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HB1245 • 2026

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning utilities.

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning utilities.

Energy
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Representative Robin Shackleford
Last action
2026-01-05
Official status
Introduced House Bill (H)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide details on specific topics to be included in the study or mention environmental impacts specifically.

Study on Data Centers' Impact on Electricity Costs

This bill requires the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) to study how new data centers affect electricity costs and rates for all customers.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the IURC to study the impact of new data centers on electricity demand.
  • Evaluates the costs utilities face when meeting this increased demand.
  • Looks at how these changes affect prices that everyone pays for electricity.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Electricity customers across Indiana
  • Energy utility companies

Terms To Know

IURC
Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, which oversees electricity and other utilities in Indiana.
Data centers
Large facilities that house many computer servers used for storing and processing data.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how the study will be funded.
  • It is unclear what actions, if any, will follow after the IURC reports its findings.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-05 House

    Authored by Representative Shackleford

  2. 2026-01-05 House

    First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning utilities.
IURC study of data centers.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning utilities.

IURC study of data centers.

Requires the Indiana utility regulatory commission (IURC) to conduct a study to evaluate the effect of new and additional electricity demand from data centers and large load customers on: (1) the costs incurred by energy utilities to meet that demand; and (2) retail electric rates for all customer classes of energy utilities. Sets forth specific topics that the IURC must evaluate as part of the study. Requires the IURC to include in its 2026 annual report the commission's findings with respect to the topics evaluated in the study.