About the Study
Senate Enrolled Act (SEA) 422 from the 2025 legislative session requires the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission to conduct a study on advanced transmission technologies (“ATTs”). See Indiana Code section 8-1-8.5-14.
The Commission has entered into a contract with Electric Power Engineer, LLC (“EPE”) who will be drafting the study report.
Stakeholder Surveys
The Commission requested responses to questions from electric utilities and comments from stakeholders:
- IURC Request to Indiana Electric Utilities | Word
- IURC Request for Stakeholder Comments | Word
- IURC Request for RTO Comments | Word
Responses to the EPE questions and/or first round of comments were due no later than June 3, 2026, to URCComments@urc.in.gov.
Comments Received
The Commission received the following comments:
- Duke Energy Indiana - Electric Utility | PDF
- Hoosier Energy | PDF
- Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) | PDF
- Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) | PDF
- Wabash Valley Power Association (WVPA) | PDF
- ACORE | PDF
- Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana (CAC), Environmental Law & Policy Center (ELPC), Solar United Neighbors (SUN), & Vote Solar | PDF
- Duke Energy Indiana - Stakeholder | PDF
- Pew Charitable Trusts | PDF
- WATT Coalition & AMP Coalition | PDF
- PJM Interconnection | PDF
Contact
If you have questions about the Advanced Transmission Technologies Study, please contact the Commission’s General Counsel’s office at 317-232-2701.