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Supporters and utilities debate Clean Heat Standard as committee weighs pathways to meet Act on Climate goals
Summary
House Bill 5,167 would direct the EC4 to establish a clean‑heat credit program to drive building electrification and weatherization; advocates argued it targets emissions from delivered fuels and includes equity provisions, while utilities and fuel retailers raised cost and implementation concerns and urged more analysis
Representative Courtvien introduced House Bill 5,167, which would direct the Executive Climate Change Coordinating Council (EC4) to create and implement a clean heat standard requiring heating fuel suppliers to acquire increasing amounts of clean‑heat credits.
Tina Munter of Green Energy Consumers said the policy would work like the state’s renewable energy standard and could accelerate adoption of heat pumps, weatherization and other measures, with an equity…
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