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IN Code § 8-1-2.4-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 2.4. Alternate Energy Production, Cogeneration, and Small Hydro Facilities|8-1-2.4-2. Definitions

Sec. 2. (a) The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.(b) "Alternate energy production facility" means:(1) any solar, wind turbine, waste management, resource recovery, refuse-derived fuel, organic waste biomass, or wood burning facility;(2) any land, system, building, or improvement that is located at the project site and is necessary or convenient to the construction, completion, or operation of the facility; and(3) the transmission or distribution facilities necessary to conduct the energy produced by the facility to users located at or near the project site.(c) "Cogeneration facility" means:(1) a facility that:(A) simultaneously generates electricity and useful thermal energy; and(B) meets the energy efficiency standards established for cogeneration facilities by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under 16 U.S.C. 824a-3;(2) any land, system, building, or improvement that is located at the project site and is necessary or convenient to the construction, completion, or operation of the facility; and(3) the transmission or distribution facilities necessary to conduct the energy produced by the facility to users located at or near the project site.(d) "Electric utility" means any public utility or municipally owned utility that owns, operates, or manages any electric plant.(e) "Small hydro facility" means:(1) a hydroelectric facility at a dam;(2) any land, system, building, or improvement that is located at the project site and is necessary or convenient to the construction, completion, or operation of the facility; and(3) the transmission or distribution facilities necessary to conduct the energy produced by the facility to users located at or near the project site.(f) "Steam utility" means any public utility or municipally owned utility that owns, operates, or manages a steam plant.(g) "Private generation project" means a cogeneration facility that has an electric generating capacity of eighty (80) megawatts or more and is:(1) primarily used by its owner for the owner's industrial, commercial, heating, or cooling purposes; or(2) a qualifying facility for purposes of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 that produces electricity and useful thermal energy that is primarily used by a single host operation for industrial, commercial, heating, or cooling purposes and is:(A) located on the same site as the host operation; or(B) determined by the commission to be a facility that:(i) satisfies the requirements of this chapter;(ii) is located on or contiguous to the property on which the host operation is sited; and(iii) is directly integrated with the host operation.As added by Acts 1982, P.L.72, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.23-1988, SEC.31; P.L.222-2014, SEC.2; P.L.264-2017, SEC.2.
IN Code § 8-1-2.4-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 2.4. Alternate Energy Production, Cogeneration, and Small Hydro Facilities|8-1-2.4-3. Participation of Utilities; Encouragement

Sec. 3. The commission shall encourage the participation of utilities in alternate energy production facilities, cogeneration facilities, small hydro facilities, and private generation projects.As added by Acts 1982, P.L.72, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.222-2014, SEC.3.
IN Code § 8-1-2.4-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 2.4. Alternate Energy Production, Cogeneration, and Small Hydro Facilities|8-1-2.4-5. Utilities Excepted; Grounds

Sec. 5. (a) The commission may not require an electric utility or steam utility to purchase or wheel electricity or useful thermal energy from an alternate energy production facility or cogeneration facility unless the facility:(1) has an electric generating capacity of not more than eighty (80) megawatts;(2) produces electricity, gas, or useful thermal energy for industrial, commercial, or residential purposes; and(3) is owned or operated by an individual, firm, copartnership, corporation, company, association, joint stock association, city, town, or county that:(A) is not primarily engaged in the business of producing or selling electricity, gas, or useful thermal energy other than electricity, gas, or useful thermal energy sold solely from alternate energy production facilities, cogeneration facilities, or small hydro facilities; and(B) does not sell electricity, gas, or useful thermal energy to residential users other than the tenants or the owner or operator of the facility.(b) The commission may not require an electric utility or steam utility to purchase or wheel electricity or useful thermal energy from a small hydro facility unless the facility has an electric generating capacity of not more than eighty (80) megawatts.As added by Acts 1982, P.L.72, SEC.1.
IN Code § 8-1-2.4-6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 2.4. Alternate Energy Production, Cogeneration, and Small Hydro Facilities|8-1-2.4-6. Private Generation Projects; Sale of Excess Output; Interconnection

