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IN Code § 8-1-8.3-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 8.3. Public Utility Employees; Utility Service Interruption Emergencies|8-1-8.3-5. "Utility Service Vehicle"

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "utility service vehicle" has the meaning set forth in 49 CFR 395.2.As added by P.L.42-2004, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1-8.3-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 8.3. Public Utility Employees; Utility Service Interruption Emergencies|8-1-8.3-6. Utility Service Interruption Emergency Worker; Maximum Hours of Service

Sec. 6. An individual who:(1) is the holder of a commercial driver's license;(2) is:(A) an employee;(B) an employee of a contractor; or(C) an employee of a subcontractor;of a public utility in an employment capacity in which the commercial driver's license is used; and(3) operates a commercial motor vehicle as a utility service vehicle and engages in intrastate maintenance or repair work in response to a utility service interruption emergency;is exempt from any regulation of the maximum hours of service that the employee may work under 49 CFR 395.As added by P.L.42-2004, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1-8.4-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 8.4. Federally Mandated Requirements for Energy Utilities|8-1-8.4-1. "Certificate"

Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "certificate" refers to a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the commission under section 7(b) of this chapter.As added by P.L.150-2011, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1-8.4-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 8.4. Federally Mandated Requirements for Energy Utilities|8-1-8.4-2. "Compliance Project"

Sec. 2. (a) As used in this chapter, "compliance project" means a project that is:(1) undertaken by an energy utility; and(2) related to the direct or indirect compliance by the energy utility with one (1) or more federally mandated requirements.(b) The term includes:(1) an addition; or(2) an integrity, enhancement, or a replacement project;undertaken by an energy utility to comply with a federally mandated requirement described in section 5(5) of this chapter.As added by P.L.150-2011, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1-8.4-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 8.4. Federally Mandated Requirements for Energy Utilities|8-1-8.4-3. "Energy Utility"

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "energy utility" has the meaning set forth in IC 8-1-2.5-2.As added by P.L.150-2011, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1-8.4-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 8.4. Federally Mandated Requirements for Energy Utilities|8-1-8.4-4. "Federally Mandated Costs"

Sec. 4. (a) As used in this chapter, "federally mandated costs" means costs that an energy utility incurs in connection with a compliance project, including capital, operating, maintenance, depreciation, tax, or financing costs.(b) The term does not include fines or penalties assessed against or imposed on an energy utility for violating laws, regulations, or consent decrees related to a federally mandated requirement.As added by P.L.150-2011, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1-8.4-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 8.4. Federally Mandated Requirements for Energy Utilities|8-1-8.4-5. "Federally Mandated Requirements"

Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "federally mandated requirement" means a requirement that the commission determines is imposed on an energy utility by the federal government in connection with any of the following:(1) The federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.).(2) The federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.).(3) The federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.).(4) The federal Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.).(5) Standards or regulations concerning the integrity, safety, or reliable operation of:(A) transmission; or(B) distribution;pipeline facilities.(6) Requirements relating to a license issued by the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission to operate a nuclear energy production or generating facility (as defined in IC 8-1-8.8-8.5).(7) Any other law, order, or regulation administered or issued by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Department of Transportation, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or the United States Department of Energy.As added by P.L.150-2011, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1-8.4-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 8.4. Federally Mandated Requirements for Energy Utilities|8-1-8.4-6. Necessity for Public Convenience and Necessity Certification; Considerations for Issuing a Certificate

