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Committee approves bill labeling natural gas and propane ‘clean’ for incentives amid divided testimony, 10-3
Summary
The committee passed Senate Bill 178 to add natural gas and propane to the state's list of "clean/green" energy resources, drawing opposition from environmental groups and support from industry; vote was 10-3.
The Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications Committee voted 10-3 to advance Senate Bill 178, which would classify natural gas and propane as part of the state's definition of clean or green energy for the purpose of eligibility for state and federal clean-energy incentives.
Representative Miller, who presented the bill, said the measure "reclassifies two things" so that natural gas and propane "become part of Indiana's...definition of clean energy." Miller framed the change as an "all-of-the-above" energy approach that preserves consumer fuel choice.
Witnesses and committee members sharply…
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