Indiana Senate Bill 422

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-30 - Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]

Advanced transmission technologies. Defines "advanced transmission technologies" as software or hardware technologies that increase the capacity, efficiency, reliability, or safety of an existing or new electric transmission facility. Provides that in any integrated resource plan (IRP) filed with the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) after December 31, 2025, an electric utility that owns or operates a transmission or distribution system must include a description of the potential use of, or investment in, one or more advanced transmission technologies to enable the electric utility to safely, reliably, efficiently, and cost effectively meet electric system demand. Provides that in any IRP filed with the IURC after December 31, 2029, an electric utility that owns or operates a transmission or distribution system must include a description of the electric utility's transmission and distribution systems, as specified by the IURC. Requires the IURC to conduct a study to evaluate the potential use or deployment of advanced transmission technologies by public utilities. Sets forth specific topics that the IURC must evaluate as part of the study. Requires the IURC to include in its 2026 annual report the commission's findings with respect to the topics evaluated in the study. Provides that advanced transmission technologies qualify as eligible transmission, distribution, and storage system improvements for purposes of the statute that authorizes a public utility to recover eligible costs incurred in connection with investments made in such improvements.

Advanced transmission technologies.

Sen. Eric Koch [R]

Sen. Daryl Schmitt [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-30	Senate	Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
2025-01-28	Senate	Senator Schmitt added as coauthor
2025-01-13	Senate	First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities
2025-01-13	Senate	Authored by Senator Koch

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2025/bills/senate/422/details
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0422/SB0422.01.INTR.pdf
Text	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0422/SB0422.02.COMS.pdf
Amendment	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0422/committee-amendments/amendments/SB0422.01.INTR.AMS01.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0422/fiscal-notes/SB0422.01.INTR.FN001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0422/votesheets/SB0422.01.INTR.02.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0422/committee-reports/SB0422.01.INTR.CRS001.pdf
Supplement	https://iga.in.gov/pdf-documents/124/2025/senate/bills/SB0422/fiscal-notes/SB0422.02.COMS.FN001.pdf