Committee hears bid-threshold changes for consumer-owned utilities to speed clean-energy projects
A substitute bill would raise procurement thresholds and allow narrow noncompetitive waivers to speed long-lead clean-energy and grid projects for public utility districts; utilities, labor and county and industry groups testified in support while committee members pressed for guardrails to prevent favoritism.
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A state Senate committee on Tuesday heard substitute Senate Bill 6,076, which would raise procurement and self-performance thresholds for public utility districts (PUDs) and create a narrow waiver process intended to accelerate construction of generation, transmission and distribution projects.
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