Indiana Administrative Code
Title 170 - INDIANA UTILITY REGULATORY COMMISSION
Article 4 - ELECTRIC UTILITIES
Rule 4.3 - Customer-Generator Interconnection Standards
Section 4.3-1 - Definitions
Current through March 20, 2024
Authority: IC 8-1-1-3; IC 8-1-2.4
Affected: IC 8-1-2-1
Sec. 1.
(a) The definitions in this section apply throughout this rule.
(b) "Area network" means a type of electric distribution system served by multiple transformers interconnected in an electrical network circuit that is generally used in large metropolitan areas, which are densely populated, in order to provide high reliability of service.
(c) "Commission" means the Indiana utility regulatory commission.
(d) "Customer-generator facility" means an arrangement of equipment for the production of electricity that is owned and operated by:
(e) "Eligible customer" means any:
(f) "Equipment package" means a group of components connecting an electric generator with an electric distribution system and includes all interface equipment including any of the following:
The term includes an integrated generator or electric source.
(g) "Interconnection" or "interconnected" means the physical, parallel connection of a customer-generator facility with a distribution facility of an investor-owned electric utility.
(h) "Investor-owned electric utility" or "utility" means a public utility, as defined in IC 8-1-2-1:
(i) "Nameplate capacity" means the full-load continuous rating of a generator under specified conditions as designated by the manufacturer.
(j) "Parallel" means the designed operation of the:
where the instantaneous flow of electrical energy may automatically occur in either direction across the interconnection point between the customer-generator facility and the electrical utility's distribution system.
(k) "Spot network" means a type of electric distribution system that uses two (2) or more intertied transformers to supply an electrical network circuit. A spot network is generally used to supply power to a single customer or a small group of customers.
(l) "System emergency" means a condition on a utility's system reasonably likely to result in any of the following: