Indiana § 8-1-37-10 - Adoption of rules establishing program

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§ 8-1-37-10. Adoption of rules establishing program

Sec. 10. (a) Subject to subsection (d), the commission shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish the Indiana voluntary clean energy portfolio standard program. The program established under this section must be a voluntary program that provides incentives to participating electricity suppliers that undertake to supply specified percentages of the total electricity supplied to their Indiana retail electric customers from clean energy.

(b) The rules adopted by the commission under this section to establish the program must:

(1) incorporate:

(A) the CPS goals set forth in section 12(a) of this chapter;

(B) methods for measuring and evaluating a participating electricity supplier's compliance with the CPS goals set forth in section 12(a) of this chapter; and

(C) the financial incentives and periodic rate adjustment mechanisms set forth in section 13 of this chapter;

(2) require the commission to determine, before approving an application under section 11 of this chapter, that the approval of the application will not result in an increase to the retail rates and charges of the electricity supplier above what could reasonably be expected if the application were not approved;

(3) take effect not later than January 1, 2012; and

(4) be consistent with this chapter.

(c) Upon the effective date of the rules adopted by the commission under this section, an electricity supplier may apply to the commission under section 11 of this chapter for approval to participate in the program.

(d) The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to adopt the rules required by this section.

As added by P.L.150-2011, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.71-2022, SEC.9; P.L.93-2024, SEC.71.

Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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