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IN SB0503
Bill
Status
1/14/2015
Primary Sponsor
Mark Messmer
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AI Summary
SB 503 Summary
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Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission must adopt emergency rules by August 1, 2015, amending net metering and interconnection rules for electric utilities (codified at 170 IAC 4-4.2 and 170 IAC 4-4.3).
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Municipally owned utilities under IURC jurisdiction must offer net metering programs to all customer classes and allow all customer classes to interconnect customer-generator facilities with the utility's distribution facilities.
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Municipally owned utilities not under IURC jurisdiction and rural electric membership cooperatives may offer net metering programs to one or more customer classes and allow interconnection for one or more customer classes.
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Emergency rules expire upon adoption of permanent rules through the standard regulatory process; this section expires January 1, 2017.
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Bill takes effect upon passage and declares an emergency for the act.
Legislative Description
Net metering for electric utility customers. Requires the utility regulatory commission (IURC) to adopt, not later than August 1, 2015, emergency rules amending the IURC's net metering and interconnection rules for electric utilities. Provides that the amended rules must do the following: (1) Require a municipally owned electric utility under the IURC's jurisdiction to: (A) offer a net metering program to all customers classes; and (B) allow all customer classes to interconnect a customer-generator facility with a distribution facility of the utility. (2) Allow: (A) a municipally owned utility not under the IURC's jurisdiction; or (B) a rural electric membership
Last Action
First Reading: referred to Committee on Utilities
1/14/2015