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Committee approves doubling low-income electric assistance collection; members question cost to ratepayers
Summary
The subcommittee adopted an amendment to House Bill 3792 to increase the minimum collections for low-income electric bill payment assistance from $20 million to $40 million annually, a change that will increase a per-customer surcharge and drew questions about cost burden on ratepayers.
The subcommittee adopted a dash-A5 amendment to House Bill 3792 on June 16, 2025, directing electric utilities to collect a higher minimum for the Low Income Electric Bill Payment Assistance Fund and increasing administrative resources for the Housing and Community Services Department, which runs the program.
Why it matters: the change would increase the amount collected by electric companies for low-income bill payment and crisis assistance from $20 million to $40 million annually. The…
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