this chapter and authorized for TDSIC treatment by the commission; or(C) approved as a targeted economic development project under section 11 of this chapter.(b) The term includes:(1) projects that do not include specific locations or an exact number of inspections, repairs, or replacements, including inspection based projects such as pole or pipe inspection projects, and pole or pipe replacement projects; and(2) projects involving advanced technology investments to support the modernization of a transmission, distribution, or storage system, such as advanced metering infrastructure, information technology systems, or distributed energy resource management systems.As added by P.L.133-2013, SEC.5. Amended by P.L.89-2019, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1-39-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 39. Transmission, Distribution, and Storage System Improvement Charges and Deferrals|8-1-39-3. "Pretax Return"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "pretax return" means the TDSIC revenues necessary to:(1) produce net operating income equal to the public utility's weighted cost of capital multiplied by investments in eligible transmission, distribution, and storage system improvements;(2) pay state and federal income taxes imposed on the net operating income calculated under subdivision (1); and(3) pay state utility receipts taxes associated with TDSIC revenues.As added by P.L.133-2013, SEC.5.