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Committee moves to extend Burlington Electric’s flexible thermal‑efficiency authority, members debate 60% floor for weatherization
Summary
The House Energy & Digital Infrastructure committee reviewed committee bill 260781 and an associated request to extend Burlington Electric’s authority to spend thermal‑efficiency funds for three more years. Members heard that the proposal would direct a larger share to weatherization—with at least 60% of weatherization funding for low‑income customers—but debated whether a higher target would jeopardize other priorities.
The House Energy & Digital Infrastructure committee on March 11 advanced discussion of committee bill 260781 and a companion request to extend Burlington Electric’s broad thermal‑efficiency spending authority for three years.
Committee members were told the three‑year demand‑response/DRP pot totals about $1.7 million and that Burlington Electric proposes allocating roughly $1 million of that to weatherization over the period. Of that weatherization allocation, at least 60%—about $600,000—would be targeted to low‑income customers, an increase from an earlier $150,000 baseline the committee discussed.
Why it matters: committee members said…
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