14 | | - | SECTION 1. IC 8-1-2-1.3 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE |
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15 | | - | AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE |
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16 | | - | UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 1.3. (a) As used in this section, "electric |
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17 | | - | vehicle", or "EV", means a vehicle that employs electrical energy |
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18 | | - | as a primary or secondary mode of propulsion. The term includes: |
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19 | | - | (1) all-electric vehicles; and |
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20 | | - | (2) plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. |
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21 | | - | (b) As used in this section, "electric vehicle supply equipment", |
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22 | | - | or "EV supply equipment", means a device or system designed and |
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23 | | - | used specifically to transfer electrical energy to an electric vehicle, |
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24 | | - | either as charge transferred by physical or wireless connection, by |
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25 | | - | loading a fully charged battery into the vehicle, or by other means. |
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26 | | - | (c) Subject to subsections (d) and (e), a person, including a joint |
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27 | | - | agency (as defined in IC 8-1-2.2-2), that: |
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28 | | - | (1) owns, operates, or leases EV supply equipment; |
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29 | | - | (2) makes the EV supply equipment available for use by the |
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30 | | - | public for compensation; |
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31 | | - | (3) procures the electricity that is provided to the public for |
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32 | | - | compensation from an electricity supplier that is authorized |
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33 | | - | to engage in the retail sale of electricity within the assigned |
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34 | | - | service area in which the EV supply equipment is located; and |
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35 | | - | (4) resells electricity exclusively for the charging of plug-in |
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36 | | - | HEA 1221 — Concur 2 |
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37 | | - | electric vehicles; |
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38 | | - | may charge the public for such use based in whole or in part on the |
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39 | | - | kilowatt hours of electricity sold in a particular transaction. |
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40 | | - | (d) Subject to subsection (c), a person, including a joint agency |
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41 | | - | (as defined in IC 8-1-2.2-2), that: |
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42 | | - | (1) owns, operates, or leases EV supply equipment; and |
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43 | | - | (2) makes the EV supply equipment available for use by the |
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44 | | - | public for compensation, regardless of whether the person |
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45 | | - | charges the public for such use based on: |
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46 | | - | (A) the kilowatt hours of electricity sold; |
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47 | | - | (B) the amount of time spent by an electric vehicle at a |
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48 | | - | designated charging space; or |
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49 | | - | (C) a combination of both clauses (A) and (B); |
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50 | | - | is not a public utility solely by reason of engaging in any activity |
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51 | | - | described in subdivisions (1) through (2). |
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52 | | - | (e) This section does not: |
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| 86 | + | 1 SECTION 1. IC 8-1-2-1.3 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE |
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| 87 | + | 2 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE |
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| 88 | + | 3 UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 1.3. (a) As used in this section, "electric |
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| 89 | + | 4 vehicle", or "EV", means a vehicle that employs electrical energy |
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| 90 | + | 5 as a primary or secondary mode of propulsion. The term includes: |
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| 91 | + | 6 (1) all-electric vehicles; and |
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| 92 | + | 7 (2) plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. |
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| 93 | + | 8 (b) As used in this section, "electric vehicle supply equipment", |
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| 94 | + | 9 or "EV supply equipment", means a device or system designed and |
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| 95 | + | 10 used specifically to transfer electrical energy to an electric vehicle, |
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| 96 | + | 11 either as charge transferred by physical or wireless connection, by |
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| 97 | + | 12 loading a fully charged battery into the vehicle, or by other means. |
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| 98 | + | 13 (c) Subject to subsections (d) and (e), a person, including a joint |
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| 99 | + | 14 agency (as defined in IC 8-1-2.2-2), that: |
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| 100 | + | 15 (1) owns, operates, or leases EV supply equipment; |
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| 101 | + | 16 (2) makes the EV supply equipment available for use by the |
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| 102 | + | 17 public for compensation; |
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| 103 | + | EH 1221—LS 7036/DI 101 2 |
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| 104 | + | 1 (3) procures the electricity that is provided to the public for |
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| 105 | + | 2 compensation from an electricity supplier that is authorized |
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| 106 | + | 3 to engage in the retail sale of electricity within the assigned |
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| 107 | + | 4 service area in which the EV supply equipment is located; and |
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| 108 | + | 5 (4) resells electricity exclusively for the charging of plug-in |
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| 109 | + | 6 electric vehicles; |
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| 110 | + | 7 may charge the public for such use based in whole or in part on the |
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| 111 | + | 8 kilowatt hours of electricity sold in a particular transaction. |
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| 112 | + | 9 (d) Subject to subsection (c), a person, including a joint agency |
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| 113 | + | 10 (as defined in IC 8-1-2.2-2), that: |
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| 114 | + | 11 (1) owns, operates, or leases EV supply equipment; and |
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| 115 | + | 12 (2) makes the EV supply equipment available for use by the |
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| 116 | + | 13 public for compensation, regardless of whether the person |
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| 117 | + | 14 charges the public for such use based on: |
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| 118 | + | 15 (A) the kilowatt hours of electricity sold; |
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| 119 | + | 16 (B) the amount of time spent by an electric vehicle at a |
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| 120 | + | 17 designated charging space; or |
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| 121 | + | 18 (C) a combination of both clauses (A) and (B); |
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| 122 | + | 19 is not a public utility solely by reason of engaging in any activity |
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| 123 | + | 20 described in subdivisions (1) through (2). |
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| 124 | + | 21 (e) This section does not: |
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| 125 | + | 22 (1) apply to or prohibit the lawful use of: |
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| 126 | + | 23 (A) an alternate energy production facility; |
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| 127 | + | 24 (B) a cogeneration facility; or |
