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

Affected: IC 8-1-8.5

Sec. 2.7. (a) The commission or its staff may host an annual technical conference to facilitate:

1. (1) identifying contemporary issues;
2. (2) identifying best practices to manage contemporary issues; and
3. (3) instituting a standardized IRP format.

(b) The agenda of the technical conference shall be set by the commission staff.

(c) Utilities, the OUCC, and interested parties may request commission staff include specific contemporary issues and presenters.

(d) The director may designate specific contemporary issues for utilities to address in the next IRPs by providing the utilities and interested parties with a list of the contemporary issues to be addressed.

(e) Utilities shall discuss the designated contemporary issues in the next IRP if the contemporary issues were designated by the director at least one (1) year prior to the submittal date of the utility's IRP.

(Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission; 170 IAC 4-7-2.7; 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)