Sec. 10.7. (a) This section does not apply to tangible personal property that:

(1) is used to store or consume usable energy, electricity, or heat;

Terms Used In Indiana Code 6-2.5-5-10.7

  • Personal property: includes goods, chattels, evidences of debt, and things in action. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) is used to convey, transfer, or alter generated electricity; or

(3) will be used to produce energy for the purchaser’s residential use, regardless of whether any of the energy produced may be sold to a public utility or power subsidiary.

     (b) As used in this section, “solar energy system” means any device that converts solar energy to a form of usable energy with an originally rated nameplate production capacity of at least two (2) megawatts.

     (c) As used in this section, “wind energy system” means any device, including a wind turbine, windmill, and wind charger, that converts wind energy to a form of usable energy with an originally rated nameplate production capacity of at least two (2) megawatts.

     (d) A transaction involving tangible personal property is exempt from the state gross retail tax if the:

(1) tangible personal property is a component of a solar energy system or wind energy system; and

(2) person acquiring the tangible personal property is a:

(A) public utility that furnishes or sells electrical energy;

(B) power subsidiary (as defined in IC 6-2.5-1-22.5) that furnishes or sells electrical energy to a power utility described in clause (A); or

(C) business that furnishes or sells electrical energy to a public utility described in clause (A), to a power subsidiary described in clause (B), or to a renewable utility grade solar electricity or wind facility that is used to generate electricity for resale to consumers or wholesalers.

As added by P.L.194-2023, SEC.3.