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State Planning and Incentive Structures
Lead By Example—Energy Efficiency in Public Facilities
Status: No Activity Identified
Lead By Example—Energy Efficient Appliance and Equipment Purchase Requirements for Public Facilities
Status: No Activity Identified
Lead By Example—Clean Energy Goals for Public Facilities
Status: Proposed
Details: The State's 2006 Strategic Energy Plan "Hoosier Homegrown Energy" recommends that the state commit to purchasing 10% of its electric load for all state government buildings in Marion County from renewable generators in Indiana by 2010 and 25% by 2025.
Lead By Example—Energy Efficiency and Alternative Fuel Goals for Public Fleets
Status: Completed
Details: Executive Order 05-21 (April 20, 2005) requires all state fleet vehicles based in Indianapolis that are capable of running on E-85 to refuel with E-85 at a designated city-state fuel site whenever possible, and establishes goals for the use of alternative transportation by state employees. The State's Strategic Energy Plan calls for the state to replace all fleet vehicles with flexible-fuel units as they are retired, with the goal of the entire fleet becoming flexible-fuel compatible by 2010.
- http://www.in.gov/gov/files/EO_05-21_Greening_the_Govt.pdf
- http://www.in.gov/oed/files/Energy_Strategic_Plan_1-2.pdf
State and Regional Energy Planning
Status: Completed
Details: In August 2006, Governor Daniels released a new energy plan aimed at growing local jobs and income by producing more energy from local natural resources (e.g., coal, biomass) and increasing energy efficiency. The plan has an overarching goal to produce at least 25% of the state's energy consumption from Indiana's own alternative sources by 2025. The governor issued Executive Order 06-14 (2006) forming an Interagency Council on Energy to carry out the strategic plan.
- http://www.in.gov/oed/files/Energy_Strategic_Plan_1-2.pdf
- http://www.eere.energy.gov/states/news_detail.cfm/news_id=10193
Determining the Air Quality Benefits of Clean Energy—Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Set Asides (NOX Budget Trading Program)
Status: Completed
Details: Indiana's set-aside account is 2% of its trading program budget at 1115 tons. Eligible sources in the program include end-use energy efficiency, in-plant energy efficiency, renewable energy, and methane waste gas capture. The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (DEM) will only allocate allowances >1 ton, but sponsors can aggregate programs to reach the 1 ton minimum. Energy savings must occur during the period from May 1 to September 30. DEM also allows program sponsors to apply for allowances annually for a period of five years.
- http://www.epa.gov/air/ozonepollution/SIPToolkit/documents/SIP_Protocol.pdf
- http://www.in.gov/legislative/iac/T03260/A00100.PDF
Determining the Air Quality Benefits of Clean Energy—Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy Set Asides (CAIR Budget Trading Program)
Status: Completed
Details: The one-half percent difference from the CAIR NOx annual FIP is used to provide annual NOx allowances for an energy efficiency and renewable (EE/RE) set-aside consistent with the NOx SIP Call EE/RE program. Indiana's CAIR EE/RE program is intended to provide incentives for EE/RE projects that reduce NOx emissions starting in 2009. Applicants apply for allowances in one year, and the actual transfer of allowances occurs after the year is over, based on the emission reductions actually achieved. Half of any unallocated allowances for a year in the set-aside will be allocated to the CAIR units, and the other half of such unallocated allowances will be retained by Indiana, and transferred to the Indiana Office of Energy and Defense Development, to fund a grant program for smaller scale EE/RE projects. The rule specifies a set-aside of 2% (1,115 tons) for renewable energy generation units, combined heat and power, fuel cells, microturbines, and high efficiency electricity (or steam) generation units, including some coal- and natural gas-fired power plants.
- http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/progsregs/cair/rulemakingactions.html
- http://www.in.gov/legislative/iac/irtoc.htm?lsayear=05&lsadoc=117&view=list&ldn=Y
Energy Efficiency Actions
Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standards
Status: Proposed
Details: The Midwestern Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord commits participating states to an overall 2% reduction in energy use by 2015. Indiana signed the agreement as an observer.
Public Benefit Funds for Energy Efficiency
Status: No Activity Identified
Building Codes for Energy Efficiency—Commercial Programs
Status: Does Not Meet ECPA
Details: Indiana Energy Conservation Code (1992 Model Energy Code with Indiana amendments). State-developed code that does not meet ASHRAE/IESNA 90.1-1989; mandatory statewide.
Building Codes for Energy Efficiency—Residential Programs
Status: Does Not Meet ECPA
Details: 1992 MEC; can use REScheck to show compliance.
State Appliance Efficiency Standards
Status: No Activity Identified
Energy Supply Actions
Renewable Portfolio Standards
Status: Proposed
Details: The Midwestern Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord commits participating states to a region-wide 10% renewable energy standard by 2015. Indiana signed the agreement as an observer.
- http://www.midwesterngovernors.org/Publications/Greenhouse%20gas%20accord_Layout%201.pdf
- http://www.midwesterngovernors.org/Publications/MGA_Platform2WebVersion.pdf
Public Benefit Funds for Clean Energy Supply
Status: No Activity Identified
Output-Based Environmental Regulations
Status: Completed
Details: Indiana has created a set-aside of allowance allocations for energy efficiency and renewable energy in their NOx SIP Call trading program. Indiana allocates 1,103 tons of NOx allowances each year for projects that reduce the consumption of electricity, reduce the consumption of energy other than electricity, or generate electricity using renewable energy. Highly efficient electricity generation projects for the predominant use of a single end user or highly efficient generation projects that replace or displace existing generation equipment are eligible to apply for NOx allowances. Projects can involve combined cycle systems, combined heat and power, microturbines, or fuel cells. Indiana has also established output-based regulations for new units and those that are eligible for the energy efficiency/renewable energy set-aside under CAIR.
Interconnection Standards—Clean Distributed Generation
Status: Completed
Details: On November 22, 2005, the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued a rule concerning customer-generator interconnection standards for facilities. There are three levels of interconnection - level 1 applies to systems up to 10 kW; level 2 applies to systems up to 2 MW; and level 3 applies to systems that do not qualify for level 1 or level 2 interconnection.
Interconnection Standards—Net Metering
Status: Completed
Details: The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) adopted net-metering rules in September 2004, requiring the state's investor-owned utilities (IOUs) to offer net metering to residential customers and K-12 schools. The rules apply to solar, wind, and hydroelectric projects with a maximum capacity of 10 kilowatts (kW).