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Introduced
01/04/2022
01/04/2022
In Committee
02/14/2022
02/14/2022
Crossed Over
01/19/2022
01/19/2022
Passed
02/22/2022
02/22/2022
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
03/10/2022
03/10/2022
Introduced Session
2022 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Utility regulatory commission reporting and rules. Amends the statute concerning the required annual report by the utility regulatory commission (IURC) to the governor and the legislative council as follows: (1) Requires the IURC to present the annual report to the interim study committee on energy, utilities, and telecommunications (committee) before October 1 of each year. (2) Provides that the annual report must include certain information concerning: (A) the energy utility industry; (B) the water and wastewater utility industries; (C) the communications services industry; and (D) Indiana's pipeline safety program. Makes conforming amendments to the statutes requiring the IURC to report annually to the committee concerning: (1) the energy utility industry; and (2) communications services. Makes other conforming amendments to Indiana Code sections referencing the IURC's annual report to the committee concerning communications services. Repeals Indiana Code provisions requiring the IURC to report annually to the committee concerning: (1) acquisitions under the statute concerning acquisitions of offered water or wastewater utilities; and (2) the Indiana voluntary clean energy portfolio standard program. Requires the IURC to adopt rules as the IURC determines necessary to implement Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Order No. 2222 concerning distributed energy resources and distributed energy resource aggregators.
AI Summary
This bill makes several changes to the utility regulatory commission (IURC) reporting and rules:
1. It requires the IURC to present its annual report to the interim study committee on energy, utilities, and telecommunications before October 1 each year, and expands the required content of the report to include information on the energy utility industry, water and wastewater utility industries, communications services industry, and Indiana's pipeline safety program.
2. It makes conforming changes to existing laws requiring the IURC to report to the committee on the energy utility industry and communications services, and repeals requirements for the IURC to report on water utility acquisitions and the Indiana voluntary clean energy portfolio standard program.
3. It requires the IURC to adopt rules necessary to implement Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Order No. 2222 concerning distributed energy resources and distributed energy resource aggregators. This includes the ability to amend existing IURC rules on net metering and interconnection as necessary to implement the federal order.
The bill aims to modernize and streamline the IURC's reporting requirements, while also giving the IURC new rulemaking authority to implement federal regulations on distributed energy resources.
Committee Categories
Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (11)
Liz Brown (R)*,
Blake Doriot (R)*,
Eric Koch (R)*,
Jean Leising (R)*,
Lonnie Randolph (D)*,
Ed Soliday (R)*,
Shelli Yoder (D)*,
Andy Zay (R)*,
Randall Frye (R),
Ethan Manning (R),
Matt Pierce (D),
Last Action
Public Law 71 (on 03/10/2022)
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