Indiana Code 8-1-40-23. Distributed generation equipment; customers’ rights; attorney general to adopt rules
(1) The right to know that the attorney general is authorized to enforce this section, including by receiving complaints concerning the installation and ownership of distributed generation equipment.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 8-1-40-23
- Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- commission: refers to the Indiana utility regulatory commission created by IC 8-1-1-2. See Indiana Code 8-1-40-1
- customer: means a person that receives retail electric service from an electricity supplier. See Indiana Code 8-1-40-2
- distributed generation: means electricity produced by a generator or other device that is:
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(3) The right to know all costs associated with installing distributed generation equipment, including any taxes for which the customer is liable.
(4) The right to know the value of all federal, state, or local tax credits or other incentives or rebates that the customer may receive.
(5) The right to know the rate at which the customer will be credited for electricity produced by the customer’s distributed generation equipment and delivered to a public utility (as defined in IC 8-1-2-1).
(6) The right to know if a provider of distributed generation equipment insures the distributed generation equipment against damage or loss and, if applicable, any circumstances under which the provider does not insure against or otherwise cover damage to or loss of the distributed generation equipment.
(7) The right to know the responsibilities of a provider of distributed generation equipment with respect to installing or removing distributed generation equipment.
(b) The attorney general, in consultation with the commission, shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 that the attorney general considers necessary to implement and enforce this section, including a rule requiring written disclosure of the rights set forth in subsection (a) by a provider of distributed generation equipment to a customer.
As added by P.L.264-2017, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.93-2024, SEC.74.