Sec. 6. (a) The owner of a private generation project may sell excess electric output generated by the private generation project to an electric utility as provided in subsection (b) to the extent the sale is consistent with applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations.(b) An electric utility may purchase excess output described in subsection (a) from a private generation project that is located entirely in the assigned service area of the electric utility. The terms of the purchase must be consistent with the integrated resource plan filed with the commission by the electric utility under 170 IAC 4-7, including avoided energy and capacity costs determined in the integrated resource plan.(c) An electric utility is entitled to recover costs associated with the purchase of energy and capacity under subsection (b) under IC 8-1-2-42(d).(d) An electric utility shall interconnect with a private generation project upon request, subject to reasonable considerations of safety, reliability, and financial assurance. The interconnection of a private generation project with an electric utility's distribution system is governed by 170 IAC 4-4.3. The interconnection of a private generation project with an electric utility's transmission system is governed by federal law and regulation, including orders, regulations, and transmission tariffs approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.(e) Upon the request of the owner of a private generation project, an electric utility shall provide the private generation project with back up, maintenance, and supplementary power. The electric utility shall charge rates that:(1) are based on the electric utility's costs;(2) do not discriminate against:(A) the private generation project; or(B) other customers of the electric utility with load characteristics similar to the private generation project; and(3) do not create subsidies for:(A) the private generation project; or(B) retail customers of the electric utility.As added by P.L.222-2014, SEC.4.
IN Code § 8-1-2.5-1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 2.5. Alternative Utility Regulation|8-1-2.5-1. Legislative Findings

Sec. 1. The Indiana general assembly hereby declares the following:(1) That the provision of safe, adequate, efficient, and economical retail energy services is a continuing goal of the commission in the exercise of its jurisdiction.(2) That competition is increasing in the provision of energy services in Indiana and the United States.(3) That traditional commission regulatory policies and practices, and certain existing statutes are not adequately designed to deal with an increasingly competitive environment for energy services and that alternatives to traditional regulatory policies and practices may be less costly.(4) That an environment in which Indiana consumers will have available state-of-the-art energy services at economical and reasonable costs will be furthered by flexibility in the regulation of energy services.(5) That flexibility in the regulation of energy services providers is essential to the well-being of the state, its economy, and its citizens.(6) That the public interest requires the commission to be authorized to issue orders and to formulate and adopt rules and policies that will permit the commission in the exercise of its expertise to flexibly regulate and control the provision of energy services to the public in an increasingly competitive environment, giving due regard to the interests of consumers and the public, and to the continued availability of safe, adequate, efficient, and economical energy service.As added by P.L.108-1995, SEC.3.
IN Code § 8-1-2.5-2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 2.5. Alternative Utility Regulation|8-1-2.5-2. "Energy Utility" Defined

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "energy utility" means a public utility or a municipally owned utility within the meaning of IC 8-1-2-1, or a local district corporation or a general district corporation within the meaning of IC 8-1-13-23, engaged in the production, transmission, delivery, or furnishing of heat, light, or power.As added by P.L.108-1995, SEC.3.
IN Code § 8-1-2.5-3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 2.5. Alternative Utility Regulation|8-1-2.5-3. "Retail Energy Service" Defined

Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "retail energy service" means energy service furnished by an energy utility to a customer for ultimate consumption, including energy service by a general district corporation to a local district corporation within the meaning of IC 8-1-13-23. The term does not include wholesale energy service furnished by an energy utility for resale (other than energy service by a general district corporation to a local district corporation) to another energy utility, a cooperatively owned electric utility, or a municipally owned electric utility.As added by P.L.108-1995, SEC.3.
IN Code § 8-1-2.5-4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 2.5. Alternative Utility Regulation|8-1-2.5-4. Petition From Energy Utility Requesting Relief

Sec. 4. Section 5 or 6, or both, of this chapter do not apply to an energy utility unless the energy utility voluntarily submits a verified petition to the commission stating the energy utility's election to become subject to such section or sections. A request for relief by an energy utility under section 5 of this chapter shall be limited to jurisdiction over the energy utility or its retail energy services, including rates, charges, or both. A request for relief by an energy utility under section 6 of this chapter shall be limited to approval of its energy services or the establishment of its rates and charges, or both.As added by P.L.108-1995, SEC.3.
IN Code § 8-1-2.5-5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 2.5. Alternative Utility Regulation|8-1-2.5-5. Commission's Order Declining Jurisdiction

Sec. 5. (a) Notwithstanding any other law or rule adopted by the commission, except those cited, or rules adopted that pertain to those cited, in section 11 of this chapter, on the request of an energy utility electing to become subject to this section, the commission may enter an order, after notice and hearing, that the public interest requires the commission to commence an orderly process to decline to exercise, in whole or in part, its jurisdiction over either the energy utility or the retail energy service of the energy utility, or both.(b) In determining whether the public interest will be served, the commission shall consider the following:(1) Whether technological or operating conditions, competitive forces, or the extent of regulation by other state or federal regulatory bodies render the exercise, in whole or in part, of jurisdiction by the commission unnecessary or wasteful.(2) Whether the commission's declining to exercise, in whole or in part, its jurisdiction will be beneficial for the energy utility, the energy utility's customers, or the state.(3) Whether the commission's declining to exercise, in whole or in part, its jurisdiction will promote energy utility efficiency.(4) Whether the exercise of commission jurisdiction inhibits an energy utility from competing with other providers of functionally similar energy services or equipment.As added by P.L.108-1995, SEC.3.
IN Code § 8-1-2.5-7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 2.5. Alternative Utility Regulation|8-1-2.5-7. Termination of Plan; Exercise of Jurisdiction Over Energy Utility

