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House committee previews S219 requiring consultant to design statewide energy navigator program
Summary
The House Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure reviewed S219, a Senate-passed session-law provision that would require the Department of Public Service to contract a consultant to design a Vermont community-based home energy navigator and coaching program and report back by March 1, 2027; hiring the consultant is contingent on a fiscal-year 2027 appropriation.
The House Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure on April 1 heard a walk-through of S219, a Senate-passed provision that would direct the Department of Public Service (DPS) to contract with a third-party consultant to design a Vermont community-based home energy navigator and coaching program and to report the design to the House and Senate energy committees by March 1, 2027. The Office of Legislative Council summarized the bill and its funding contingency for the committee.
The Legislative Counsel told the panel the consultant would build on DPS’s ongoing evaluation of more than 100 publicly funded energy programs focused on affordability, including weatherization and beneficial electrification initiatives, and would consult with a range of…
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