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Lawmakers and advocates spar over removing EV and heat-pump subsidies; OCC urges caution
Summary
The Office of Consumer Counsel, consumer groups and several legislators urged caution about rollbacks in Senate Bill 1353, which would remove or prohibit certain incentives for electric vehicles, heat pumps and charger programs; proponents of subsidies argued they increase consumer choice and lower long-term costs while critics called for targete
A wide-ranging policy debate over state incentives for electric vehicles and heat pumps continued before the Energy & Technology Committee, with consumer advocates urging caution about eliminating subsidy programs and some legislators pushing to target incentives at lower-income households.
What was before the committee: Senate Bill 1353 would roll back or bar several state programs used to support EV adoption, EV charging infrastructure and some heat-pump incentives. Testimony and filings showed a split: DEEP and many environmental and clean-energy advocates oppose SB 1353 and support…
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