Sec. 7. The certification requirements of this chapter do not apply to a person that:

(1) constructs an electric generating facility primarily for that person's own use and not for the primary purpose of producing electricity, heat, or steam for sale to or for the public for compensation;

(2) constructs an alternate energy production facility, cogeneration facility, or a small hydro facility that complies with the limitations set forth in IC 8-1-2.4-5;

(3) is a municipal utility, including a joint agency created under IC 8-1-2.2-8, and installs an electric generating facility that has a capacity of ten thousand (10,000) kilowatts or less; or

(4) is a public utility and:

(A) installs a clean energy project described in IC 8-1-8.8-2(2) that is approved by the commission and that:

(i) uses a clean energy resource described in IC 8-1-37-4(a)(1), IC 8-1-37-4(a)(2), or IC 8-1-37-4(a)(5); and

(ii) has a nameplate capacity of not more than fifty thousand (50,000) kilowatts; and

(B) uses a contractor that:

(i) is subject to Indiana unemployment taxes; and

(ii) is selected by the public utility through bids solicited in a competitive procurement process;

in the engineering, procurement, or construction of the project.

However, a person described in this section shall, nevertheless, be required to report to the commission the proposed construction of such a facility before beginning construction of the facility.

As added by P.L.43-1983, SEC.12. Amended by P.L.168-2013, SEC.2; P.L.264-2017, SEC.5.