Section 8-1-8.5-1 - Definitions(a) Except as provided in subsection (c), as used in this chapter, "public utility" means a: (1) public, municipally owned, or cooperatively owned utility; or(2) joint agency created under IC 8-1-2.2.(b) As used in this chapter, "public utility service" means the service rendered by a public utility.(c) As used in section 13 of this chapter, "public utility" means only those utilities listed in 170 IAC 4-7-2(a) and their successors in interest.Amended by P.L. 60-2021,SEC. 1, eff. 7/1/2021.As added by P.L. 43-1983, SEC.12. Amended by P.L. 23-1988, SEC.40; P.L. 54-1992, SEC.4.