§ 8-1-31-8 — Petition by eligible utility for rate adjustment

Indiana § 8-1-31-8

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 1: UTILITIES GENERALLY
• Ch. 31: Infrastructure Improvement Charges

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (d), an
eligible utility may file with the commission a petition setting forth rate
schedules establishing an amount that will allow the adjustment of the
eligible utility's basic rates and charges to provide for recovery of
infrastructure improvement costs. The adjustment:
(1) shall be calculated as a monthly fixed charge based upon
meter size;
(2) shall not include recovery of any infrastructure improvement
costs recovered by the eligible utility through contributions in aid
of construction (as defined in IC 8-1-2-101.6); and
(3) in the case of a municipally owned utility or a not-for-profit
utility, shall be recovered over a twelve (12) month period,
regardless of the amount of time over which the infrastructure
improvement costs were incurred.
(b) The eligible utility shall serve the office of the utility consumer
counselor a copy of its filing at the time of its filing with the
commission.
(c) Publication of notice of the filing is not required.
(d) An eligible utility may not file a petition under this section in the
same calendar year in which the eligible utility has filed a request for
a general increase in the basic rates and charges of the eligible utility.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.94-2000, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.209-2014, SEC.9; P.L.212-2015, SEC.8; P.L.91-2017, SEC.7; P.L.39-2023, SEC.1.