Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "eligible business" means a business that is an energy utility (as defined in IC 8-1-2.5-2), a joint agency (as defined in IC 8-1-2.2-2), or an owner of a coal gasification facility and that:
(1) proposes to construct or repower a new energy production or generating facility;
(2) proposes to construct or repower a project described in section 2(1) or 2(2) of this chapter;
(3) undertakes a project to develop alternative energy sources, including renewable energy resource projects or coal gasification facilities;
(4) purchases fuels or energy produced by a coal gasification facility or by a nuclear energy production or generating facility; or
(5) proposes to construct or repower a facility described in IC 8-1-37-4(a)(21).