2021 Consumer, Energy, and Utility Bill Watch List

Securitization

SB386: Cost securitization for electric utility assets

Authors: Sen. Eric Koch (R), Sen. Andy Zay (R), Sen. David Niezgodski (D), Sen. Blake Doriot (R), Sen. Scott Baldwin (R), Sen. Chip Perfect (R)

Sponsors: Rep. Edmond Soliday (R), Rep. Ethan Manning (R), Rep. Chris Jeter (R)

Status: Signed into law by Gov. Holcomb

Position: CAC is now neutral on this bill

Votes:

2/04/21: The Senate Utilities Committee amended SB386 by a vote of 7-3, then passed it out of committee by a vote of 9-2.
2/11/21: The Senate passed amendment #1 (Koch) by voice vote, and rejected amendment #2 (Breaux) and amendment #3 (Breaux) by voice vote.
2/15/21: The Senate passed SB386 by a vote of 39-6.
3/22/21: The House Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications Committee amended SB386 by consent and passed it out of committee by a vote of 13-0.
3/29/21: The House passed SB386 by a vote of 93-0.
4/01/21: The Senate concurred in House amendments by a vote of 48-0.
4/19/21: Signed into law by Gov. Holcomb.

Description: SB386 is Indiana’s first attempt at securitization, or financing capital recovery with a bond repaid in utility bills. As introduced, SB386 got it dreadfully wrong. Despite being sold as bill which would save customers money, the legislation only promised to increase utility bills by sticking consumers with a surcharge on their monthly bills for the next 15 years, while delivering the utility and their investors a truckload of cash. Nothing in the introduced bill guaranteed that consumers would save one single penny.

However, CAC worked extremely hard to get the necessary provisions into the bill to ensure that consumers would realize the savings promised. The bill was amended in the House Committee on Utilities, Energy, and Telecommunications to include those protections, and therefore CAC has dropped our objections to the bill, for now. We will remain diligent in tracking the legislation to the finish line, making sure those consumer protections remain in the bill as it works it way through the remainder of the session.

Why securitization? Across the country and in Indiana, utilities are finding it cheaper to invest in new renewables than it is to keep operating their current generation assets, most notably their aging coal plants. However, with traditional utility financing, customers often do not see big savings in the short term from cheaper energy, and may instead see their rates spike. Utilizing securitization could lower the costs to customers by reducing the interest rate and spreading out the timeline which customers would pay for the unrecovered costs related to the coal plant being retired. Additionally, proceeds from securitization could provide needed financial assistance for both the communities who will lose tax revenues when these coal plants retire, and the workers who will need help transitioning to new employment.

As currently written, SB386 is not permanent law, but rather a pilot program, limited to only CenterPoint Energy for use related to the costs of the soon to be retired AB Brown coal-fired power plant. The 21st Century Energy Policy Development Task Force will be studying securitization over the next two years, as it is a complex issue that warrants a meaningful and thoughtful discussion. CAC looks forward to working toward a securitization policy that will benefit Hoosier communities, consumers, and workers, while helping to speed a rapid transition to clean energy in our State.

Bad Bills:

HB1164: Various utility matters

Authors: Rep. Ethan Manning (R), Rep. Ryan Lauer (R), Rep. Edmond Soliday (R)

Sponsors: Sen. Mark Messmer (R), Sen. Eric Koch (R), Sen. Erin Houchin (R), Sen. Stacey Donato (R)

Status: Signed into law by Gov. Holcomb

Position: CAC opposes this bill

Votes:

2/15/21: The House Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications Committee amended HB1164 by consent, then passed it by a vote of 9-4.
2/22/21: The House passed HB1164 by a vote of 54-39.
4/08/21: The Senate Utilities Committee amended HB1164 by a vote of 7-3, then passed it out of committee by a vote of 7-3.
4/12/21: The Senate passed Amendment #9 (Messmer) by voice vote.
4/12/21: The Senate failed Amendment #1 (J.D. Ford) by a vote of 11-39.
4/12/21: The Senate failed Amendment #2 (J.D. Ford) by a vote of 13-37.
4/12/21: The Senate failed Amendment #3 (J.D. Ford) by a vote of 11-39.
4/12/21: The Senate failed Amendment #5 (Qaddoura) by a vote of 12-38.
4/12/21: The Senate failed Amendment #6 (Qaddoura) by a vote of 15-35.
4/12/21: The Senate failed Amendment #8 (Qaddoura) by a vote of 16-34.
4/12/21: The Senate failed Amendment #7 (Qaddoura) by a vote of 14-36.
4/13/21: The Senate passed HB1164 by a vote of 29-19.
4/20/21: House concurred in Senate amendments by a vote of 55-36.

Description: HB1164 expanded the authority of telecommunication providers to place small cell (5G) wireless structures, generally defined as 50 ft. or less, in communities, and prohibits those communities from imposing any restrictions on the height of the structures or the distance between each structure. The bill effectively grants telecommunication providers eminent domain to place 5G towers and infrastructure in public right of ways. The bill also further diminishes IURC authority over telecommunications providers by eliminating certain reporting requirements, such as filing their tariffs or information regarding the services they offer.

HB1191: Local unit power to prohibit utility connection

Authors: Rep. Jim Pressel (R), Rep. Ethan Manning (R), Rep. Ed Soliday (R)

Sponsors: Sen. Eric Koch (R), Sen. Mike Bohacek (R)

Status: Signed into law by Gov. Holcomb

Position: CAC opposes this bill

Votes:

1/26/21: The House Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications Committee amended HB1191 by consent, then passed it by a vote of 9-4.
2/01/21: The House voted down a good amendment offered by Rep. Matt Pierce (D) by a vote of 30-67.
2/02/21: The House passed HB1191 by a vote of 66-28.
4/8/21: The Senate Utilities Committee amended HB1191 by consent, then passed it out of committee by a vote of 7-3.
4/12/21: There were 4 amendments heard to HB1191. Sen. Koch's amendment passed by voice vote, Sen. Yoder's amendment failed by a vote of 11-39, Sen. Breaux's amendment failed by a vote of 11-39, and Sen. Freeman's amendment passed by a vote of 33-17.
4/13/21: The Senate passed HB1191 by a vote of 33-16.
4/15/21: The House dissented from Senate amendments.
4/21/21: The House adopted the conference committee report by a vote of 61-29.
4/22/21: The Senate adopted the conference committee report by a vote of 41-7.
4/29/21: Signed into law by Gov. Holcomb

Description: Because of climate change, there is a movement by cities and towns in certain parts of the country to ban natural gas hookups for new construction in order to move away from fossil fuels and to electrify America to enable a shift to 100% renewable energy. While there is no municipality in Indiana talking about this, the intent of this bill is to circumvent the possibility of this happening in Indiana. The reality is that HB1191 only protects monopoly utilities; nothing in this bill protects the rights of private property owners to generate their own energy or lease (or not lease) their land to third parties for energy generation. It does little or nothing to advance renewable energy in Indiana; in fact, it flies in the face of policies designed to mitigate the impact of the existential threat of climate change. HB1191 is short-sighted and forecloses the opportunity to have a meaningful dialogue around long-term policies designed to address climate change and climate justice.

HB1520: Electric utility reliability adequacy metrics

Authors: Rep. Ed Soliday (R), Rep. Ethan Manning (R)

Sponsors: Sen. Eric Koch (R), Sen. Mark Messmer (R), Sen. Jean Breaux (D), Sen. Lonnie Randolph (D)

Status: Signed into law by Gov. Holcomb

Position: CAC opposes this bill

Votes:

2/03/21: The House Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications Committee amended HB1520 by consent, then passed it out of committee by a vote of 13-0.
2/11/21: The House passed HB1520 by a vote of 93-0.
3/25/21: The Senate Utilities Committee passed HB1520 by a vote of 13-0.
3/30/21: The Senate passed HB1520 by a vote of 50-0.
4/15/21: Signed into law by Gov. Holcomb

Description: This bill was the result of a recommendation from the Energy Task Force. The bill requires that the utilities operate and maintain their power plants using “good utility practices”. It requires that the utilities file a report with the IURC detailing the resources that they own and operate, or otherwise procure under contract in the markets, to serve their customers with reliable energy. And the bill empowers the IURC to order the utilities to acquire or construct resources should the IURC determine that the utilities do not have adequate resources to serve their customers. CAC believes that this bill is unnecessary, as it’s the utilities legal obligation to serve the customers, and the bill is redundant, as the utilities are already required to do short-term and long-term planning at the IURC and must meet reliability requirements established by the grid operators and the Federal government. The bill creates additional and unneeded bureaucracy and regulation and may ultimately create unnecessary legislative intrusion into the markets depending on how the bill is implemented and used.