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| 128 | + | 25 (C) a small hydro facility; |
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| 129 | + | 26 within the scope of IC 8-1-2.4 by a retail electric customer for |
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| 130 | + | 27 the private provision of electrical energy to EV supply |
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| 131 | + | 28 equipment at the customer's location in connection with the |
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| 132 | + | 29 charging of electric vehicles; |
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| 133 | + | 30 (2) render the owner or operator of a facility described in |
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| 134 | + | 31 subdivision (1)(A) through (1)(C) a public utility by reason of |
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| 135 | + | 32 such lawful use of the facility described in subdivision (1); or |
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| 136 | + | 33 (3) render the provision of electrical energy by a facility |
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| 137 | + | 34 described in subdivision (1)(A) through (1)(C) a public utility |
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| 138 | + | 35 service that is subject to regulation by reason of such lawful |
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| 139 | + | 36 use of the facility described in subdivision (1). |
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| 140 | + | 37 (f) Subsection (e) does not authorize the furnishing of retail |
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| 141 | + | 38 electric service to the general public. |
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| 142 | + | 39 SECTION 2. IC 8-1-2-61 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS |
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| 143 | + | 40 [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 61. (a) Any public utility may |
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| 144 | + | 41 make complaint as to any matter affecting its own rates or service. The |
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| 145 | + | 42 petition or complaint must include a statement as to whether the utility, |
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| 146 | + | EH 1221—LS 7036/DI 101 3 |
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| 147 | + | 1 if a not-for-profit water utility or municipal utility, has any outstanding |
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| 148 | + | 2 indebtedness to the federal government. The public utility shall publish |
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| 149 | + | 3 a notice of the filing of such petition or complaint in a newspaper of |
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| 150 | + | 4 general circulation published in any county in which the public utility |
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| 151 | + | 5 renders service. An order affecting rates or service may be entered by |
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| 152 | + | 6 the commission without a formal public hearing, if: |
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| 153 | + | 7 (1) the utility is a not-for-profit water utility or a municipal utility; |
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| 154 | + | 8 and |
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| 155 | + | 9 (2) the utility has obtained written consent to obtain an order |
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| 156 | + | 10 affecting its rates from the commission without a formal hearing |
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| 157 | + | 11 from any agency of the federal government with which the utility |
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| 158 | + | 12 has outstanding evidence of indebtedness to the federal |
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| 159 | + | 13 government. |
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| 160 | + | 14 The commission may, however, on its own motion require a formal |
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| 161 | + | 15 public hearing, and shall, upon a motion filed by the utility consumer |
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| 162 | + | 16 counselor, by any public or municipal corporation, or by ten (10) |
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| 163 | + | 17 individuals, firms, corporations, limited liability companies, or |
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| 164 | + | 18 associations, or ten (10) complainants of all or any of these classes, |
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| 165 | + | 19 hold a formal public hearing with respect to any such petition or |
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| 166 | + | 20 complaint. |
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| 167 | + | 21 (b) In any general rate proceeding under subsection (a) which |
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| 168 | + | 22 requires a public hearing and in which an increase in revenues is |
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| 169 | + | 23 sought which exceeds the sum of two million five hundred thousand |
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| 170 | + | 24 dollars ($2,500,000), the commission shall conduct at least one (1) |
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| 171 | + | 25 public hearing in the largest municipality located within such utility's |
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| 172 | + | 26 service area. |
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| 173 | + | 27 (c) In a proceeding brought by an energy utility (as defined in |
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| 174 | + | 28 IC 8-1-2.5-2) under this section, the commission may approve: |
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| 175 | + | 29 (1) time-varying price structures and tariffs; or |
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| 176 | + | 30 (2) other alternative pricing structures and tariffs; |
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| 177 | + | 31 for retail energy service (as defined in IC 8-1-2.5-3), such as |
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| 178 | + | 32 time-of-use or off-peak pricing, critical peak pricing, variable peak |
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| 179 | + | 33 pricing, and real-time pricing. |
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| 180 | + | 34 SECTION 3. IC 8-1-2.5-6 IS AMENDED TO READ AS |
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| 181 | + | 35 FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 6. (a) |
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| 182 | + | 36 Notwithstanding any other law or rule adopted by the commission, |
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| 183 | + | 37 except those cited, or rules adopted that pertain to those cited, in |
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| 184 | + | 38 section 11 of this chapter, in approving retail energy services or |
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| 185 | + | 39 establishing just and reasonable rates and charges, or both for an |
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| 186 | + | 40 energy utility electing to become subject to this section, the |
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| 187 | + | 41 commission may do the following: |
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| 188 | + | 42 (1) Adopt alternative regulatory practices, procedures, and |
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| 189 | + | EH 1221—LS 7036/DI 101 4 |
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| 190 | + | 1 mechanisms, and establish rates and charges that: |
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| 191 | + | 2 (A) are in the public interest as determined by consideration of |
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| 192 | + | 3 the factors described in section 5 of this chapter; and |
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| 193 | + | 4 (B) enhance or maintain the value of the energy utility's retail |
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| 194 | + | 5 energy services or property; |
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| 195 | + | 6 including practices, procedures, and mechanisms focusing on the |
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| 196 | + | 7 price, quality, reliability, and efficiency of the service provided by |
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| 197 | + | 8 the energy utility. |
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| 198 | + | 9 (2) Establish rates and charges based on market or average prices, |
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| 199 | + | 10 price caps, index based prices, and prices that: |
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| 200 | + | 11 (A) use performance based rewards or penalties, either related |
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| 201 | + | 12 to or unrelated to the energy utility's return or property; and |
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| 202 | + | 13 (B) are designed to promote efficiency in the rendering of |
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| 203 | + | 14 retail energy services. |
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| 204 | + | 15 (3) Approve: |
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| 205 | + | 16 (A) time-varying price structures and tariffs; or |
