§ 8-1-8.7-4 — Hearings and requisite findings; estimated costs; use of Indiana coal

Indiana § 8-1-8.7-4

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Art. 1: UTILITIES GENERALLY
• Ch. 8.7: Clean Coal Technology

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(a) As a condition for receiving the certificate
required under section 3 of this chapter, an applicant must file an
estimate of the cost of constructing, implementing, and using clean coal
technology and supportive technical information in as much detail as
the commission requires.
(b) The commission shall hold a public hearing on each application.
A certificate shall be granted only if the commission has:
(1) made a finding that the public convenience and necessity will
be served by the construction, implementation, and use of clean
coal technology;
(2) approved the estimated costs;
(3) made a finding that the facility where the clean coal
technology is employed:
(A) utilizes and will continue to utilize Indiana coal as its
primary fuel source; or
(B) is justified, because of economic considerations or
governmental requirements, in utilizing non-Indiana coal;
after the technology is in place; and
(4) made a finding on each of the factors described in section 3(b)
of this chapter, including the dispatching priority of the facility to
the utility.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.105-1989, SEC.4.