HB1114: Residential building design elements (dead)

Authors: Rep. Doug Miller (R)

Status: Died in the House

Position: CAC opposes this bill

Votes:

2/02/21: The House Government and Regulatory Reform Committee amended HB1114 by consent, then passed it by a vote of 8-5.
2/04/21: The House amended HB1114 by voice vote.

Description: Prohibits local units of government from regulating design standards for residential structures, regardless of how their local constituency feels about such matters. House Bill 1114 sends a negative signal to Hoosiers by deregulating building materials and their oversight at the local level. This is especially harmful regarding design standards targetting energy efficiency, which helps Hoosiers to reduce their energy costs.

Neutral Bills:

HB1220: 21st Century Energy Policy Development Task Force

Authors: Rep. Ed Soliday (R), Rep. Ethan Manning (R)

Sponsors: Sen. Eric Koch (R), Sen. Mark Messmer (R), Sen. Stacey Donato (R), Sen. Erin Houchin (R), Sen. Jean Leising (R), Sen. Scott Baldwin (R), Sen. Blake Doriot (R), Sen. Shelli Yoder (D), Sen. Jean Breaux (D), Sen. Lonnie Randolph (D)

Status: Signed into law by Gov. Holcomb

Position: CAC is neutral on this bill

Votes:

1/26/21: The House Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications Committee voted down an amendment to HB1220 by a vote of 4-9, then passed another amendment by consent. The committee then passed HB1220 by a vote of 9-4.
2/01/21: Rep. Cherrish Pryor (D) offered an amendment that was passed by voice vote. Rep. Matt Pierce (D) offered an amendment that was voted down by a vote of 30-66.
2/02/21: The House passed HB1220 by a vote of 66-28.
3/25/21: The Senate Utilities Committee amended HB1220 by consent, then passed it out of committee by a vote of 11-0.
3/30/21: The Senate passed HB1120 by a vote of 49-0.
4/12/21: The House concurred in Senate amendments by a vote of 55-24.
4/26/21: Signed into law by Gov. Holcomb

Description: HB1220 reestablishes the 21st Century Energy Policy Development Task Force for an additional two years. Topics proposed to be discussed include fairness to all customer classes when establishing utility rates, the need for a statewide energy efficiency program, distributed energy resources, electric vehicles, establishing “green zones or providing assistance to communities in developing local renewable energy resources, and other topics of interest to CAC. However, CAC had some concerns with the process of the first iteration of the Task Force and felt that the Task Force was geared around extending the life of coal plants and giving an oversized voiced to the monied interests and the fossil fuel interests. Read more in the IBJ here. We support the topics to be discussed but want to ensure that the Task Force is conducted in a fair and transparent way with all interested stakeholders included in the conversation.

Net Metering (Good Bills - all dead):

CAC and our coalition organizations are placing a big focus on net metering at the Statehouse this year. In 2017, the Indiana General Assembly decided to put an end to net metering with SEA309, which is a big impediment to rooftop solar in Indiana. As a result of this legislation, after July 1, 2022, net metering will no longer be made available to Hoosiers who want to go solar.

Net metering allows electric customers the ability to generate their own electricity with renewable resources, and to be fairly compensated for the excess energy sent back to the grid. This allows Hoosiers to gain energy independence, and to reduce reliance on monopoly electric utilities. It also allows households more control over energy costs and electric bills.

In the 2021 Session of the Indiana General Assembly, state legislators have an opportunity to right this wrong, at least temporarily. Three separate bills were introduced which will extend and expand net metering and help keep rooftop solar growing in Indiana. While each bill takes a different approach, CAC supports all three of these bills.

HB1394: Net metering for electricity generation (dead)

Authors: Rep. Anthony Cook (R), Rep. Sharon Negele (R), Rep. Donna Schaibley (R)

Status: Died in the House Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications Committee

Position: CAC supports this bill

Description: HB1394 will extend net metering by two years until 2024. The bill will also increase the amount of net metering capacity that the utilities must allow to interconnect with their system from 1.5% to 3% of their most recent peak summer load. The bill would authorize any municipality or school system which is a customer of the utility to aggregate up to three of their electric meters to receive the benefit of net metering. For example, a school corporation or a municipal government would be able to have a solar array on a parcel of land and spread the economic benefit of the energy generated among three meters, whether the solar array is on that property or not.

