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IN SB0215
Bill
Status
1/6/2016
Primary Sponsor
Brandt Hershman
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AI Summary
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Amends IC 8-1-2.4 regarding alternate energy production, cogeneration, and small hydro facilities effective upon passage.
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Expands the definition of "private generation project" to include cogeneration facilities with 80+ megawatts capacity that are sufficiently proximate in location to and integrated with a host operation, as determined by the commission to be reasonable and in the public interest.
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Creates a new definition of "eligible facility" to include alternate energy production, cogeneration, and small hydro facilities that either are located on the same site as a host operation or meet commission standards for proximity and integration.
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Specifies that "eligible facility" includes the consuming elements of a host operation that use the associated energy output for industrial, commercial, heating, or cooling purposes.
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Updates references throughout IC 8-1-2.4-4 to replace specific facility type names with the term "eligible facilities" to consolidate regulatory language.
Legislative Description
Cogeneration. Amends the statute concerning alternate energy production, cogeneration, and small hydro facilities to: (1) include in the definition of a "private generation project" certain facilities that are sufficiently proximate in location to and integrated with the host operation; and (2) define an "eligible facility" and include within the definition the consuming elements of a host operation using the associated energy output for industrial, commercial, heating, or cooling purposes.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities
1/6/2016