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| 206 | + | 17 (B) other alternative pricing structures and tariffs; |
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| 207 | + | 18 for retail energy service, such as time-of-use or off-peak |
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| 208 | + | 19 pricing, critical peak pricing, variable peak pricing, and |
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| 209 | + | 20 real-time pricing. |
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| 210 | + | 21 (b) This section: |
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| 211 | + | 22 (1) does not give a party to a collective bargaining agreement any |
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| 212 | + | 23 greater rights under the collective bargaining agreement than the |
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| 213 | + | 24 party had before January 1, 1995; |
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| 214 | + | 25 (2) does not give the commission the authority to order a party to |
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| 215 | + | 26 a collective bargaining agreement to cancel, terminate, amend or |
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| 216 | + | 27 otherwise modify the collective bargaining agreement; and |
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| 217 | + | 28 (3) may not be implemented by the commission in a way that |
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| 218 | + | 29 would give a party to a collective bargaining agreement any |
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| 219 | + | 30 greater rights under the collective bargaining agreement than the |
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| 220 | + | 31 party had before January 1, 1995. |
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| 221 | + | 32 (c) An energy utility electing to become subject to this section shall |
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| 222 | + | 33 file with the commission an alternative regulatory plan proposing how |
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| 223 | + | 34 the commission will approve retail energy services or just and |
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| 224 | + | 35 reasonable rates and charges for the energy utility's retail energy |
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| 225 | + | 36 service. |
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| 226 | + | 37 (d) The energy utility shall publish a notice of the filing of a petition |
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| 227 | + | 38 under this section in a newspaper of general circulation published in |
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| 228 | + | 39 any county in which the energy utility provides retail energy service. |
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| 229 | + | 40 (e) After notice and hearing, the commission may approve, reject, |
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| 230 | + | 41 or modify the energy utility's proposed plan if the commission finds |
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| 231 | + | 42 that such action is consistent with the public interest. However, the |
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| 232 | + | EH 1221—LS 7036/DI 101 5 |
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| 233 | + | 1 commission may not order that material modifications changing the |
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| 234 | + | 2 nature, scope or duration of the plan take effect without the agreement |
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| 235 | + | 3 of the energy utility. The energy utility shall have twenty (20) days |
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| 236 | + | 4 after the date of a commission order modifying the energy utility's |
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| 237 | + | 5 proposed plan within which to, in writing, accept or reject the |
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| 238 | + | 6 commission's order. |
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| 239 | + | 7 (f) An energy utility may withdraw a plan proposed under this |
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| 240 | + | 8 section without prejudice before the commission's approval of the plan, |
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| 241 | + | 9 or the energy utility may timely reject a commission order modifying |
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| 242 | + | 10 its proposed plan under this section without prejudice. However, the |
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| 243 | + | 11 energy utility may not file a petition for comparable relief under this |
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| 244 | + | 12 section for a period of twelve (12) months after the date of the energy |
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| 245 | + | 13 utility's withdrawal of its proposed plan or the date of the energy |
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| 246 | + | 14 utility's rejection of the commission's order, whichever is applicable. |
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| 247 | + | 15 SECTION 4. IC 8-1-43 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS |
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| 248 | + | 16 A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON |
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| 249 | + | 17 PASSAGE]: |
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| 250 | + | 18 Chapter 43. Pilot Programs for Infrastructure for Public Use |
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| 251 | + | 19 Electric Vehicles |
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| 252 | + | 20 Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "charging infrastructure" |
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| 253 | + | 21 means: |
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| 254 | + | 22 (1) structures; |
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| 255 | + | 23 (2) machinery; |
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| 256 | + | 24 (3) equipment; |
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| 257 | + | 25 (4) hardware; |
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| 258 | + | 26 (5) software; and |
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| 259 | + | 27 (6) other capital investments; |
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| 260 | + | 28 installed to support and charge one (1) or more electric vehicles. |
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| 261 | + | 29 (b) The term includes Level 2 charging stations, direct-current |
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| 262 | + | 30 fast charging stations, and battery exchange stations. |
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| 263 | + | 31 Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "commission" refers to the |
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| 264 | + | 32 Indiana utility regulatory commission created by IC 8-1-1-2. |
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| 265 | + | 33 Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "electric utility" means a public |
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| 266 | + | 34 utility (as defined in IC 8-1-2-1(a)) that: |
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| 267 | + | 35 (1) furnishes retail electric service to customers in Indiana; |
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| 268 | + | 36 and |
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| 269 | + | 37 (2) is under the jurisdiction of the commission for the |
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| 270 | + | 38 approval of rates and charges. |
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| 271 | + | 39 Sec. 4. (a) As used in this chapter, "electric vehicle", or "EV", |
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| 272 | + | 40 means a vehicle that employs electrical energy as a primary or |
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| 273 | + | 41 secondary mode of propulsion. |
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| 274 | + | 42 (b) The term includes: |
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| 275 | + | EH 1221—LS 7036/DI 101 6 |
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| 276 | + | 1 (1) all-electric vehicles; and |
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| 277 | + | 2 (2) plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. |
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| 278 | + | 3 Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "make-ready infrastructure" |
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| 279 | + | 4 means the: |
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| 280 | + | 5 (1) structures; |
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| 281 | + | 6 (2) machinery; |
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| 282 | + | 7 (3) equipment; |
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| 283 | + | 8 (4) hardware; |
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| 284 | + | 9 (5) software; |
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| 285 | + | 10 (6) storage batteries; and |
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| 286 | + | 11 (7) other capital investments; |
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| 287 | + | 12 installed to connect charging infrastructure to an electric utility's |
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| 288 | + | 13 distribution system, including any necessary upgrades to the |
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| 289 | + | 14 electric utility's distribution system. |
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| 290 | + | 15 Sec. 6. (a) As used in this chapter, "public use electric vehicle", |
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| 291 | + | 16 or "public use EV", means any of the following electric vehicles |
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| 292 | + | 17 that is used primarily to serve the public, regardless of whether the |
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| 293 | + | 18 electric vehicle (or any associated charging infrastructure) is |
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| 294 | + | 19 owned, leased, or operated by, or on behalf of, a governmental or |
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| 295 | + | 20 private entity: |
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| 296 | + | 21 (1) An electric school bus. |
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| 297 | + | 22 (2) An electric transit bus. |
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| 298 | + | 23 (3) An electric vehicle that is used by a public or private |
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| 299 | + | 24 commercial enterprise primarily to deliver goods or services |
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| 300 | + | 25 to the public. |
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| 301 | + | 26 (b) The term does not include an electric vehicle that is used |
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| 302 | + | 27 primarily for personal, family, or household purposes, or for |
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| 303 | + | 28 commuting. |
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| 304 | + | 29 Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "public use electric vehicle pilot |
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| 305 | + | 30 program", or "pilot program", means a limited deployment of: |
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| 306 | + | 31 (1) charging infrastructure; or |
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| 307 | + | 32 (2) make-ready infrastructure; |
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| 308 | + | 33 that is designed to evaluate the feasibility and design, including the |
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| 309 | + | 34 associated costs and benefits, of a larger scale deployment of such |
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| 310 | + | 35 infrastructure necessary to support public use electric vehicles. |
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| 311 | + | 36 Sec. 8. (a) An electric utility may request approval from the |
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| 312 | + | 37 commission to implement a public use electric vehicle pilot |
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| 313 | + | 38 program to do any of the following: |
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| 314 | + | 39 (1) Install, own, or operate charging infrastructure or |
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| 315 | + | 40 make-ready infrastructure to support public use EVs. |
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| 316 | + | 41 (2) Provide incentives or rebates to customers to encourage |
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| 317 | + | 42 customer investment in public use EVs and in associated EV |
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| 318 | + | EH 1221—LS 7036/DI 101 7 |
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| 319 | + | 1 supply equipment. |
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| 320 | + | 2 For purposes of this subsection, "EV supply equipment" means a |
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| 321 | + | 3 device or system designed and used specifically to transfer |
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| 322 | + | 4 electrical energy to an electric vehicle, either as charge transferred |
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| 323 | + | 5 via physical or wireless connection, by loading a fully charged |
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| 324 | + | 6 battery into the vehicle, or by other means. |
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| 325 | + | 7 (b) An electric utility's request for approval of a pilot program |
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| 326 | + | 8 under this chapter must include the following: |
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| 327 | + | 9 (1) A full description of the need for and goals of the pilot |
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| 328 | + | 10 program. |
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| 329 | + | 11 (2) A full description of objective evaluation criteria that will |
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| 330 | + | 12 be used to measure the success or usefulness of the pilot |
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| 331 | + | 13 program. |
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| 332 | + | 14 (3) An estimate of all costs of the pilot program, including an |
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| 333 | + | 15 estimate of the costs to be borne by participating customers of |
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| 334 | + | 16 the electric utility, nonparticipating customers of the electric |
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| 335 | + | 17 utility, and the general public, as applicable. |
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| 336 | + | 18 (4) A timeline for completion or termination of the pilot |
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| 337 | + | 19 program. |
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| 338 | + | 20 (5) A plan demonstrating that the charging infrastructure to |
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| 339 | + | 21 be installed under the pilot program will be located in an |
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| 340 | + | 22 equitable manner that ensures that all customers within the |
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| 341 | + | 23 electric utility's service area have convenient access to the |
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| 342 | + | 24 charging infrastructure, including in areas that are: |
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| 343 | + | 25 (A) economically distressed; or |
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| 344 | + | 26 (B) racially or ethnically diverse. |
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| 345 | + | 27 (6) Supporting evidence as to why the pilot program is in the |
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| 346 | + | 28 public interest, including information as to how participating |
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| 347 | + | 29 customers of the electric utility, nonparticipating customers |
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| 348 | + | 30 of the electric utility, and the general public may be affected |
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| 349 | + | 31 by the pilot program. |
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| 350 | + | 32 (c) An electric utility's request for approval of a pilot program |
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| 351 | + | 33 under this chapter may include a request for: |
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| 352 | + | 34 (1) assurance of cost recovery for pilot program capital costs, |
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| 353 | + | 35 up to the amount of an approved cost estimate; and |
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| 354 | + | 36 (2) deferral of pilot program capital costs. |
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| 355 | + | 37 (d) Subject to subsection (f), an electric utility may request |
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| 356 | + | 38 approval of a pilot program under this chapter: |
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| 357 | + | 39 (1) through a proceeding initiated under IC 8-1-2-61, whether |
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| 358 | + | 40 as a standalone proposal or as part of a base rate case; |
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| 359 | + | 41 (2) as an alternative regulatory plan under IC 8-1-2.5; or |
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| 360 | + | 42 (3) through any other process prescribed by the commission. |
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| 361 | + | EH 1221—LS 7036/DI 101 8 |
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| 362 | + | 1 (e) The commission shall approve an electric utility's request for |
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| 363 | + | 2 approval of a pilot program under this chapter if, after notice and |
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| 364 | + | 3 an opportunity for hearing, the commission determines that the |
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| 365 | + | 4 proposed pilot program is reasonable, just, and in the public |
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| 366 | + | 5 interest. In making a determination under this subsection, the |
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| 367 | + | 6 commission shall consider the following: |
