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Bend staff to study electrification fee, seek consultant and convene joint committee for policy design
Summary
City staff detailed a multi-month plan to develop a 'fee on natural gas appliances' and an incentive package, including procuring a consultant, working with a joint advisory committee and returning with a scoping recommendation to council in October.
City staff outlined a multi-step process to develop an electrification fee and related incentives after council direction earlier this year, staff said at the committee meeting.
Cassie (city staff member) summarized the background: the committee previously recommended prioritizing restrictions on natural gas in new construction and air-quality (NOx) regulation, but council directed staff to pursue an incentive/disincentive package and gave staff direction to advance a fee-based approach. "The council agreed with that ECC recommendation, and that's the direction that they gave us," Cassie said. Staff is now scoping a fee on natural gas appliances that could generate revenue to fund incentives for electrification.
Staff described next steps and timing: they have issued a request for proposals to hire a technical consultant to support fee design and analysis; Cassie will present preliminary findings and scoping…
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