Sec. 3.3. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the definitions in 170 IAC 4-7 apply throughout this section.

     (b) As used in this section, “electric utility” refers to an electric utility listed in 170 IAC 4-7-2(a).

     (c) In reviewing an integrated resource plan that is submitted to the commission by an electric utility under section 3(e)(2) of this chapter after June 30, 2023, the director of the commission’s research, policy, and planning division shall evaluate and comment in the commission’s final director’s report for the plan as to whether the electric utility’s preferred resource portfolio takes into account the attributes of electric utility service set forth in IC 8-1-2-0.6, including:

(1) reliability;

(2) affordability;

(3) resiliency;

(4) stability; and

(5) environmental sustainability;

as described in IC 8-1-2-0.6.

As added by P.L.55-2023, SEC.3.