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Board briefed on 2025 Indiana legislation and executive orders affecting water and energy projects
Summary
Citizens Energy's government affairs director briefed the board on several bills from the 2025 Indiana legislative session and two executive orders from Governor Braun that could affect large regional water transfers, groundwater emergency authority, cybersecurity and incentives for generation serving large industrial projects.
Bridget O'Connor, Director of Government Affairs and Regulatory Policy for Citizens Energy Group, briefed the board May 28 on legislation passed in the 2025 Indiana General Assembly and on two executive orders from Governor Eric J. Holcomb (referred to in the meeting as Governor Braun in the transcript) that address statewide water and energy planning.
Why it matters: Several of the session's actions create new review processes, reporting requirements or protections that affect how utilities plan large water transfers, manage groundwater concerns, and participate in electricity and natural-gas planning tied to major industrial projects.
Key items summarized by O'Connor
- Senate Bill 4 (as discussed in the briefing): Creates a process modeled on public-utility certificate proceedings requiring a utility to seek a certificate of public convenience and necessity (CPCN) from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) before piping water more than 30 miles from its source at a…
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