SB 74

                                                             Introduced Version
            SENATE BILL No. 74
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              DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 8-1; IC 34-30-2.1-77.7.
Synopsis: Plug-in home solar units. Provides that electricity generated
by a plug-in home solar unit is exempt from Indiana law regarding
distributed generation. Prohibits an electricity supplier from requiring
a customer to: (1) obtain the electricity supplier's approval before
installing or using; (2) pay any fee or charge related to the customer's
use of; (3) make modifications to; or (4) install additional equipment
as a result of the customer's installation or use of; a plug-in home solar
unit that meets specified requirements. Requires a plug-in home solar
unit to incorporate functionality that, in the event of a power outage,
disconnects the plug-in home solar unit from the electrical system of
the building to which the plug-in home solar unit is connected.
Provides that an electricity supplier is not liable for any injury or
damages caused to a customer by a plug-in home solar unit.
Effective: July 1, 2026.
                            Ford J.D.
   December 8, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Utilities.
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                                                                                       Introduced
            Second Regular Session of the 124th General Assembly (2026)
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                    SENATE BILL No. 74
     A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
 utilities.
     Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1    SECTION 1. IC 8-1-40-3, AS ADDED BY P.L.264-2017,
2 SECTION 6, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
3 JULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 3. (a) As used in this chapter, "distributed
4 generation" means electricity produced by a generator or other device
5 that is:
6(1) located on the customer's premises;
7(2) owned by the customer;
8(3) sized at a nameplate capacity of the lesser of:
9(A) not more than one (1) megawatt; or
10(B) the customer's average annual consumption of electricity
11on the premises; and
12(4) interconnected and operated in parallel with the electricity
13supplier's facilities in accordance with the commission's approved
14interconnection standards.
15    (b) The term does not include electricity produced by the following:
16(1) An electric generator used exclusively for emergency
17purposes.
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1(2) A net metering facility (as defined in 170 IAC 4-4.2-1(k))
2operating under a net metering tariff.
3(3) A plug-in home solar unit (as defined in IC 8-1-46.5-1)
4described in IC 8-1-46.5-2(a).
5    SECTION 2. IC 8-1-46.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
6 AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
7 JULY 1, 2026]:
8    Chapter 46.5. Plug-In Home Solar Units
9    Sec. 1. (a) The definitions in IC 8-1-40 apply throughout this
10 chapter.
11    (b) As used in this chapter, "plug-in home solar unit" means a
12 photovoltaic electricity generation device that:
13(1) has a maximum power output of not more than one
14thousand two hundred (1,200) watts; and
15(2) is designed to be connected to a building's electrical system
16through a standard one hundred twenty (120) volt alternating
17current outlet.
18    Sec. 2. (a) This section applies to a plug-in home solar unit that:
19(1) is certified by Underwriters Laboratories or an equivalent,
20nationally recognized testing laboratory; and
21(2) meets the standards of the National Electrical Code.
22    (b) An electricity supplier may not require a customer to:
23(1) obtain the electricity supplier's approval before installing
24or using;
25(2) pay any fee or charge related to the customer's use of;
26(3) make modifications to; or
27(4) install additional equipment as a result of a customer's
28installation or use of;
29 a plug-in home solar unit described in subsection (a) that is
30 connected to the electrical system of the customer's residence.
31    Sec. 3. A plug-in home solar unit must incorporate functionality
32 that:
33(1) is activated by a loss of electrical power to; and
34(2) when activated, disconnects the plug-in home solar unit
35from;
36 the electrical system of the building to which the plug-in home
37 solar unit is connected.
38    Sec. 4. An electricity supplier is not liable for any injury or
39 damages caused to a customer by a plug-in home solar unit.
40    SECTION 3. IC 34-30-2.1-77.7 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
41 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
42 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 77.7. IC 8-1-46.5-4 (Concerning
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1 plug-in home solar units).
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