§ 8-1-42-13 — Underground cables; aboveground infrastructure; depth of buried cables; cables and lines outside of project site

Indiana § 8-1-42-13

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 1: UTILITIES GENERALLY
• Ch. 42: Default Standards for Commercial Solar Energy

Text

Except as otherwise allowed by IC 36-7-4-1109, if a project owner installs a CSE system in a unit, all
cables of up to thirty-four and one-half (34.5) kilovolts that are located
between inverter locations and project substations shall be located and
maintained underground, as feasible. Other solar infrastructure, such
as module-to-module collection cables, transmission lines, substations,
junction boxes, and other typical aboveground infrastructure may be
located and maintained above ground. Buried cables shall be at a depth
of at least thirty-six (36) inches below grade or, if necessitated by
onsite conditions, at a greater depth. Cables and lines located outside
of the CSE system project site may:
(1) be located above ground; or
(2) in the case of cables or lines of up to thirty-four and one-half
(34.5) kilovolts, be buried underground at:
(A) a depth of at least forty-eight (48) inches below grade, so as
to not interfere with drainage tile or ditch repairs; or
(B) another depth, as necessitated by conditions;
as determined in consultation with the landowner.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.90-2022, SEC.2.