Sec. 7. The commission may:(1) on its own motion;(2) at the request of the utility consumer counselor;(3) at the request of the affected energy utility; or(4) at the request of any class satisfying the standing requirements of IC 8-1-2-54;enter an order notifying an energy utility subject to an alternative regulatory plan or over which jurisdiction was either limited or not exercised under this chapter that the commission will proceed to terminate the plan, or any part thereof, or exercise jurisdiction over the energy utility or its retail energy service to the extent the public interest requires, unless a formal request for a hearing is filed by the energy utility with the commission not more than fifteen (15) days after the date of the order. In the event that such a formal request is timely filed, the commission shall hold a hearing concerning such matters and issue its order thereon based upon the evidence introduced at the hearing. However, if the commission has declined jurisdiction in whole or in part or approved an alternative regulatory plan under this chapter for a fixed term of years, such jurisdiction may be reimposed or the plan, or any part of the plan, may be terminated before expiration of the term only if material and irreparable harm to the energy utility, the energy utility's customers, the state, or the safety of the energy utility's workforce has been established.As added by P.L.108-1995, SEC.3.
IN Code § 8-1-2.5-8 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 2.5. Alternative Utility Regulation|8-1-2.5-8. Commencement of Proceedings

Sec. 8. A proceeding before the commission under section 5 or 6, or both, of this chapter may be commenced only by an energy utility that elects to become subject to the applicable section.As added by P.L.108-1995, SEC.3.
IN Code § 8-1-2.5-9 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 2.5. Alternative Utility Regulation|8-1-2.5-9. Legislative Committee; Monitoring Changes and Competition in Energy Utility Industry

Sec. 9. (a) As used in this section, "committee" means the interim study committee on energy, utilities, and telecommunications established by IC 2-5-1.3-4.(b) The committee shall monitor changes and competition in the energy utility industry.(c) The commission shall before August 15 of each year prepare for presentation to the committee an analysis of the effects of competition or changes in the energy utility industry on service and on the pricing of all energy utility services under the jurisdiction of the commission.(d) In addition to reviewing the commission report prepared under subsection (c), the committee shall also issue a report and recommendations to the legislative council before November 1 of each year that are based on a review of the following issues:(1) The effects of competition or changes in the energy utility industry and the impact of the competition or changes on the residential rates.(2) The status of modernization of the energy utility facilities in Indiana and the incentives required to further enhance this infrastructure.(3) The effects on economic development of this modernization.(4) The traditional method of regulating energy utilities and the method's effectiveness.(5) The economic and social effectiveness of traditional energy utility service pricing.(6) The effects of legislation enacted by the United States Congress.(7) All other energy utility issues the committee considers appropriate; however, it is not the intent of this section to provide for the review of the statutes cited in section 11 of this chapter.The report and recommendations issued under this subsection to the legislative council must be in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6.(e) This section:(1) does not give a party to a collective bargaining agreement any greater rights under the agreement than the party had before January 1, 1995;(2) does not give the committee the authority to order a party to a collective bargaining agreement to cancel, terminate, amend, or otherwise modify the collective bargaining agreement; and(3) may not be implemented by the committee in a way that would give a party to a collective bargaining agreement any greater rights under the agreement than the party had before January 1, 1995.(f) The committee shall, with the approval of the commission, retain independent consultants the committee considers appropriate to assist the committee in the review and study. The expenses for the consultants shall be paid with funds from the public utility fees assessed under IC 8-1-6.As added by P.L.108-1995, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.78-1997, SEC.2; P.L.28-2004, SEC.70; P.L.256-2013, SEC.1; P.L.53-2014, SEC.75.
IN Code § 8-1-2.5-10 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 2.5. Alternative Utility Regulation|8-1-2.5-10. Implementation of Chapter

Sec. 10. The commission may also adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to implement this chapter, but the absence of such rules does not affect the commission's authority under this chapter.As added by P.L.108-1995, SEC.3.
IN Code § 8-1-2.5-11 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 2.5. Alternative Utility Regulation|8-1-2.5-11. Limitations on Chapter's Applicability

