CenterPoint, IEA and IURC request Indiana Supreme Court overturn Indiana Court of Appeals EDG Decision

Posted by Laura Arnold  /   March 15, 2022  /   Posted in Office of Utility Consumer Counselor (OUCC), solar, Uncategorized  /   No Comments

Somewhat as expected, yesterday (3/14/2022) CenterPoint/Vectren filed a petition for transfer with the Indiana Supreme Court to overturn the Indiana Court of Appeals Excess Distributed Generation (EDG) decision and support monthly netting.

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The Indiana Energy Association (IEA) representing Indiana investor owned electric utilities (IOUs) filed an Amicus Curiae or friend of the court legal brief supporting transfer to the Indiana Supreme Court.

Brief of Amicus Curiae Indiana Energy Association in Support of Transfer

The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) also filed a Petition to Transfer to the Indiana Supreme Court.

Petition to Transfer of Appellee Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission

The parties--the Office of Utility Consumer Counselor (OUCC), Indiana Distributed Energy Alliance (IndianaDG), Solarize Indiana, Citizens Action Coalition, Environmental Law & Policy Center (ELPC), Vote Solar and Solar United Neighbors (SUN)--have 20 days to respond to the petitions to transfer.

For more details on the Indiana Court of Appeals decision please see:

BIG WIN! Court of Appeals of Indiana Reverses and Remands IURC order in CenterPoint/Vectren EDG Case

http://www.indianadg.net/big-win-court-of…vectren-edg-case/ ‎

Advocates Celebrate Indiana Court Decision; Decision will restore fairness to the billing method used to compensate rooftop solar owners

 

 

 

IURC Holds Executive Session 2/11/2022 to Discuss Duke Energy Indiana EDG to replace net metering (45508)

Posted by Laura Arnold  /   February 14, 2022  /   Posted in Uncategorized  /   No Comments

IURC Executive Session 2022-02-11

IndianaDG NOTE: It appears that the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) may find itself in a conundrum concerning what action to take on the pending Duke Energy Indiana EDG case to replace net metering in Cause No. 45508. Why? The Indiana Court of Appeals has reversed and remanded the IURC order in the CenterPoint/Vectren EDG case in which the issue of instantaneous netting was overturned. This issue is also part of the Duke EDG case.

The final order in Cause No. 45508 is currently not on a IURC Weekly Conference Agenda this week. See https://www.in.gov/iurc/docketed-cases/find-a-docketed-case/weekly-agendas/ 

IURC Minutes Executive Session

 

BIG WIN! Court of Appeals of Indiana Reverses and Remands IURC order in CenterPoint/Vectren EDG Case

Posted by Laura Arnold  /   January 28, 2022  /   Posted in Office of Utility Consumer Counselor (OUCC), solar  /   No Comments

Clerk of Appellate Courts

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Case Summary

Conclusion

Court of Appeals of Indiana Reverses and Remands IURC order in CenterPoint/Vectren EDG Case

CAUSE NO.: 21A-EX-00821
LOWER COURT CAUSE NO.: 45378IN RE: Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor, et al. v. Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company, et al.

Opinion Issued

You are hereby notified that an order, opinion, or notice has been issued in the above-referenced matter on Friday, January 28, 2022, and can be viewed at the following location:

https://public.courts.in.gov/Appellate/Document?id=7074bf31-3e39-43f0-863d-abd2b930bd36

Transmitted pursuant to the requirements of Indiana Appellate Rule 26.

Clerk of the Indiana Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and Tax Court
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Indianapolis, IN 46204

Indiana DG responds to IURC orders approving instantaneous netting for AES Indiana, Indiana Michigan Power customers

Posted by Laura Arnold  /   January 26, 2022  /   Posted in 2022 Indiana General Assembly, Indiana Michigan Power Company (I&M), Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO), Office of Utility Consumer Counselor (OUCC), solar  /   No Comments

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  January 26, 2022

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Laura Ann Arnold, (317) 635-1701 or (317) 502-5123 (cell), Laura.Arnold@IndianaDG.net

 

Indiana DG responds to IURC orders approving instantaneous netting for AES Indiana, Indiana Michigan Power customers

Netting change runs counter to state law, will cost Hoosier solar customers thousands they never expected to pay

 

INDIANAPOLIS—Laura Ann Arnold, president of the Indiana Distributed Energy Alliance (Indiana DG) today issued a statement in response to orders from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) approving instantaneous or no netting to replace monthly netting for AES Indiana and Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) customers.

 

The state’s monopoly utilities are pushing the regulatory change from monthly netting, which credits Hoosiers at a fair rate, to instantaneous netting, which essentially negates the value of the power homeowners and small businesses send back to the grid. This change is not only unfair, but it runs counter to what lawmakers intended in 2017 when they wrote monthly netting into law.

 

The change means homeowners, churches and small businesses that install solar panels could have to wait an additional decade or more to recoup their investment in energy freedom.

 

"We now have two more examples of monopoly utilities running to unelected regulators to subvert what legislators intended when they wrote monthly netting into law in 2017. Utilities don't want hard-working Hoosiers to be able to access solar energy; they want to keep customers on the hook for their increased rates and fees.

 

“If our state is serious about energy freedom, lawmakers still have a chance to make it clear that they support homeowners and small businesses that want to go solar. Instantaneous netting was never part of the deal, and changing the rules now will cost Hoosiers and our state."

 

Republican lawmakers—State Sen. Liz Brown and State Rep. Alan Morrison—have proposed Senate Bill 248 and House Bill 1304, which would make it clear that solar customers are to be credited monthly. Both bills currently are awaiting a hearing by the Indiana General Assembly.

 

The IURC order in the CenterPoint EDG case is awaiting a decision at the Indiana Court of Appeal and the Office of the Utility Consumer Counselor (OUCC) has notified the Indiana Court of Appeal their intent to appeal the IURC order in the NIPSCO EDG case.

 

Formed in 2012, the Indiana Distributed Energy Alliance promotes renewable energy and distributed generation across the state. Indiana DG works with businesses, individuals, elected officials, local units of government, colleges and universities, labor unions, economic development groups as well as environmental and consumer organizations.

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