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Panel hears HB 670 to send unused residential solar credits to low‑income energy assistance
Summary
Rep. Jill Konower said HB 670 would require utilities to direct unused residential kilowatt‑hour credits into the Universal System Benefits program and specifically to the Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP). Supporters called it a modest, targeted way to help households; informational witnesses described how USB funds are currently allocated and asked for a fiscal breakdown. The committee later took procedural action to table the bill.
Representative Jill Konower introduced House Bill 670 to direct unused residential solar kilowatt‑hour credits into the state’s Low Income Energy Assistance Program, saying the change would funnel otherwise forfeited credits to households that need help paying energy bills. “This ability for us as residential customers to have our unused credits funneled into a program that will help our friends and neighbors is a big…
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