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Indiana
State Information
CHP
Installations
No
specific study has been conducted to ascertain the number of CHP
installations in Indiana. Any installations known to us are identified
in our searchable
database. The database provides information on the names of the plant owners or operators, plant locations and power generation capacity for each installation. If you are aware of other CHP installation sites within Indiana, please submit the information to us with this user-friendly
input form.
CHP
Market Potential
One DOE
study estimates total CHP market potential in Minnesota to
be between 1,320 to 2,410 MW for the commercial/industrial sector.
This represents 3 to 5% of the projected DOE long-term goal of
47 gigawatts of installed CHP capacity that was developed as part
of the CHP
Roadmap Workshop.
Energy
Pricing
Energy pricing, for both fuel and electricity, can have significant
impacts on the financial viability of CHP. Further discussions
of energy pricing in Indiana is available below
and at the EIA
website. Check with your local energy providers for specific
pricing in your area.
CHP
Partners
No specific study has been conducted to ascertain the companies
in Indiana that are engaged in CHP system applications or have
CHP system capabilities. Some companies known to have CHP system
capabilities are identified in our Contact
database.
Financial
Incentives for CHP Systems
No specific study has been conducted to ascertain if there
are any financial incentives provided in Indiana.
Utility
Contacts
No specific study has been conducted to ascertain the participation
of utilities within Indiana that are engaged in CHP system applications.
Any utilities known to have engaged in CHP applications are identified
in our Contact
database. Some direct links to utilities in Indiana are shown
in the following table.
Summary
and Status of CHP Policy Issues
No
specific study has been conducted to ascertain the status of regulations
and permits within Indiana that pertain to CHP system applications.
The EIA provides a monthly status of electricity
restructuring on a State-by-State basis. They also provide
a status of the deregulation of the natural
gas industry on a State-by-State basis.
Energy
Pricing
Fuel
Pricing
EIA State Data: For a link to the EIA website
that discusses gas prices in Indiana click
here.
(Sources:
Total 2000: Energy Information Administration, Natural Gas
Annual 2000 (November 2001).
Eligibility
and Participation: Utility Regulatory Commission of Indiana
(October 2001).
In
2000, Indiana had 195,005 commercial customers. They consumed
90 billion cubic feet of natural gas. The average prices paid
for natural gas purchased from local distribution companies by
commercial customers was $5.74 per thousand cubic feet, respectively.
The average city gate price in the state was $4.03 per thousand
cubic feet.
Commercial*
Customers Eligible or Participating Retail Choice Programs
(Status as of October 2001)
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Eligible
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Participating
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Total
2000
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Total
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Percent
of 2000 Total
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Total
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Percent
of Eligible
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Percent
of 2000 Total
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195,005
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50,000
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25.6%
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3,784
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7.6%
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1.9%
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Electricity Pricing
In Indiana, the cost of electricity for commercial has shown a slight increase over the last recorded 10 year period (1990-1999) based on information from the EIA's State Energy Price and Expenditure Report 1999. The cost of electricity to the commercial consumer has gone from 6.12 cents/kWh ($1/Mbtu = 0.3413 cents/kWh) in 1990 with a low of 5.92 cents/kWh in 1993 to 6.14 cents/kWh) in 1999.
Source:
State Energy Price and Expenditure Report 1999, Table 97: Commercial
Sector Energy Price and Expenditure Estimates, Selected Years
1970-1999, Indiana
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