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Rep. Thomas Oppel urges electing public utility commissioners to boost ratepayer accountability
Summary
At a House Election Law Committee hearing, Rep. Thomas Oppel said CACR 30 would make Public Utilities Commission members accountable to voters amid rising energy costs, and urged the committee to consider campaign contribution limits from regulated utilities; the committee later recorded procedural action on the proposal.
Representative Thomas Oppel told the House Election Law Committee that CACR 30 would make New Hampshire’s Public Utilities Commission more accountable to “citizens and ratepayers” by requiring commissioners be elected rather than appointed. He framed the proposal as a response to rapidly rising energy costs that he said fall most heavily on seniors, working families and people on fixed incomes.
“CACR 30 is simply about making our public utilities commission more accountable to the citizens and ratepayers of New Hampshire by requiring the members to be elected and recognize…,” Oppel said…
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