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Witnesses tell committee Senate Bill 151 would let companies buy carbon offsets bundled with natural gas
Summary
At a second hearing on Senate Bill 151, industry witnesses told the Senate Public Utilities Committee the voluntary program would let commercial and industrial customers buy verified carbon offsets together with natural gas and require third‑party verification and PUCO oversight for complaints.
Senate Public Utilities Committee members heard testimony supporting Senate Bill 151, a proposal to let natural‑gas suppliers voluntarily offer customers the option to buy carbon offsets bundled with their gas service.
Proponents said the program would be voluntary for customers and suppliers and include third‑party verification and PUCO oversight to prevent double‑counting. "The program is completely voluntary and it does not ship cost to anyone but the company who chooses to operate the program," said Melville Nickerson, director of government affairs for NRG Central Region, during a second hearing on the bill.
The bill would let alternative natural gas suppliers offer offsets alongside gas sales and…
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