Authority: IC 8-1-1-3; IC 8-1-8.5-3

Affected: IC 5-14-3; IC 8-1-1-8; IC 8-1-8.5; IC 8-1.5

Sec. 2.2. (a) A customer or interested party may comment on an IRP submitted to the commission. A comment must:

1. (1) be in writing;
2. (2) be received by the commission within ninety (90) days from the date a utility submits its IRP to the commission;
3. (3) be electronically submitted to the director unless otherwise agreed by the director;
4. (4) clearly identify the utility upon which written comments are submitted; and
5. (5) be provided to the utility using the utility contact information provided in the IRP.

(b) The director shall issue a draft report on the IRP no later than one hundred fifty (150) days from the date a utility submits its IRP to the commission.

(c) Supplemental or response comments may be submitted by:

1. (1) the utility;
2. (2) a customer; or
3. (3) an interested party.

(d) Supplemental or response comments must be:

1. (1) in writing;
2. (2) received by the commission within thirty (30) days from the date the director issues the draft report;
3. (3) electronically submitted to the director or submitted through an electronic filing system if requested by the director; and

4. (4) provided to:

   1. (A) the utility;
   2. (B) each customer or interested party that submitted written comments; and
   3. (C) the OUCC.

(e) The director may allow additional written comment periods or extend the submission deadline for written comments or supplemental or response comments by notifying the utility and posting notice on the commission's website.

(f) The director shall issue a final report on the IRP within thirty (30) days following the deadline for supplemental or response comments.

(g) The draft report and the final report shall:

1. (1) be limited to commenting on the IRP's compliance with the requirements of this rule;
2. (2) list the areas where the director believes the IRP fails to comply with the requirements of this rule; and

3. (3) not comment on:

   1. (A) the desirability of the utility's preferred resource portfolio; or
   2. (B) a proposed resource action in the IRP.

(h) The director may extend the deadlines for issuance of the draft report and the final report by notifying the utility and posting notice on the commission's website.

(i) Failure by the director to issue a draft or final report by the applicable deadline shall result in a presumption that the IRP complies with this rule.

(j) Subject to a determination by the commission under section 2.1 of this rule, the commission shall make publicly available on the commission's website or other electronic document system the following:

1. (1) The utilities' IRPs.
2. (2) Updates to the utilities' IRPs under section 10 of this rule.
3. (3) Written comments.
4. (4) Supplementary and responsive comments.
5. (5) The director's draft report.
6. (6) The director's final report.

(Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission; 170 IAC 4-7-2.2; filed Dec 5, 2018, 11:49 a.m.: 20190102-IR-170180127FRA; readopted filed Apr 11, 2019, 9:04 a.m.: 20190508-IR-170190136RFA; readopted filed Sep 12, 2025, 11:43 a.m.: 20251001-IR-170240381RFA)