Sec. 10. Subject to sections 13 and 14 of this chapter, a net metering tariff of an electricity supplier must remain available to the electricity supplier’s customers until the earlier of the following:

(1) January 1 of the first calendar year after the calendar year in which the aggregate amount of net metering facility nameplate capacity under the electricity supplier’s net metering tariff equals at least one and one-half percent (1.5%) of the most recent summer peak load of the electricity supplier.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 8-1-40-10

  • commission: refers to the Indiana utility regulatory commission created by IC 8-1-1-2. See Indiana Code 8-1-40-1
  • distributed generation: means electricity produced by a generator or other device that is:

    Indiana Code 8-1-40-3

  • electricity supplier: means a public utility (as defined in IC 8-1-2-1) that furnishes retail electric service to customers in Indiana. See Indiana Code 8-1-40-4
  • net metering tariff: means a tariff that:

    Indiana Code 8-1-40-7

  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
(2) July 1, 2022.

Before July 1, 2022, if an electricity supplier reasonably anticipates, at any point in a calendar year, that the aggregate amount of net metering facility nameplate capacity under the electricity supplier’s net metering tariff will equal at least one and one-half percent (1.5%) of the most recent summer peak load of the electricity supplier, the electricity supplier shall, in accordance with section 16 of this chapter, petition the commission for approval of a rate for the procurement of excess distributed generation.

As added by P.L.264-2017, SEC.6.