Midwest

Indiana

Indiana has reduced emissions by 18% from 1990 to 2021, with major emissions reductions from the electricity and industrial sectors. However, it still ranks 8th in the country for total emissions and 11th for energy use per capita, partly due to energy-intensive industries, including the manufacturing of 90% of all recreational vehicles sold in the nation. As both a top coal producer and consumer, the overwhelming majority of in-state electricity generation comes from natural gas and coal, supplemented further by coal imported from West Virginia, Kentucky, Illinois, and Wyoming.

Governor

Eric Holcomb (Republican)

House Party

Republican Supermajority

Senate Party

Republican Supermajority

Legislative session

1/8/24 - 3/8/24

Key Offices & Links

5

Policies Enacted or In Progress

across 2 policy areas

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57

Policy Opportunities

across 7 policy areas

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Midwest

12 states

This map shows the occurrence of climate policies passed at the state-level. Higher numbers represent more climate policies enacted.

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Progress by Policy Area

Enacted
In-progress
Partially Enacted
Not Enacted

Glossary of Terms

Status	Policy	Policy Area	Policy Category	YR Enacted
Enacted	Residential Energy Codes Empty column The statewide energy code for residential construction is 2018 IECC. Establishing Policies Indiana State Energy Code (2019)	Buildings and Efficiency	Building Codes	2019
Enacted	Commercial Energy Codes Empty column The statewide energy code for commercial building construction is ASHRAE 90.1 2007. Establishing Policies Indiana Energy Conservation Codes (2009)	Buildings and Efficiency	Building Codes	2009
Not Enacted	Stretch Building Energy Codes Empty column Stretch building energy codes are an optional, more stringent building code established by the state that local jurisdictions can adopt to require that newly constructed buildings are more efficient than the baseline state codes.	Buildings and Efficiency	Building Codes
Not Enacted	Appliance Standards Empty column Appliance standards set minimum energy and water conservation requirements for appliances and equipment.	Buildings and Efficiency	Building Standards
Not Enacted	Building Performance Standards Empty column Building performance standards establish energy and/or greenhouse gas performance targets for existing buildings in a state. These targets increase in stringency over time, leading to efficiency improvements in buildings to conserve energy and reduce emissions.	Buildings and Efficiency	Building Standards
Not Enacted	Clean Heat Standards Empty column Clean heat standards establish a performance standard requiring heat providers to deliver a gradually-increasing percentage of low-emission heating services to customers.	Buildings and Efficiency	Building Standards
Not Enacted	Energy Efficiency Resource Standards (EERS) Empty column Energy efficiency resource standards (EERS) establish targets and deadlines for utilities to reduce electricity demand through efficiency or "demand side" programs.	Buildings and Efficiency	Building Efficiency
Not Enacted	Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Empty column Property assessed clean energy (PACE) allows residential and/or commercial property owners to finance efficiency upgrades with loans tied to the property.	Buildings and Efficiency	Building Efficiency
Partially Enacted	Weatherization Funding Empty column The State Policy Opportunity Tracker (SPOT) breaks clean energy policies down into “components”, which are binary questions to evaluate policy quality. Higher quality policies have more of their SPOT components fulfilled. Establishing Policies SPOT - Weatherization Funding in Indiana Policy Components not-enacted enacted not-enacted enacted 2/4	Buildings and Efficiency	Building Efficiency
Not Enacted	All-Electric Buildings Empty column All-electric buildings policies require new buildings to be constructed with all-electric heating, cooling, and cooking systems to transition away from fossil-fuel use in buildings.	Buildings and Efficiency	Building Electrification

Indiana

Key Offices & Links

5

57

Midwest

Progress by Policy Area

Climate Governance and Equity

Cross-Sector

Electricity

Buildings and Efficiency

Transportation

Industry, Materials, and Waste Management

Natural and Working Lands

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Projections in Indiana