Panel approves bill to make customer bill‑impact analyses public amid confidentiality concerns
SB2497 would require electric utilities to publish accessible customer bill impact analyses; the PUC and utilities warned about revealing confidential assumptions that could harm competitive bidding while legislators pressed for a 'black box' to be opened and for explanations on disapproved projects.
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The committees recommended passing SB2497, a bill requiring utilities to provide transparent, public customer bill impact analyses in a format usable by ratepayers. Lawmakers framed the measure as an attempt to remove a perceived "black box" around how rate and procurement decisions translate into household bills.
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