This text of Indiana § 8-1-31.7-12 (Eligible utility's petition for adjustment rider; recovery of costs;
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(a)If the commission approves an eligible
utility's plan under section 9 of this chapter, or if commission approval
of the plan is otherwise not required, the eligible utility may file a
petition to establish or adjust an adjustment rider to its rate schedules
under this section so as to allow timely recovery of the eligible utility's
service enhancement improvement costs. The following shall apply:
(1)The adjustment rider shall be calculated as a fixed charge
based upon equivalent meter size.
(2)Publication of notice of the filing is not required.
(b)The adjustment rider shall provide for the timely recovery of
eighty percent (80%) of the service enhancement improvement costs.
The remaining twenty percent (20%) of the service enhancement
improvement costs shall be deferred under secti
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(a) If the commission approves an eligible
utility's plan under section 9 of this chapter, or if commission approval
of the plan is otherwise not required, the eligible utility may file a
petition to establish or adjust an adjustment rider to its rate schedules
under this section so as to allow timely recovery of the eligible utility's
service enhancement improvement costs. The following shall apply:
(1) The adjustment rider shall be calculated as a fixed charge
based upon equivalent meter size.
(2) Publication of notice of the filing is not required.
(b) The adjustment rider shall provide for the timely recovery of
eighty percent (80%) of the service enhancement improvement costs.
The remaining twenty percent (20%) of the service enhancement
improvement costs shall be deferred under section 9(f)(2) of this
chapter.
(c) The commission shall conduct a hearing.
(d) The office of the utility consumer counselor may:
(1) examine information of the eligible utility to confirm:
(A) that the eligible additions are in accordance with sections
2 and 8 of this chapter; and
(B) the proper calculation of the adjustment amount proposed
under this section; and
(2) submit a report to the commission not later than thirty (30)
days after the petition is filed.
(e) Except as provided in subsection (h), the commission shall hold
the hearing and issue its order not later than sixty (60) days after the
petition is filed.
(f) Except as provided in subsection (h), the commission shall enter
an order approving a petition filed under this section to the extent the
commission finds that the petition complies with the requirements of
this chapter.
(g) A petition filed under this section may combine one (1) or more
of the following:
(1) Service enhancement improvement costs associated with one
(1) or more plans approved under section 9 of this chapter.
(2) Service enhancement improvement costs for which approval
of a plan is not required under this chapter.
(h) If a petition filed under this section seeks recovery of service
enhancement improvement costs associated with eligible additions
made in association with service enhancement improvements described
in section 7(2) of this chapter:
(1) the commission shall create a sub-docket to consider the
service enhancement improvement costs if the petition combines
the service enhancement improvement costs with service
enhancement improvement costs associated with approved plans
under section 7(1)(A) or 7(1)(B) of this chapter;
(2) to approve recovery of the service enhancement improvement
costs associated with service enhancement improvements
described in section 7(2) of this chapter, the commission must
find that the service enhancement improvements described in
section 7(2) of this chapter are reasonable and necessary; and
(3) the time period for issuance of an order under subsection (e)
is extended to one hundred twenty (120) days with respect to the
service enhancement improvement costs associated with service
enhancement improvements described in section 7(2) of this
chapter.