Authority: IC 8-1-1-3; IC 8-1-8.5-10

Affected: IC 8-1-8.5

Sec. 8. Contemporaneously with the commission's approval of a utility's petition under this rule, the commission shall, under 16 U.S.C. 2621(c)(3)(A) and 16 U.S.C. 2621(c)(3)(B) effective October 23, 1992, do the following:

1. (1) Consider the impact that implementation of the proposed energy efficiency or demand response program would have on small business.
2. (2) If necessary, implement a revision to the proposed energy efficiency program or demand response program to ensure that utility actions would not provide the utility with an unfair competitive advantage over small business.

(Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission; 170 IAC 4-8-8; filed Aug 31, 1995, 10:00 a.m.: 19 IR 29; readopted filed Jul 11, 2001, 4:30 p.m.: 24 IR 4233; readopted filed Apr 24, 2007, 8:21 a.m.: 20070509-IR-170070147RFA; readopted filed Aug 2, 2013, 2:16 p.m.: 20130828-IR-170130227RFA; 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)