SB249: Net metering for electricity generation (dead)

Authors: Sen. Ron Alting (R), Sen. J.D. Ford (D)

Status: Died in the Senate Utilities Committee

Position: CAC supports this bill

Description: SB249 will extend net metering by two years until 2024 and will increase the amount of net metering capacity that the utilities must allow to interconnect with their system. However, SB249 increases the allowable limit to 5%, rather than the 3% included in HB1394, dramatically increasing the number of Hoosier consumers who will be able to utilize net metering.

SB420: Distributed generation (dead)

Authors: Sen. Shelli Yoder (D)

Status: Died in the Senate Utilities Committee

Position: CAC supports this bill

Description: SB420 takes the most holistic approach of the three bills. The bill proposes to extend net metering by five years until 2027. Like SB249, the bill will increase the amount of net metering capacity from 1.5% to 5%. Additionally, the bill would increase the size of a facility eligible for net metering from 1 megawatt to 5 megawatts. Like HB1394, the bill would authorize meter aggregation. However, SB420 allows any customer, not just municipalities and schools, to aggregate up to five of their electric meters, rather than the three meters included in HB1394. Lastly, SB420 has an eye to the future by requiring the IURC to complete a comprehensive value of solar study to create a new tariff to eventually replace net metering which will ensure Hoosier consumers are fairly compensated for the energy they deliver to the grid.

More Good Bills:

HB1287: Water or wastewater service for underserved areas

Authors: Rep. Jim Pressel (R), Rep. Ethan Manning (R)

Sponsors: Sen. Jon Ford (R), Sen. Eric Koch (R), Sen. Lonnie Randolph (D)

Status: Signed into law by Gov. Holcomb

Position: CAC supports this bill

Votes:

1/26/21: The House Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications Committee amended HB1287 twice by consent, then passed it by a vote of 13-0.
2/2/21: The House passed HB1287 by a vote of 95-0.
3/25/21: The Senate Utilities Committee passed HB1287 by a vote of 11-0.
4/13/21: The Senate amended HB1287 twice by voice vote, then passed it by a vote of 49-0.
4/19/21: The House concurred in Senate amendments by a vote of 78-0.

Description: HB1287 is a continuation of the policy conversation related to ensuring that all Hoosiers have access to clean water and functioning sewers. The bill is designed to make extending water and wastewater service more affordable for unserved or underserved communities by eliminating deposit requirements for customers under certain circumstances.

HB1381: Commercial wind and solar standards and siting

Authors: Rep. Edmond Soliday (R), Rep. Sharon Negele (R), Rep. Justin Moed (D)

Sponsors: Sen. Mark Messmer (R), Sen. Eric Koch (R), Sen. Lonnie Randolph (D), Sen. Timothy Lanane (D), Sen. David Niezgodski (D)

Status: Died in the Senate

Position: CAC supports this bill

Votes:

2/10/21: The House Utilities, Energy, and Telecommunications Committee amended HB1381 by consent, then passed it by a vote of 12-1.
2/16/21: The House passed one amendment by voice vote, failed three amendments by voice vote, and failed one amendment (Saunders) by a vote of 26-68.
2/17/21: The House passed HB1381 by a vote of 58-38.
4/01/21: The Senate Utilities Committee amended HB1381 by consent, then passed it by a vote of 9-2.
4/06/21: The Senate Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee amended HB1381 by consent, then passed it by a vote of 10-3.

Description: HB1381 would have created default standards for the siting of commercial scale solar and wind projects in an effort to expand investments in clean and renewable energy in Indiana. The bill would have voided the ordinances adopted by certain counties which prohibit, or otherwise restrict, the development of renewable energy in Indiana, if those ordinances established siting requirements that were more restrictive than the standards that would have been established in the bill.

