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Committee adopts amendment protecting residential default‑service customers; HB 17‑33 passes as amended
Summary
The committee adopted amendment 0752H to HB 17‑33 to limit default-service procurement for residential and small commercial customers to fixed‑price contracts where possible and to prohibit recovery of reconciliation through non‑bypassable charges; the amended bill passed 18–0 and will go to the consent calendar.
The Science, Technology and Energy Committee on Feb. 17 adopted amendment 0752H to House Bill 17‑33 and then voted 18–0 to report the bill 'ought to pass as amended.' The amendment was presented by Representative Harrington as a consumer‑protection measure to limit ratepayer exposure to volatile wholesale markets.
Under the adopted language, default service procurement for residential and small commercial customers should rely, to the greatest extent…
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