Sec. 6. (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), or unless an energy utility has elected to file for:(1) a certificate of public convenience and necessity; or(2) the recovery of costs;under another statute, an energy utility that seeks to recover federally mandated costs under section 7(c) of this chapter must obtain from the commission a certificate that states that public convenience and necessity will be served by a compliance project proposed by the energy utility.(b) The commission shall issue a certificate of public convenience and necessity under section 7(b) of this chapter if the commission finds that the proposed compliance project will allow the energy utility to comply directly or indirectly with one (1) or more federally mandated requirements. In determining whether to grant a certificate under this section, the commission shall examine the following factors:(1) The following, which must be set forth in the energy utility's application for the certificate sought, in accordance with section 7(a) of this chapter:(A) A description of the federally mandated requirements, including any consent decrees related to the federally mandated requirements, that the energy utility seeks to comply with through the proposed compliance project.(B) A description of the projected federally mandated costs associated with the proposed compliance project, including costs that are allocated to the energy utility:(i) in connection with regional transmission expansion planning and construction; or(ii) under a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved tariff, rate schedule, or agreement.(C) A description of how the proposed compliance project allows the energy utility to comply with the federally mandated requirements described by the energy utility under clause (A).(D) Alternative plans that demonstrate that the proposed compliance project is reasonable and necessary.(E) Information as to whether the proposed compliance project will extend the useful life of an existing energy utility facility and, if so, the value of that extension.(2) Any other factors the commission considers relevant.(c) An energy utility is not required to obtain a certificate under this section for a project that constitutes a research and development project.As added by P.L.150-2011, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1-8.4-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 8.4. Federally Mandated Requirements for Energy Utilities|8-1-8.4-7. Application for Certificate; Public Hearing; Granting Certificate; Recovery of Costs

Sec. 7. (a) As a condition for receiving the certificate required under section 6 of this chapter, an energy utility must file with the commission an application that sets forth the information described in section 6(b) of this chapter, supported with technical information in as much detail as the commission requires.(b) The commission shall hold a properly noticed public hearing on each application and grant a certificate only if the commission has:(1) made a finding that the public convenience and necessity will be served by the proposed compliance project;(2) approved the projected federally mandated costs associated with the proposed compliance project; and(3) made a finding on each of the factors set forth in section 6(b) of this chapter.(c) If the commission approves under subsection (b) a proposed compliance project and the projected federally mandated costs associated with the proposed compliance project, the following apply:(1) Eighty percent (80%) of the approved federally mandated costs shall be recovered by the energy utility through a periodic retail rate adjustment mechanism that allows the timely recovery of the approved federally mandated costs. The commission shall adjust the energy utility's authorized net operating income to reflect any approved earnings for purposes of IC 8-1-2-42(d)(3) and IC 8-1-2-42(g)(3).(2) Twenty percent (20%) of the approved federally mandated costs, including depreciation, allowance for funds used during construction, and post in service carrying costs, based on the overall cost of capital most recently approved by the commission, shall be deferred and recovered by the energy utility as part of the next general rate case filed by the energy utility with the commission.(3) Actual costs that exceed the projected federally mandated costs of the approved compliance project by more than twenty-five percent (25%) shall require specific justification by the energy utility and specific approval by the commission before being authorized in the next general rate case filed by the energy utility with the commission.As added by P.L.150-2011, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1-8.5-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 8.5. Electric Utility Resource Planning and Certification|8-1-8.5-1. Definitions

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 service rendered by a public utility.(c) As used in section 13 of this chapter, "public utility" means only those utilities listed in 170 IAC 4-7-2(a) and their successors in interest.As added by P.L.43-1983, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.23-1988, SEC.40; P.L.54-1992, SEC.4; P.L.60-2021, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1-8.5-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 8.5. Electric Utility Resource Planning and Certification|8-1-8.5-2. Necessity for Certification