Sec. 11. Nothing in this chapter affects the continuing applicability of IC 8-1-2-87, IC 8-1-2-87.5, IC 8-1-2.3, or IC 8-1-3.As added by P.L.108-1995, SEC.3.
IN Code § 8-1-2.5-12 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 2.5. Alternative Utility Regulation|8-1-2.5-12. Wages of Independent Contractor

Sec. 12. For purposes of IC 8-1-2.5, wages paid to an independent contractor of an energy utility for construction or maintenance performed for an energy utility shall not be found to be excessive merely because the wages are those normally paid for work of the same type and quality in the labor market in which the work for the energy utility is being performed.As added by P.L.108-1995, SEC.3.
IN Code § 8-1-2.6-0.1 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 2.6. Competition in the Provision of Telephone Services|8-1-2.6-0.1. "Basic Telecommunications Service"

Sec. 0.1. (a) As used in this chapter, "basic telecommunications service" means stand alone telephone exchange service (as defined in 47 U.S.C. 153(47)) that:(1) is provided to a residential customer through the customer's primary line; and(2) is:(A) the sole service purchased by the customer;(B) not part of a package of services, a promotion, or a contract; or(C) not otherwise offered at a discounted price.(b) The term includes, at a minimum, the following:(1) Voice grade access to the public switched telephone network with minimum bandwidth of three hundred (300) to three thousand (3,000) hertz.(2) Dual tone multifrequency signaling and single party service.(3) Access to:(A) emergency services, including access to 911 and enhanced 911 if provided by the local government having jurisdiction in the service area;(B) operator services;(C) local directory assistance;(D) telephone relay services; and(E) interexchange service.(4) Toll limitation services for qualifying low income customers.(c) The term does not include a functionally equivalent service provided by a person or an entity described in IC 8-1-2-1.1.As added by P.L.27-2006, SEC.6.
IN Code § 8-1-2.6-0.2 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 2.6. Competition in the Provision of Telephone Services|8-1-2.6-0.2. "Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier"

Sec. 0.2. As used in this chapter, "incumbent local exchange carrier" has the meaning set forth in 47 U.S.C. 251(h).As added by P.L.27-2006, SEC.7.
IN Code § 8-1-2.6-0.3 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 2.6. Competition in the Provision of Telephone Services|8-1-2.6-0.3. "Nonbasic Telecommunications Service"

Sec. 0.3. (a) As used in this chapter, "nonbasic telecommunications service" means retail telecommunications service other than:(1) basic telecommunications service, except when the service is purchased by the customer:(A) in conjunction with another service;(B) as part of a package of services, a promotion, or a contract; or(C) at an otherwise discounted price;(2) commercial mobile radio service (as defined in 47 CFR 51.5);(3) services outside the jurisdiction of the commission under section 1.1 of this chapter; and(4) switched and special access services.(b) The term includes services included in:(1) customer specific contracts;(2) volume, term, and discount pricing options; and(3) packages, bundles, and promotions, including offers designed to obtain new customers, retain existing customers, or bring back former customers.As added by P.L.27-2006, SEC.8.
IN Code § 8-1-2.6-0.4 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 2.6. Competition in the Provision of Telephone Services|8-1-2.6-0.4. "Provider"

Sec. 0.4. As used in this chapter, "provider" means a person or an entity that offers basic or nonbasic telecommunications service.As added by P.L.27-2006, SEC.9.
IN Code § 8-1-2.6-0.5 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 2.6. Competition in the Provision of Telephone Services|8-1-2.6-0.5. "Rates and Charges"

Sec. 0.5. As used in this chapter, "rates and charges", with respect to basic telecommunications service, means the monthly charge to a customer for basic telecommunications service, including:(1) recurring charges for flat rate and message rate service; and(2) any nonrecurring charge for installation or a line or service connection.As added by P.L.27-2006, SEC.10.
IN Code § 8-1-2.6-0.6 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 2.6. Competition in the Provision of Telephone Services|8-1-2.6-0.6. "Telecommunications"

Sec. 0.6. As used in this chapter, "telecommunications" has the meaning set forth in 47 U.S.C. 153.As added by P.L.27-2006, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.7-2015, SEC.8.
IN Code § 8-1-2.6-0.7 (2021)
2021 Indiana Code|Title 8. Utilities and Transportation|Article 1. Utilities Generally|Chapter 2.6. Competition in the Provision of Telephone Services|8-1-2.6-0.7. "Telecommunications Service"

Sec. 0.7. As used in this chapter, "telecommunications service" has the meaning set forth in 47 U.S.C. 153.As added by P.L.27-2006, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.7-2015, SEC.9.