HB1449: Broadband development

Authors: Rep. Edmond Soliday (R)

Sponsors: Sen. Eric Koch (R), Sen. Mark Messmer (R), Sen. Andy Zay (R), Sen. Erin Houchin (R), Sen. James Buck (R), Sen. Travis Holdman (R), Sen. Lonnie Randolph (D)

Status: Signed into law by Gov. Holcomb

Position: CAC supports this bill

Votes:

2/15/21: The House Utilities, Energy, and Telecommunications Committee amended HB1449 three times by consent, then passed it by a vote of 11-1.
2/22/21: The House passed HB1449 by a vote of 92-2.
3/11/21: The Senate Utilities Committee amended HB1449 twice by consent, then passed it by a vote of 9-0.
3/23/21: The Senate Appropriations Committee amended HB1449 by consent, then passed it out of committee by a vote of 13-0.
3/30/21: The Senate passed HB1449 by a vote of 50-0.
4/12/21: The House concurred in Senate amendments by a vote of 92-2.

Description: HB1449 established stronger standards for broadband service by increasing the requirements related to the speed of the connection. The bill also prioritized public school corporations, rural health centers, and homes with k-12 students for the purposes of awarding grants from the rural broadband fund. The bill also authorized funds from the rural broadband fund to be used for financial assistance for customers who otherwise would not be able to afford the service.

SB352: Broadband development

Authors: Sen. Erin Houchin (R), Sen. Eric Koch (R), Sen. Chris Garten (R), Sen. Stacey Donato (R), Sen. Jean Leising (R), Sen. Lonnie Randolph (D)

Sponsors: Rep. Ethan Manning (R)

Status: Signed into law by Gov. Holcomb

Position: CAC supports this bill

Votes:

2/11/21: The Senate Utilities Committee amended SB352 twice by consent, then passed it by a vote of 10-0.
2/18/21: The Senate Appropriations Committee amended SB352 by consent, then passed it by a vote of 10-0.
2/23/21: The Senate passed SB352 by a vote of 47-0.
3/29/21: The House Utilities, Energy, and Telecommunications Committee amended SB352 three times by consent, then passed it by a vote of 12-0.
4/05/21: The House passed SB352 by a vote of 93-1.
4/13/21: The Senate concurred in House amendments by a vote of 49-0.

Description: SB352 is designed to bring more transparency to, as well as streamline the application process at the Office of Community and Rural Affairs for providers seeking to provide broadband service to unserved or underserved communities.

SB359: Broadband projects

Authors: Sen. Scott Baldwin (R), Sen. Chris Garten (R), Sen. Eric Koch (R), Sen. Liz Brown (R), Sen. Kyle Walker (R), Sen. Jack Sandlin (R), Sen. Erin Houchin (R), Sen. Eric Bassler (R), Sen. Blake Doriot (R), Sen. Shelli Yoder (D), Sen. Travis Holdman (R), Sen. Jeff Raatz (R), Sen. Timothy Lanane (D), Sen. Mike Gaskill (R), Sen. John Crane (R), Sen. Lonnie Randolph (D)

Sponsors: Rep. Ethan Manning (R), Rep. J.D. Prescott (R)

Status: Signed into law by Gov. Holcomb

Position: CAC supports this bill

Votes:

2/11/21: The Senate Utilities Committee amended SB359 by consent, then passed it by a vote of 10-0.
2/16/21: The Senate Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee amended SB359 by consent, then passed it by a vote of 13-0.
2/22/21: The Senate passed SB359 by a vote of 49-0.
3/29/21: The House Utilities, Energy, and Telecommunications Committee amended SB359 by consent, then passed it by a vote of 12-0.
4/05/21: The House passed SB359 by a vote of 94-1.
4/20/21: The Senate concurred in House amendments by a vote of 45-0.

Description: SB359 required INDOT to create a broadband corridor program, the Dig Once Program, in the continued effort to further enable to deployment of broadband service to unserved and underserved communities.

SB377: Broadband development

Authors: Sen. Andy Zay (R), Sen. Eric Koch (R), Sen. Ed Charbonneau (R), Sen. Scott Baldwin (R), Sen. Brian Buchanan (R), Sen. Aaron Freeman (R), Sen. Chris Garten (R), Sen. Ronald Grooms (R), Sen. Susan Glick (R), Sen. Stacey Donato (R), Sen. Shelli Yoder (D), Sen. Erin Houchin (R), Sen. John Crane (R)

Sponsors: Rep. Edmond Soliday (R), Rep. Sharon Negele (R), Rep. Ethan Manning (R), Rep. Timothy O'Brien (R)

Status: Signed into law by Gov. Holcomb

Position: CAC supports this bill

Votes:

2/11/21: The Senate Utilities Committee amended SB377 by consent, then passed it by a vote of 10-0.
2/18/21: The Senate Appropriations Committee amended SB377 by consent, then passed it by a vote of 11-0.
2/23/21: The Senate passed SB377 by a vote of 47-0.
3/29/21: The House Utilities, Energy, and Telecommunications Committee amended SB377 by consent, then passed it by a vote of 12-0.
4/13/21: The House amended SB377 by voice vote, then passed it by a vote of 89-2.
4/19/21: The Senate concurred in House amendments by a vote of 48-0.

