Section 170IAC1-6-2. Definitions

   The following definitions apply throughout this rule:

(1) "Clean energy" has the meaning set forth in 170 IAC 17.1-2-5.

(2) "Clean energy credit" has the meaning set forth in IC 8-1-37-3.

(3) "Clean energy resource" has the meaning set forth in IC 8-1-37-4(a).

(4) "Commission" means the Indiana utility regulatory commission.

(5) "Commission division" means the technical division of the commission for the industry to which the utility making the filing under this rule belongs.

(6) "Conference" means the official regularly scheduled meeting of the commission at which orders and utility articles are presented for approval.

(7) "Customer" means any:

(A) person;

(B) firm;

(C) corporation;

(D) municipality;

(E) government agency; or

(F) other entity;

that has agreed, orally or otherwise, to pay for service received from a utility.

(8) "Filing date" means the date a filing under this rule is received and file stamped by the secretary of the commission.

(9) "New rate" means a rate or charge for utility service not currently encompassed by the utility's tariffs.

(10) "Noncontroversial filing" means any filing regarding which no person or entity has filed an objection as provided under section 7 of this rule.

(11) "Nonrecurring charge" means a charge to a utility customer for costs incurred by the utility outside the context of month-to-month service, which shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(A) Customer deposits.

(B) Customer checks returned to the utility due to insufficient funds.

(C) Connect fees.

(D) Reconnect fees.

(E) Tap fees.

(12) "OUCC" means the Indiana office of utility consumer counselor.

(13) "Rate" means base rates and charges incident to the provision of usual and customary utility service on a month-to-month basis.

(14) "System development charge" or "SDC" means a one (1) time fee assessed to new customers of water or sewer utilities to help finance development of utility systems, mainly those dealing with facilities for production, treatment, or storage necessary to serve those new customers. The term includes the following:

(A) Impact fee.

(B) Availability fee.

(C) Capacity fee.

(15) "Utility", only for the purposes of this rule, includes a clean energy resource that:

(A) produces thermal energy; and

(B) is seeking approval of an alternative equation to determine the number of clean energy credits earned for the useful thermal energy produced.

(16) "Utility articles" means the summary of filings under this rule and the recommendations of the commission division, which are presented to the commission at conference.

(Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission; 170 IAC 1-6-2; filed Nov 25, 2008, 1:18 p.m.: 20081217-IR-170070829FRA; filed Jul 9, 2012, 3:01 p.m.: 20120808-IR-170120097FRA; readopted filed Jul 29, 2014, 8:39 a.m.: 20140827-IR-170140181RFA)