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Committee hears sponsor testimony on demand-response bill HB427, including consumer protections and PUCO oversight
Summary
Representative Klopfenstein presented sponsor testimony on House Bill 427, which would set guardrails for demand-response programs: voluntary opt-in enrollment, consumer override, PUCO cost-effectiveness review, and a three-year PUCO report. The committee adopted the sponsor's amendment and held a detailed Q&A on enrollment, smart meters, program
Representative Klopfenstein offered sponsor testimony on House Bill 427, a bill to formalize guardrails for demand-response programs in Ohio, and the committee agreed to the sponsor's amendment by unanimous consent.
"I want to emphasize these programs are completely voluntary," Representative Klopfenstein told the House Energy Committee during sponsor testimony.
Klopfenstein said HB427 does not create demand-response programs but would: require voluntary opt-in enrollment; give customers the right to override events; require PUCO approval of programs for cost-effectiveness; and require PUCO to report back to the legislature after three years with recommendations to improve customer benefits. The bill would also allow utilities and competitive…
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