Description: SB377 created the Indiana Broadband Connectivity Program in the continued effort to further enable to deployment of broadband service to unserved and underserved communities. The program established a public portal through which individuals may report that they do not have access to broadband service that meets the minimum requirements related to the speed of the connection. The program would allow broadband providers to bid every 3 months for grants to provide service to those individuals who currently lack an adequate connection.

HB1291: Energy Efficient Building Design Standard (dead)

Authors: Rep. Ryan Dvorak (D)

Status: Died in the House Employment, Labor and Pensions Committee

Position: CAC supports this bill

Description: Requires the fire prevention and building safety commission to adopt, by rule, the most recent edition or the 2013 edition of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers Standard 90.1 for Class 1 structures.

HB1469: Coal combustion residuals (dead)

Authors: Rep. Pat Boy (D)

Status: Died in the House Environmental Affairs Committee

Position: CAC supports this bill

Description: Requires that a public hearing be held on the question of the approval or denial of a closure or postclosure plan for a coal combustion residuals surface impoundment. Provides that the public hearing shall be held at a time that will allow for the greatest participation of the community and at a location nearest to the site of the proposed or existing facility. Establishes requirements for the disposal of coal combustion residuals and the closure of a coal combustion residual surface impoundment. Provides that an owner or operator of a coal combustion residuals surface impoundment must develop a transportation plan for the coal combustion residuals.

HB1487: Utility customer assistance programs (dead)

Authors: Rep. Cherrish Pryor (D)

Status: Died in the House Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications Committee

Position: CAC supports this bill

Description: Amends the statute that authorizes a water or wastewater utility, in the context of a general rate case, to establish a customer assistance program for qualified residential customers, to provide the same authority to energy utilities.

SB367: Disposal of coal combustion residuals (dead)

Authors: Sen. Karen Tallian (D), Sen. Ron Alting (R), Sen. Jon Ford (R), Sen. Shelli Yoder (D)

Status: Died in the Senate Environmental Affairs Committee

Position: CAC supports this bill

Description: Provides that the rules of the environmental rules board may not allow coal combustion residuals produced by the burning of coal to generate electric power (CCR) to be disposed of if, after the disposal:

(1) any of the CCR or any portion of the disposal structure, landfill, or impoundment in which the CCR would be disposed of would be within a 500 year flood zone;
(2) any portion of the CCR would be in contact with ground water during any portion of the year; or
(3) there would be potential for migration of the hazardous constituents of the CCR into the uppermost aquifer.

Prohibits IDEM from approving a plan for closure of a disposal facility for CCR located at the site where the CCR were generated if:

(1) any portion of the disposal structure, landfill, or impoundment at the site is within a 500 year flood zone;
(2) any portion of the CCR disposed of at the site would be in contact with ground water during any portion of the year;
(3) there has been documented migration of the hazardous constituents of the CCR into the uppermost aquifer at the site;
(4) there is potential for migration of the hazardous constituents of the CCR into the uppermost aquifer at the site; or
(5) the impoundment that would be used for disposal of the CCR at the site does not have a liner compliant with federal liner design criteria or is structurally unstable.

Requires the IURC to review an electric utility's plan for closure of its CCR surface impoundment and provides that the IURC must require the utility to provide an assessment of the potential cost of remediating ground water contamination resulting from the surface impoundment. Permits the IURC to allow the utility to recover the costs of closing its surface impoundment if the closure plan is in the public interest and the costs of the plan are not excessive.

Watching:

HB1069: Communications service outages

HB1148: Electric vehicle charging station tax credits

HB1168: Electric vehicles and advanced technology

HB1322: Building and fire safety codes

HB1342: LEED certification of public buildings

HB1348: Assessment of utility grade solar projects

HB1380: Environmental nuisance actions

HB1385: Electric vehicle infrastructure pilot programs

HB1404: Water service disconnections

HB1413: Rural broadband fund

HB1414: Barrett Law assessments for broadband development