Sec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter, “distributed generation” means electricity produced by a generator or other device that is:

(1) located on the customer‘s premises;

Terms Used In Indiana Code 8-1-40-3

  • commission: refers to the Indiana utility regulatory commission created by IC 8-1-1-2. See Indiana Code 8-1-40-1
  • customer: means a person that receives retail electric service from an electricity supplier. See Indiana Code 8-1-40-2
  • 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

  • premises: means a single tract of land on which a customer consumes electricity for residential, business, or other purposes. See Indiana Code 8-1-40-8
(2) owned by the customer;

(3) sized at a nameplate capacity of the lesser of:

(A) not more than one (1) megawatt; or

(B) the customer’s average annual consumption of electricity on the premises; and

(4) interconnected and operated in parallel with the electricity supplier‘s facilities in accordance with the commission‘s approved interconnection standards.

     (b) The term does not include electricity produced by the following:

(1) An electric generator used exclusively for emergency purposes.

(2) A net metering facility (as defined in 170 IAC 4-4.2-1(k)) operating under a net metering tariff.

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