{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-8-1-42-13","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 8-1-42-13","heading":"Underground cables; aboveground infrastructure; depth of buried cables; cables and lines outside of project site","body":"Sec. 13. Except as otherwise allowed by IC 36-7-4-1109, if a project owner installs a CSE system in a unit, all cables of up to thirty-four and one-half (34.5) kilovolts that are located between inverter locations and project substations shall be located and maintained underground, as feasible. Other solar infrastructure, such as module-to-module collection cables, transmission lines, substations, junction boxes, and other typical aboveground infrastructure may be located and maintained above ground. Buried cables shall be at a depth of at least thirty-six (36) inches below grade or, if necessitated by onsite conditions, at a greater depth. Cables and lines located outside of the CSE system project site may:\n(1) be located above ground; or\n(2) in the case of cables or lines of up to thirty-four and one-half (34.5) kilovolts, be buried underground at:\n(A) a depth of at least forty-eight (48) inches below grade, so as to not interfere with drainage tile or ditch repairs; or\n(B) another depth, as necessitated by conditions;\nas determined in consultation with the landowner.","path":["TITLE 8. UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION","ARTICLE 1. UTILITIES GENERALLY","Chapter 42. Default Standards for Commercial Solar Energy Systems"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_8.html#8-1-42-13","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T20:08:46Z","sha256":"96f4036f0ff3417a54f9d19122a5c2bac9ff57861fe9faa72cb338a656f4e927","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-8-1-42-12","next":"us-in/ic-8-1-42-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}