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IN HB1529
Bill
Status
1/18/2017
Primary Sponsor
Ryan Dvorak
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AI Summary
House Bill 1529 Summary
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After June 30, 2017, industrial customers with more than 1 megawatt of electric capacity may not opt out of electricity supplier energy efficiency programs.
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Industrial customers who opted out before July 1, 2017 must participate in the same or a different energy efficiency program by December 31, 2017.
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Before January 1, 2018, energy efficiency targets may exclude load from industrial customers who opted out; after December 31, 2017, no load from opt-out customers may be excluded from efficiency targets.
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Beginning January 1, 2018, the utility regulatory commission must enforce a new demand side management order establishing energy efficiency targets or programs for all customer classes.
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Industrial customers cannot be charged rates including program costs accrued after their opt-out date, but remain liable for costs incurred before opting out; customers terminating participation must continue paying rates for a three-year period.
Legislative Description
Demand side management programs. Provides that after June 30, 2017, an industrial customer of an electricity supplier may not opt out of participating in an energy efficiency program established by the electricity supplier. Provides that an industrial customer that, before July 1, 2017, opts out of participating in an electricity supplier's energy efficiency program shall, not later than December 31, 2017, subsequently participate in the same or a different energy efficiency program. Provides that after December 31, 2017, energy efficiency targets or goals that are approved or mandated by the utility regulatory commission (IURC) in a demand side management order
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Utilities, Energy and Telecommunications
1/18/2017