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| 368 | + | 7 (1) The goals of the pilot program, including any data that |
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| 369 | + | 8 will be measured or collected through the pilot program, such |
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| 370 | + | 9 as data concerning customers' electric charging behavior, the |
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| 371 | + | 10 electric utility's load management capabilities, or the impact |
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| 372 | + | 11 of public use EVs on the electric utility's distribution system. |
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| 373 | + | 12 (2) Whether the pilot program includes objective evaluation |
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| 374 | + | 13 criteria consisting of clearly defined metrics to be used in |
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| 375 | + | 14 assessing the success of the pilot program. |
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| 376 | + | 15 (3) The extent to which the estimated costs of the proposed |
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| 377 | + | 16 pilot program will be borne by: |
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| 378 | + | 17 (A) participating customers of the electric utility; |
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| 379 | + | 18 (B) nonparticipating customers of the electric utility; and |
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| 380 | + | 19 (C) the general public; |
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| 381 | + | 20 based on the evidence in the record of the proceeding. |
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| 382 | + | 21 (4) Information as to any benefits that may inure to: |
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| 383 | + | 22 (A) participating customers of the electric utility; |
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| 384 | + | 23 (B) nonparticipating customers of the electric utility; and |
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| 385 | + | 24 (C) the general public; |
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| 386 | + | 25 as a result of the pilot program, based on the evidence in the |
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| 387 | + | 26 record of the proceeding. |
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| 388 | + | 27 (5) The reasonableness of the: |
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| 389 | + | 28 (A) scale; and |
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| 390 | + | 29 (B) duration; |
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| 391 | + | 30 of the pilot program in relation to the estimated costs and |
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| 392 | + | 31 benefits of the program, the electric utility's total customer |
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| 393 | + | 32 base and service area, and the stated goals of the program. |
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| 394 | + | 33 (6) Whether the electric utility's proposal includes a plan |
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| 395 | + | 34 demonstrating that the charging infrastructure to be installed |
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| 396 | + | 35 under the pilot program will be located in an equitable |
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| 397 | + | 36 manner that ensures that all customers within the electric |
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| 398 | + | 37 utility's service area have convenient access to the charging |
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| 399 | + | 38 infrastructure, including in areas that are: |
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| 400 | + | 39 (A) economically distressed; or |
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| 401 | + | 40 (B) racially or ethnically diverse. |
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| 402 | + | 41 (7) Other factors the commission considers relevant in |
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| 403 | + | 42 determining whether the proposed pilot program is |
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| 404 | + | EH 1221—LS 7036/DI 101 9 |
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| 405 | + | 1 reasonable, just, and in the public interest. |
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| 406 | + | 2 (f) This chapter does not prohibit an electric utility from: |
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| 407 | + | 3 (1) installing, owning, or operating charging infrastructure or |
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| 408 | + | 4 make-ready infrastructure for electric vehicles; and |
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| 409 | + | 5 (2) seeking to include the associated capital costs in the |
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| 410 | + | 6 electric utility's basic rates and charges through a proceeding |
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| 411 | + | 7 initiated under IC 8-1-2-61. |
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| 412 | + | 8 The commission shall approve the inclusion of the capital costs |
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| 413 | + | 9 described in subdivision (2) in the electric utility's basic rates and |
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| 414 | + | 10 charges if the commission finds that the capital costs incurred are |
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| 415 | + | 11 reasonable, just, and in the public interest. |
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| 416 | + | 12 Sec. 9. The commission shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to |
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| 417 | + | 13 implement this chapter. In adopting rules under this section, the |
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| 418 | + | 14 commission may adopt emergency rules in the manner provided by |
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| 419 | + | 15 IC 4-22-2-37.1. Notwithstanding IC 4-22-2-37.1(g), an emergency |
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| 420 | + | 16 rule adopted by the commission under this section and in the |
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| 421 | + | 17 manner provided by IC 4-22-2-37.1 expires on the date on which |
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| 422 | + | 18 a rule that supersedes the emergency rule is adopted by the |
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| 423 | + | 19 commission under IC 4-22-2-24 through IC 4-22-2-36. |
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| 424 | + | 20 SECTION 5. An emergency is declared for this act. |
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| 425 | + | EH 1221—LS 7036/DI 101 10 |
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| 426 | + | COMMITTEE REPORT |
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| 427 | + | Mr. Speaker: Your Committee on Utilities, Energy and |
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| 428 | + | Telecommunications, to which was referred House Bill 1221, has had |
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| 429 | + | the same under consideration and begs leave to report the same back |
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| 430 | + | to the House with the recommendation that said bill be amended as |
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| 431 | + | follows: |
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| 432 | + | Page 1, line 3, delete "As used in this section, "division"". |
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| 433 | + | Page 1, delete lines 4 through 5. |
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| 434 | + | Page 1, line 6, delete "(b)". |
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| 435 | + | Page 1, run in lines 3 through 6. |
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| 436 | + | Page 1, line 11, delete "(c)" and insert "(b)". |
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| 437 | + | Page 1, line 15, delete "battery," and insert "battery into the |
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| 438 | + | vehicle,". |
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| 439 | + | Page 1, line 16, delete "(d) A person" and insert "(c) Subject to |
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| 440 | + | subsection (e), a person, including a joint agency (as defined in |
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| 441 | + | IC 8-1-2.2-2),". |
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| 442 | + | Page 1, line 17, delete "and". |
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| 443 | + | Page 2, line 2, after "compensation;" insert "and". |
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| 444 | + | Page 2, between lines 2 and 3, begin a new line blocked indented |
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| 445 | + | and insert: |
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| 446 | + | "(3) resells electricity exclusively for the charging of plug-in |
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| 447 | + | electric vehicles;". |
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| 448 | + | Page 2, line 4, delete "transaction," and insert "transaction.". |
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| 449 | + | Page 2, delete lines 5 through 6. |
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| 450 | + | Page 2, line 7, delete "(e) A person" and insert "(d) Subject to |
