Authority: IC 8-1-1-3; IC 8-1-2.6-13

Affected: IC 8-1-2-4

Sec. 18. (a) Each ETC shall do the following:

1. (1) Make reasonable provisions to meet emergencies resulting from commercial electrical failure and sudden, prolonged increases in traffic due to extraordinary circumstances.
2. (2) Instruct employees on procedures to be followed in the event of such emergencies in order to prevent or mitigate interruption or impairment of supported services.

(b) All existing switching offices or functional equivalent shall maintain the following:

1. (1) Switching offices or equivalent with installed emergency power generating equipment will have a minimum of three (3) hours battery capacity.
2. (2) Switching offices or equivalent without installed emergency power generating equipment shall have a minimum battery capacity of five (5) hours. Facilities needed to connect a portable generator shall also be readily available.

(Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission; 170 IAC 7-1.2-18; filed Aug 7, 2002, 10:09 a.m.: 25 IR 4065, eff one hundred eighty (180) days after filing with the secretary of state or January 1, 2003, whichever is later; readopted filed Oct 2, 2009, 11:05 a.m.: 20091028-IR- 170090573RFA; filed Oct 8, 2010, 10:35 a.m.: 20101103-IR-170090478FRA; readopted filed Jul 12, 2016, 10:01 a.m.: 20160810-IR-170160168RFA; readopted filed Jul 12, 2022, 12:18 p.m.: 20220810-IR-170220116RFA)