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Lawmakers review H.125: agencies, nonprofits urge focus on forward‑looking indicators and note data gaps
Summary
Public Service Department and Energy Action Network officials told the Natural Resources & Energy Committee that much of H.125's requested information exists but recommended the bill focus on forward‑looking indicators and identify the resources needed to collect them.
The committee heard from the Public Service Department and Energy Action Network on bill H.125, which would require periodic statewide reporting on energy prices, distributed generation, fuel sales and related indicators.
TJ Ford, Director of Regulated Utility Planning at the Public Service Department, told the committee that many of the requested data points already appear in the department's annual energy report, and that duplicative reporting could be a poor use of resources. "The last section of the report, which asked ... for analysis of the data and recommendations ... is really the most valuable piece of this legislation," Ford said, arguing that the state would get the most value from a one‑time analysis that identifies forward‑looking indicators and the resources needed to collect…
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