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Sponsor asks to add Office of Consumer Advocate role in site evaluation committee proceedings; utilities oppose, consumer advocate seeks limited inclusion
Summary
Senate Bill 237 would add the Office of the Consumer Advocate to the list of entities whose interests may be considered material for Site Evaluation Committee (SEC) proceedings; the OCA said it brings rate‑impact expertise, while utilities warned against duplication with counsel for the public.
Senate Bill 237, introduced by Senator David Waters at the request of the Office of the Consumer Advocate (OCA), would add language to the Site Evaluation Committee (SEC) statute to ensure the OCA can participate in SEC dockets that raise material interests related to consumers and rates.
OCA Chief Donald Kreece testified in support and said his office requested the change after being excluded from an active SEC proceeding for a large transmission refurbishment project (the X178 project). Kreece said the OCA brings expertise on rate and cost impacts and that the office could support the SEC’s public‑interest analysis rather than merely oppose projects. "We are not obstructionists," Kreece told…
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