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| 451 | + | subsections (c) and (e), a person, including a joint agency (as |
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| 452 | + | defined in IC 8-1-2.2-2),". |
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| 453 | + | Page 2, delete lines 18 through 41, begin a new paragraph and |
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| 454 | + | insert: |
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| 455 | + | "(e) This section does not: |
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61 | | - | (2) render the owner or operator of a facility described in |
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62 | | - | subdivision (1)(A) through (1)(C) a public utility by reason of |
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63 | | - | such lawful use of the facility described in subdivision (1); or |
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64 | | - | (3) render the provision of electrical energy by a facility |
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65 | | - | described in subdivision (1)(A) through (1)(C) a public utility |
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66 | | - | service that is subject to regulation by reason of such lawful |
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67 | | - | use of the facility described in subdivision (1). |
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68 | | - | (f) Subsection (e) does not authorize the furnishing of retail |
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69 | | - | electric service to the general public. |
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70 | | - | SECTION 2. IC 8-1-2-61 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS |
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71 | | - | [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 61. (a) Any public utility may |
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72 | | - | make complaint as to any matter affecting its own rates or service. The |
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73 | | - | petition or complaint must include a statement as to whether the utility, |
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74 | | - | if a not-for-profit water utility or municipal utility, has any outstanding |
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75 | | - | indebtedness to the federal government. The public utility shall publish |
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76 | | - | a notice of the filing of such petition or complaint in a newspaper of |
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77 | | - | general circulation published in any county in which the public utility |
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78 | | - | renders service. An order affecting rates or service may be entered by |
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79 | | - | HEA 1221 — Concur 3 |
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80 | | - | the commission without a formal public hearing, if: |
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81 | | - | (1) the utility is a not-for-profit water utility or a municipal utility; |
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82 | | - | and |
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83 | | - | (2) the utility has obtained written consent to obtain an order |
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84 | | - | affecting its rates from the commission without a formal hearing |
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85 | | - | from any agency of the federal government with which the utility |
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86 | | - | has outstanding evidence of indebtedness to the federal |
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87 | | - | government. |
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88 | | - | The commission may, however, on its own motion require a formal |
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89 | | - | public hearing, and shall, upon a motion filed by the utility consumer |
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90 | | - | counselor, by any public or municipal corporation, or by ten (10) |
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91 | | - | individuals, firms, corporations, limited liability companies, or |
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92 | | - | associations, or ten (10) complainants of all or any of these classes, |
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93 | | - | hold a formal public hearing with respect to any such petition or |
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94 | | - | complaint. |
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95 | | - | (b) In any general rate proceeding under subsection (a) which |
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96 | | - | requires a public hearing and in which an increase in revenues is |
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97 | | - | sought which exceeds the sum of two million five hundred thousand |
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98 | | - | dollars ($2,500,000), the commission shall conduct at least one (1) |
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99 | | - | public hearing in the largest municipality located within such utility's |
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100 | | - | service area. |
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101 | | - | (c) In a proceeding brought by an energy utility (as defined in |
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102 | | - | IC 8-1-2.5-2) under this section, the commission may approve: |
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103 | | - | (1) time-varying price structures and tariffs; or |
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104 | | - | (2) other alternative pricing structures and tariffs; |
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105 | | - | for retail energy service (as defined in IC 8-1-2.5-3), such as |
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106 | | - | time-of-use or off-peak pricing, critical peak pricing, variable peak |
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107 | | - | pricing, and real-time pricing. |
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108 | | - | SECTION 3. IC 8-1-2.5-6 IS AMENDED TO READ AS |
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109 | | - | FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 6. (a) |
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110 | | - | Notwithstanding any other law or rule adopted by the commission, |
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111 | | - | except those cited, or rules adopted that pertain to those cited, in |
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112 | | - | section 11 of this chapter, in approving retail energy services or |
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113 | | - | establishing just and reasonable rates and charges, or both for an |
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114 | | - | energy utility electing to become subject to this section, the |
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115 | | - | commission may do the following: |
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116 | | - | (1) Adopt alternative regulatory practices, procedures, and |
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117 | | - | mechanisms, and establish rates and charges that: |
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118 | | - | (A) are in the public interest as determined by consideration of |
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119 | | - | the factors described in section 5 of this chapter; and |
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120 | | - | (B) enhance or maintain the value of the energy utility's retail |
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121 | | - | energy services or property; |
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122 | | - | HEA 1221 — Concur 4 |
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123 | | - | including practices, procedures, and mechanisms focusing on the |
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124 | | - | price, quality, reliability, and efficiency of the service provided by |
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125 | | - | the energy utility. |
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126 | | - | (2) Establish rates and charges based on market or average prices, |
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127 | | - | price caps, index based prices, and prices that: |
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128 | | - | (A) use performance based rewards or penalties, either related |
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129 | | - | to or unrelated to the energy utility's return or property; and |
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130 | | - | (B) are designed to promote efficiency in the rendering of |
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131 | | - | retail energy services. |
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132 | | - | (3) Approve: |
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133 | | - | (A) time-varying price structures and tariffs; or |
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134 | | - | (B) other alternative pricing structures and tariffs; |
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135 | | - | for retail energy service, such as time-of-use or off-peak |
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136 | | - | pricing, critical peak pricing, variable peak pricing, and |
