1. (a) As used in this section, "electric utility" refers to an electric utility listed in 170 IAC 4-7-2(a).

2. (b) As used in this section, "interconnection service" refers to a service that is:

   1. (1) established in a standard large generator interconnection agreement, as defined in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's pro forma Large Generator Interconnection Procedures for electric generating facilities having a generating facility capacity of more than twenty (20) megawatts;
   2. (2) provided by an electric transmission provider; and
   3. (3) associated with interconnecting a generating facility with the transmission provider's transmission system and enabling the transmission system to receive electric energy and capacity from the generating facility at the point of interconnection.

3. (c) As used in this section, "surplus interconnection service" means any portion of interconnection service that:

   1. (1) has not been used; and

   2. (2) is not reasonably expected to be needed;

      the use of which would result in the total amount of interconnection service at the point of interconnection remaining the same.

4. (d) As used in this section, "third party facility", with respect to an electric utility, means a generating facility that is not owned or operated by the electric utility or an affiliate of the electric utility.
5. (e) In any integrated resource plan filed with the commission under 170 IAC 4-7 after December 31, 2029, an electric utility must include an analysis of the potential for surplus interconnection service to meet immediate needs for capacity and energy at facilities owned by the electric utility. In performing the analysis required under this subsection, an electric utility shall assess the potential use of surplus interconnection service at utility owned facilities with surplus interconnection service greater than twenty (20) megawatts. In addition, the electric utility may solicit information concerning the potential use of surplus interconnection service at third party facilities, including the willingness of the owners or operators of third party facilities to accommodate surplus interconnection service. The electric utility may include in its integrated resource plan the results of a solicitation made under this subsection to the extent that the electric utility receives information concerning viable opportunities for the use of surplus interconnection service at the third party facilities considered in the solicitation.
6. (f) In an integrated resource plan filed with the commission after December 31, 2029, an electric utility may include, in addition to the information set forth in subsection (e), the proposed use of more than one hundred percent (100%) of the surplus interconnection service at a utility owned facility or a third party facility so as to facilitate the use of the entire interconnection service established for the facility in a standard large generator interconnection agreement, so long as the use of the proposed surplus interconnection service when combined with the existing used capacity does not exceed the total interconnection service established for the facility in the standard large generator interconnection agreement.

As added by P.L.126-2026, SEC.1.