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House keeps statewide energy data platform alive after members reject repeal; bill sent to Finance Committee
Summary
Lawmakers voted to advance the committee recommendation on House Bill 7 23, preserving the statewide multi‑use energy data platform mandate and referring it to the Finance Committee after supporters said the platform could unlock consumer savings.
The House on March 6 declined to repeal a six‑year-old mandate to pursue a statewide energy data platform, adopting the committee’s recommendation and sending House Bill 7 23 to the Finance Committee.
Proponents argued the platform — designed to consolidate utility electric and gas usage data into a secure, automated hub — could let consumers, municipalities and private firms analyze energy use and find cost savings. Opponents said the project has been years in the making without final software procurement and urged repeal to avoid continued state expenditures.
Representative Jerick McGee, speaking against…
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