Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 8 > Article 1 > Chapter 2.5 - Alternative Utility Regulation

• commission: refers to the Indiana utility regulatory commission. See Indiana Code 8-1-1-1
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• 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. See Indiana Code 8-1-2.5-2
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• in writing: include printing, lithographing, or other mode of representing words and letters. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• 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. See Indiana Code 8-1-2.5-3
• United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Verified: when applied to pleadings, means supported by oath or affirmation in writing. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5