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, even though the facility is for furnishing the service already being rendered, without first obtaining from the commission a certificate that public convenience and necessity requires, or will require, such construction, purchase, or lease.As added by P.L.43-1983, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.88-1985, SEC.6; P.L.11-1987, SEC.14.
IN Code § 8-1-8.5-3.2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 8.5. Electric Utility Resource Planning and Certification|8-1-8.5-3.2. Integrated Resources Plans Submitted After June 30, 2021, and 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) of this chapter after June 30, 2021, and before January 1, 2025.(b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the definitions in 170 IAC 4-7 apply throughout this section.(c) As used in this section, "electric utility" refers to an electric utility listed in 170 IAC 4-7-2(a).(d) 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 Congress of the United States, a federal regulatory agency, or a federal executive order; and(2) requires the phaseout or discontinuance of a particular type of electric generating facility, technology, or fuel source.(e) In reviewing an integrated resource plan submitted by an electric utility after June 30, 2021, the commission shall evaluate the impact of federal phaseout mandates on the estimated useful lives of both:(1) the existing electric generating facilities of the electric utility; and(2) any proposed electric generating facilities of the electric utility;including depreciation expense associated with such facilities, as set forth in the integrated resource plan.As added by P.L.180-2021, SEC.2.
IN Code § 8-1-8.5-3.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 8.5. Electric Utility Resource Planning and Certification|8-1-8.5-3.5. Forecasting Group

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 commission shall financially support the group, which shall consist of a director and such staff as mutually agreed upon by the commission and college or university, from funds appropriated to the commission.(b) The forecasting group shall develop and keep current a methodology for forecasting the probable future growth of the use of electricity within Indiana and within this region of the nation. To do this, the group shall solicit the input of residential, commercial, and industrial consumers and the electric industry.(c) The commission shall use the methodology that the forecasting group devises as the commission's primary methodology in developing and keeping current the commission's:(1) analysis of the long range needs for expansion of facilities for the generation of electricity required by section 3(a) of this chapter; and(2) plan for meeting the future requirements of electricity required by sections 3(e), 3(f), and 3(g) of this chapter.As added by P.L.88-1985, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.53-1992, SEC.3.
IN Code § 8-1-8.5-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 8.5. Electric Utility Resource Planning and Certification|8-1-8.5-4. Consideration of Petition; Petition for Construction of New Generating Facility Submitted After June 30, 2021, and Before January 1, 2025; Commission to Consider Impact of Federal Phaseout Mandates on Estimated Useful Life of Proposed Facility

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 Congress of the United States, a federal regulatory agency, or a federal executive order; and(2) requires the phaseout or discontinuance of a particular type of electric generating facility, technology, or fuel source.(b) In acting upon any petition for the construction, purchase, or lease of any facility for the generation of electricity, the commission shall take into account the following:(1) The applicant's current and potential arrangement with other electric utilities for:(A) the interchange of power;(B) the pooling of facilities;(C) the purchase of power; and(D) joint ownership of facilities.(2) Other methods for providing reliable, efficient, and economical electric service, including the refurbishment of existing facilities, conservation, load management, cogeneration and renewable energy sources.(3) With respect to a petition that:(A) is for the construction of a new generating facility; and(B) is submitted to the commission after June 30, 2021, and before January 1, 2025;the impact of federal phaseout mandates on the estimated useful life of each proposed generating facility included in the petition, including depreciation expense associated with each facility.As added by P.L.43-1983, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.88-1985, SEC.9; P.L.180-2021, SEC.3.
IN Code § 8-1-8.5-5.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 8.5. Electric Utility Resource Planning and Certification|8-1-8.5-5.5. Review of Continuing Need; Modification or Revocation of Certificate

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 granted under this chapter to determine whether the public convenience and necessity continues to require the facility under construction. If the commission finds that completion of the facility under construction is no longer in the public interest, the commission may modify or revoke the certificate.As added by P.L.88-1985, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.53-1992, SEC.5.
IN Code § 8-1-8.5-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 8.5. Electric Utility Resource Planning and Certification|8-1-8.5-6. Review of Construction; Force and Effect of Certificate Approved 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 construction as it proceeds. The applicant shall submit each year during construction, or at such other periods as the commission and the public utility mutually agree, a progress report and any revisions in the cost estimates for the construction.(b) If the commission approves the construction and the cost of the portion of the facility under review, the certificate shall remain in full force and effect.(c) If the commission disapproves of all or part of the construction or cost of the portion of the facility under review, the commission may modify or revoke the certificate.(d) Alternatively, the public utility may elect to forego commission review under subsection (a) and defer the review of the construction and cost until completion or cancellation of the facility.As added by P.L.43-1983, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.88-1985, SEC.12; P.L.53-1992, SEC.6.
IN Code § 8-1-8.5-6.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 8.5. Electric Utility Resource Planning and Certification|8-1-8.5-6.5. Rates; Recovery of Costs

