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Sen. McCarthy presents S.219 to Senate Appropriations Committee to design community energy‑navigator programs

Senate Appropriations Committee · March 11, 2026
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Sen. McCarthy told the Senate Appropriations Committee that S.219 would fund a design for community energy‑navigator programs and asked the Department of Public Service to fold that work into an ongoing study; members agreed to consider an amendment removing the small appropriations while preserving the report requirements.

Senator McCarthy (Addison District) presented S.219 to the Senate Appropriations Committee as a bill to develop designs for community‑based "energy navigators," which he described as "people who help homeowners and businesses save money on their energy bills, and can help them transition to lower cost energy alternatives or transition to energy usage that is lower greenhouse gas emissions."

The bill, McCarthy said, builds on recommendations from a recent joint report by the Public Utility Commission and the Department of Public Service and on local pilot work such as the…

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