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Senate asks Public Service Commission for rapid analysis and recommended language on SB 307, sets Monday deadline
Summary
Senators voted to request that the Arkansas Public Service Commission analyze provisions of SB 307 and recommend drafting language, with a March 10, 2025, 9 a.m. deadline and a request that Chairman Webb insulate the process from outside influence.
The Arkansas Senate on the floor on March 6 voted to ask the Arkansas Public Service Commission to analyze SB 307 and to recommend statutory language clarifying how the bill would treat certain utility investments, with the Senate setting a delivery deadline of 9 a.m. Monday, March 10, 2025.
Senator Sarah Hickey, who offered the motion, told colleagues the commission should recommend ways “to best allow the CWIP, which will provide adequate protection to ratepayers while also providing the expediency to maintain and efficiently expand our energy generation.” She also asked that Chairman Webb establish an environment free from outside influence while preparing the commission’s analysis and recommendations.
The motion asked the PSC…
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