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House passes Utility Relief Act after extended floor fight over scope and pace of energy reforms
Summary
After hours of debate, the House approved House Bill 1532, an omnibus energy package combining short-term bill relief with longer-term rate‑making reforms, changes to the EMPOWER program and new transmission review rules; the final roll-call was 108-25 in favor.
The House adopted House Bill 1532, an omnibus energy and utility measure that proponents and opponents said would both provide near‑term bill savings and set structural reforms for rate-making and transmission review.
Proponents described a multi-part approach: short-term relief for ratepayers, reforms intended to prevent utilities from recovering projected future costs through forecast test years, adjustments to net metering, steps…
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