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Panel backs bill to require itemized utility bills and consumer education links
Summary
House Bill 158 would require electric, natural gas and water bills to itemize distribution, generation, transmission, supply costs, riders and taxes; consumer groups and free‑market advocates both testified in support and the Ohio Consumers' Council recommended QR codes linking to plain‑language glossaries and assistance information
At a second hearing on House Bill 158, proponents from environmental and consumer groups and from Americans for Prosperity told the House Energy Committee the Consumer Utility Billing Transparency Act would give Ohioans clearer, itemized utility bills and tools to understand charges.
"Utility bills are one of the most direct ways that Ohioans engage with our energy and our water systems," Jesse Velasquez, climate justice manager at the Ohio Environmental Council Action Fund, told the committee, describing the bill as "a common sense solution that empowers Ohioans to…
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