{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-8-1-7.9-23","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 8-1-7.9-23","heading":"Petition for approval of project to serve large load customer; required information; case in chief; notice of filing","body":"Sec. 23. (a) This section applies to an energy utility that petitions the commission for approval of a project to serve a large load customer.\n(b) In a petition under this section, an energy utility must include, at a minimum, the following:\n(1) The energy utility's complete case in chief, which must include, at a minimum, the following:\n(A) An agreement from the large load customer that describes the financial assurances:\n(i) that afford protections for the energy utility's existing and future customers; and\n(ii) to which the large load customer has committed regardless of whether the large load customer ultimately takes service in the anticipated amount and within the anticipated time frame.\n(B) A description of:\n(i) the demand side management and self-generation options reviewed with the large load customer; and\n(ii) the investments the large load customer will undertake to reasonably minimize the amount of incremental and other costs incurred by the energy utility.\n(C) A description of how the energy utility considered implementing grid enhancing technologies to defer or minimize the need for additional investment in generation.\n(D) A description of how the energy utility may provide for the requisite amount of electricity needed by the large load customer, including the estimated project costs.\n(E) A description of how the expected project solution will support the provision of electric utility service with the attributes set forth in IC 8-1-2-0.6, including:\n(i) reliability;\n(ii) affordability;\n(iii) resiliency;\n(iv) stability; and\n(v) environmental sustainability.\n(F) A description of how the expected project solution and its implementation, if approved by the commission, reasonably protects existing and future customers and is consistent with:\n(i) the provision of safe, reliable, and affordable electric utility service; and\n(ii) economical rates.\n(G) A description of the changes that the energy utility will make to the energy utility's:\n(i) submissions under IC 8-1-8.5; or\n(ii) filings under IC 8-1-39;\nor both, that are necessary to update the energy utility's plans under those statutes to incorporate the project.\n(H) Information concerning each:\n(i) large load customer; and\n(ii) economic development project;\nincluded in the petition.\n(I) A letter to the energy utility from the corporation supporting the petition's request.\n(J) A letter to the energy utility from the office certifying that a pre-filing meeting took place and that at the meeting:\n(i) the large load customer's proposed project; and\n(ii) the expected project solution proposed by the energy utility;\nwere adequately discussed.\n(K) A description of the communications and information sharing that:\n(i) took place with the appropriate regional transmission organization before the pre-filing meeting described in clause (J); and\n(ii) concerned the capacity and energy needs of each large load customer included in the petition.\n(L) A proposed order for the petition.\n(2) A copy of a notice of filing with:\n(A) the corporation;\n(B) the office;\n(C) the office of utility consumer counselor; and\n(D) the appropriate regional transmission organization.\nA notice that is delivered electronically to the parties set forth in this subdivision satisfies the notice requirement under this subdivision.","path":["TITLE 8. UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION","ARTICLE 1. UTILITIES GENERALLY","Chapter 7.9. Expedited Generation Resource Plans and Large Load Customers"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_8.html#8-1-7.9-23","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-10-04T20:08:46Z","sha256":"bb0c63ff3ffd8b9dccfa1fe4fef53048e66cfbc756ec7c111aef424b352e42b8","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-8-1-7.9-22","next":"us-in/ic-8-1-7.9-24"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}