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137 | | - | real-time pricing. |
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138 | | - | (b) This section: |
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139 | | - | (1) does not give a party to a collective bargaining agreement any |
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140 | | - | greater rights under the collective bargaining agreement than the |
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141 | | - | party had before January 1, 1995; |
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142 | | - | (2) does not give the commission the authority to order a party to |
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143 | | - | a collective bargaining agreement to cancel, terminate, amend or |
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144 | | - | otherwise modify the collective bargaining agreement; and |
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145 | | - | (3) may not be implemented by the commission in a way that |
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146 | | - | would give a party to a collective bargaining agreement any |
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147 | | - | greater rights under the collective bargaining agreement than the |
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148 | | - | party had before January 1, 1995. |
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149 | | - | (c) An energy utility electing to become subject to this section shall |
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150 | | - | file with the commission an alternative regulatory plan proposing how |
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151 | | - | the commission will approve retail energy services or just and |
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152 | | - | reasonable rates and charges for the energy utility's retail energy |
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153 | | - | service. |
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154 | | - | (d) The energy utility shall publish a notice of the filing of a petition |
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155 | | - | under this section in a newspaper of general circulation published in |
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156 | | - | any county in which the energy utility provides retail energy service. |
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157 | | - | (e) After notice and hearing, the commission may approve, reject, |
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158 | | - | or modify the energy utility's proposed plan if the commission finds |
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159 | | - | that such action is consistent with the public interest. However, the |
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160 | | - | commission may not order that material modifications changing the |
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161 | | - | nature, scope or duration of the plan take effect without the agreement |
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162 | | - | of the energy utility. The energy utility shall have twenty (20) days |
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163 | | - | after the date of a commission order modifying the energy utility's |
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164 | | - | proposed plan within which to, in writing, accept or reject the |
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165 | | - | HEA 1221 — Concur 5 |
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166 | | - | commission's order. |
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167 | | - | (f) An energy utility may withdraw a plan proposed under this |
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168 | | - | section without prejudice before the commission's approval of the plan, |
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169 | | - | or the energy utility may timely reject a commission order modifying |
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170 | | - | its proposed plan under this section without prejudice. However, the |
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171 | | - | energy utility may not file a petition for comparable relief under this |
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172 | | - | section for a period of twelve (12) months after the date of the energy |
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173 | | - | utility's withdrawal of its proposed plan or the date of the energy |
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174 | | - | utility's rejection of the commission's order, whichever is applicable. |
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175 | | - | SECTION 4. IC 8-1-43 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS |
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176 | | - | A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON |
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177 | | - | PASSAGE]: |
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178 | | - | Chapter 43. Pilot Programs for Infrastructure for Public Use |
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179 | | - | Electric Vehicles |
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180 | | - | Sec. 1. (a) As used in this chapter, "charging infrastructure" |
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181 | | - | means: |
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182 | | - | (1) structures; |
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183 | | - | (2) machinery; |
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184 | | - | (3) equipment; |
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185 | | - | (4) hardware; |
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186 | | - | (5) software; and |
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187 | | - | (6) other capital investments; |
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188 | | - | installed to support and charge one (1) or more electric vehicles. |
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189 | | - | (b) The term includes Level 2 charging stations, direct-current |
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190 | | - | fast charging stations, and battery exchange stations. |
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191 | | - | Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "commission" refers to the |
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192 | | - | Indiana utility regulatory commission created by IC 8-1-1-2. |
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193 | | - | Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "electric utility" means a public |
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194 | | - | utility (as defined in IC 8-1-2-1(a)) that: |
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195 | | - | (1) furnishes retail electric service to customers in Indiana; |
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196 | | - | and |
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197 | | - | (2) is under the jurisdiction of the commission for the |
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198 | | - | approval of rates and charges. |
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199 | | - | Sec. 4. (a) As used in this chapter, "electric vehicle", or "EV", |
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200 | | - | means a vehicle that employs electrical energy as a primary or |
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201 | | - | secondary mode of propulsion. |
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202 | | - | (b) The term includes: |
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203 | | - | (1) all-electric vehicles; and |
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204 | | - | (2) plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. |
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205 | | - | Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "make-ready infrastructure" |
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206 | | - | means the: |
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207 | | - | (1) structures; |
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208 | | - | HEA 1221 — Concur 6 |
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209 | | - | (2) machinery; |
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210 | | - | (3) equipment; |
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211 | | - | (4) hardware; |
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212 | | - | (5) software; |
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213 | | - | (6) storage batteries; and |
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214 | | - | (7) other capital investments; |
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215 | | - | installed to connect charging infrastructure to an electric utility's |
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216 | | - | distribution system, including any necessary upgrades to the |
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217 | | - | electric utility's distribution system. |
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218 | | - | Sec. 6. (a) As used in this chapter, "public use electric vehicle", |
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219 | | - | or "public use EV", means any of the following electric vehicles |
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220 | | - | that is used primarily to serve the public, regardless of whether the |
