Indiana Administrative Code
Title 170 - INDIANA UTILITY REGULATORY COMMISSION
Article 6 - WATER UTILITIES
Rule 1.1 - Distribution System Improvement Charges (DSIC)
Section 1.1-1 - Definitions
Current through March 20, 2024
Authority: IC 8-1-1-3; IC 8-1-31-17
Affected: IC 8-1-2; IC 8-1.5-3-8
Sec. 1.
(a) The definitions in this section apply throughout this rule.
(b) "Commission" means the Indiana utility regulatory commission.
(c) "Distribution system" means:
(d) "Distribution system improvement charges" or "DSIC" means a distribution system improvement charge approved under IC 8-1-31.
(e) "DSIC costs" means depreciation expenses and the pretax return associated with eligible distribution system improvements.
(f) "DSIC revenues" means utility revenues produced through a DSIC exclusive of revenues from all other rates and charges.
(g) "Eligible distribution system improvements" means new used and useful water utility plant projects that:
(h) "Utility" means every public or municipally-owned utility.
(i) "Public utility" means every:
(j) "Municipally-owned utility" includes every utility owned or operated by a municipality.
(k) "Pretax return" means the following: