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Committee advances HB 549 to require annual reporting on utility rebate programs
Summary
The committee adopted Sub 1 and Amendment 1 and forwarded HB 549, directing utilities to report annual energy-rebate program metrics to the Office of Energy Development so the state can better include demand-side measures in energy planning. The sponsor and utilities said reporting will be provided within existing processes and reduced the bill's fiscal note.
The House Public Utilities and Energy Committee favorably advanced HB 549 after adopting Sub 1 and a subsequent amendment, sending the transparency-focused energy-efficiency bill to the House floor.
Representative Shellenberger said the bill asks investor-owned utilities that administer rebate programs to provide OED with annual reporting on customer…
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