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221 | | - | electric vehicle (or any associated charging infrastructure) is |
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222 | | - | owned, leased, or operated by, or on behalf of, a governmental or |
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223 | | - | private entity: |
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224 | | - | (1) An electric school bus. |
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225 | | - | (2) An electric transit bus. |
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226 | | - | (3) An electric vehicle that is used by a public or private |
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227 | | - | commercial enterprise primarily to deliver goods or services |
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228 | | - | to the public. |
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229 | | - | (b) The term does not include an electric vehicle that is used |
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230 | | - | primarily for personal, family, or household purposes, or for |
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231 | | - | commuting. |
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232 | | - | Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "public use electric vehicle pilot |
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233 | | - | program", or "pilot program", means a limited deployment of: |
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234 | | - | (1) charging infrastructure; or |
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235 | | - | (2) make-ready infrastructure; |
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236 | | - | that is designed to evaluate the feasibility and design, including the |
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237 | | - | associated costs and benefits, of a larger scale deployment of such |
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238 | | - | infrastructure necessary to support public use electric vehicles. |
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239 | | - | Sec. 8. (a) An electric utility may request approval from the |
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240 | | - | commission to implement a public use electric vehicle pilot |
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241 | | - | program to do any of the following: |
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242 | | - | (1) Install, own, or operate charging infrastructure or |
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243 | | - | make-ready infrastructure to support public use EVs. |
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244 | | - | (2) Provide incentives or rebates to customers to encourage |
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245 | | - | customer investment in public use EVs and in associated EV |
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246 | | - | supply equipment. |
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247 | | - | For purposes of this subsection, "EV supply equipment" means a |
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248 | | - | device or system designed and used specifically to transfer |
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249 | | - | electrical energy to an electric vehicle, either as charge transferred |
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250 | | - | via physical or wireless connection, by loading a fully charged |
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251 | | - | HEA 1221 — Concur 7 |
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252 | | - | battery into the vehicle, or by other means. |
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253 | | - | (b) An electric utility's request for approval of a pilot program |
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254 | | - | under this chapter must include the following: |
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255 | | - | (1) A full description of the need for and goals of the pilot |
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256 | | - | program. |
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257 | | - | (2) A full description of objective evaluation criteria that will |
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258 | | - | be used to measure the success or usefulness of the pilot |
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259 | | - | program. |
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260 | | - | (3) An estimate of all costs of the pilot program, including an |
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261 | | - | estimate of the costs to be borne by participating customers of |
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262 | | - | the electric utility, nonparticipating customers of the electric |
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263 | | - | utility, and the general public, as applicable. |
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264 | | - | (4) A timeline for completion or termination of the pilot |
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265 | | - | program. |
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266 | | - | (5) A plan demonstrating that the charging infrastructure to |
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| 464 | + | (2) render: |
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| 465 | + | (A) the owner or operator of a facility described in |
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| 466 | + | subdivision (1)(A) through (1)(C) a public utility; or |
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| 467 | + | EH 1221—LS 7036/DI 101 11 |
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| 468 | + | (B) the provision of electrical energy: |
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| 469 | + | (i) by a facility described in subdivision (1)(A) through |
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| 470 | + | (1)(C); and |
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| 471 | + | (ii) for the purpose described in subdivision (1); |
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| 472 | + | a public utility service; |
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| 473 | + | that is subject to regulation; or |
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| 474 | + | (3) except for the exclusive purpose set forth in subsection |
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| 475 | + | (c)(3), authorize the sale of retail electric service to the |
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| 476 | + | general public.". |
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| 477 | + | Page 7, line 9, delete "battery," and insert "battery into the |
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| 478 | + | vehicle,". |
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| 479 | + | Page 7, line 30, after "program" insert "capital". |
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| 480 | + | Page 7, line 32, after "program" insert "capital". |
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| 481 | + | Page 8, line 16, delete "as identified by the electric utility in its |
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| 482 | + | proposal." and insert "based on the evidence in the record of the |
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| 483 | + | proceeding.". |
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| 484 | + | Page 8, line 21, delete "program, as identified by the electric" and |
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| 485 | + | insert "program, based on the evidence in the record of the |
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| 486 | + | proceeding.". |
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| 487 | + | Page 8, delete line 22. |
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| 488 | + | Page 8, line 35, after "associated" insert "capital". |
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| 489 | + | Page 8, line 38, after "of the" insert "capital". |
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| 490 | + | Page 8, line 40, after "that the" insert "capital". |
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| 491 | + | Page 9, delete lines 8 through 14. |
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| 492 | + | Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively. |
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| 493 | + | and when so amended that said bill do pass. |
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| 494 | + | (Reference is to HB 1221 as introduced.) |
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| 495 | + | SOLIDAY |
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| 496 | + | Committee Vote: yeas 13, nays 0. |
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| 497 | + | _____ |
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| 498 | + | HOUSE MOTION |
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| 499 | + | Mr. Speaker: I move that House Bill 1221 be amended to read as |
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| 500 | + | follows: |
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| 501 | + | Page 7, between lines 18 and 19, begin a new line block indented |
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| 502 | + | and insert: |
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| 503 | + | "(5) A plan demonstrating that the charging infrastructure to |
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| 504 | + | EH 1221—LS 7036/DI 101 12 |
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