Indiana Code 8-1-8.4-6. Necessity for public convenience and necessity certification; considerations for issuing a certificate
(1) a certificate of public convenience and necessity; or
Terms Used In Indiana Code 8-1-8.4-6
- certificate: refers to a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the commission under section 7(b) of this chapter. See Indiana Code 8-1-8.4-1
- commission: refers to the Indiana utility regulatory commission. See Indiana Code 8-1-1-1
- compliance project: means a project:
Indiana Code 8-1-8.4-2
- energy utility: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 8-1-8.4-3
- federally mandated costs: means costs that an energy utility has incurred, or estimates that it will incur, in connection with a compliance project, including capital, operating, maintenance, depreciation, tax, or financing costs, or costs that are directly related to the preparation and conduct of a regulatory proceeding. See Indiana Code 8-1-8.4-4
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
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 is served by the energy utility’s compliance project.
(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 compliance project allows 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 will comply with through the compliance project.
(B) A description of the federally mandated costs associated with the 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 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 compliance project is reasonable and necessary.
(E) Information as to whether the 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. Amended by P.L.2-2023, SEC.4.