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Bill to permit off-grid electricity providers draws mixed reactions; utilities seek limits on interconnection and safety
Summary
House Bill 672 would create a statutory category for off-grid electricity suppliers that sell power to customers not connected to the transmission/distribution grid; utilities urged amendments to prohibit interconnection for backup and to require adherence to safety/roadway standards.
Senators heard testimony on House Bill 672, a bill the sponsor said would enable ‘‘off-grid electricity providers’’ to build generation facilities that supply electricity to customers not connected to the regulated transmission and distribution system. Sponsors and proponents framed the change as an innovation and economic-development tool to attract large, high-demand businesses such as data centers, and said the facilities would not impose costs on ratepayers.
Representative Doug Thomas (introducing the bill on behalf of the House sponsor) said HB 672 passed the House with bipartisan support and would exempt such off-grid suppliers from public-utility regulation because they would not be a public utility if…
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