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 facility has been found to be completed and the facility's construction has been subject to ongoing review under section 6(a) of this chapter, the costs of construction approved by the commission during the ongoing review shall be included in the utility's rate base without further commission review.(2) If a facility has been found to be completed and the facility's construction is subject to subsequent review under section 6(d) of this chapter, the costs of construction that do not exceed the estimate found under section 5(b)(1) of this chapter shall be included in the utility's rate base, except for costs that are shown to result from inadequate quality controls. However, inclusion of costs in excess of the estimate found by the commission under section 5(b)(1) of this chapter in the utility's rate base is not permitted unless shown by the utility in construction of that facility to be necessary and prudent.(3) If a facility has been canceled as a result of the modification or revocation of the certificate under section 5.5 or 6 of this chapter and the facility's construction has been subject to ongoing review under section 6(a) of this chapter (including reviews after cancellation), the costs of construction approved by the commission during the review shall be recovered by the utility by inclusion in rates and amortization over a reasonable time to be determined by the commission. The utility shall be permitted to earn a return, computed using the utility's authorized rate of return, on the unamortized balance.(4) If a facility has been canceled as a result of the modification or revocation of the certificate under section 5.5 or 6 of this chapter and the facility's construction is subject to subsequent review under section 6(d) of this chapter, the costs of construction incurred before cancellation that were included in the estimate found under section 5(b)(1) of this chapter and that have not been shown to result from inadequate quality controls shall be recovered by the utility by inclusion in rates and amortization over a reasonable time to be determined by the commission. The utility shall be permitted to earn a return, computed using the utility's authorized rate of return, on the unamortized balance. However, costs that were not included in the estimate found by the commission under section 5(b)(1) of this chapter may not be included in rates unless shown by the utility in construction of that facility to be necessary and prudent.As added by P.L.53-1992, SEC.7.
IN Code § 8-1-8.5-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 8.5. Electric Utility Resource Planning and Certification|8-1-8.5-7. Exemptions From Certification Requirements; Report to 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 steam for sale to or for the public for compensation;(2) constructs an alternate energy production facility, cogeneration facility, or a small hydro facility that complies with the limitations set forth in IC 8-1-2.4-5;(3) is a municipal utility, including a joint agency created under IC 8-1-2.2-8, and installs an electric generating facility that has a capacity of ten thousand (10,000) kilowatts or less; or(4) is a public utility and:(A) installs a clean energy project described in IC 8-1-8.8-2(2) that is approved by the commission and that:(i) uses a clean energy resource described in IC 8-1-37-4(a)(1), IC 8-1-37-4(a)(2), or IC 8-1-37-4(a)(5); and(ii) has a nameplate capacity of not more than fifty thousand (50,000) kilowatts; and(B) uses a contractor that:(i) is subject to Indiana unemployment taxes; and(ii) is selected by the public utility through bids solicited in a competitive procurement process;in the engineering, procurement, or construction of the project.However, a person described in this section shall, nevertheless, be required to report to the commission the proposed construction of such a facility before beginning construction of the facility.As added by P.L.43-1983, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.168-2013, SEC.2; P.L.264-2017, SEC.5.
IN Code § 8-1-8.5-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 8.5. Electric Utility Resource Planning and Certification|8-1-8.5-8. Construction of Chapter; Valuation of Property

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.