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Committee advances modest shift to efficiency priorities; debate over heating‑fuel seller registry timing
Summary
Witnesses supported S.65’s modest mission change for efficiency programs and the creation of a heating-fuel seller registry; committee staff and stakeholders debated delaying the registry start to 2027 and whether the Public Service Department or Public Utility Commission should maintain it.
Energy‑efficiency advocates told the Natural Resources & Energy Committee on March 14 that S.65 would slightly shift the state’s efficiency priorities to emphasize greenhouse‑gas reductions while continuing to deliver customer savings and weatherization assistance.
Peter Wach, speaking for efficiency interests, said the bill would "reaffirm your founding direction and reflect changing the energy policy landscape," and described the change as a modest tweak that would prioritize both affordability and climate action.
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