Bill Text: IA HF695 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act requiring public meetings related to energy efficiency plans filed by rate-regulated gas or electric utilities with the utilities board within the utilities division of the department of commerce.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-02-25 - Introduced, referred to Commerce. H.J. 553. [HF695 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-HF695-Introduced.html
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BY
ISENHART
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
requiring
public
meetings
related
to
energy
efficiency
1
plans
filed
by
rate-regulated
gas
or
electric
utilities
with
2
the
utilities
board
within
the
utilities
division
of
the
3
department
of
commerce.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
476.6,
subsection
15,
Code
2021,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
g.
A
gas
or
electric
utility
required
to
3
be
rate-regulated
under
this
chapter
shall,
in
coordination
4
with
the
office
of
consumer
advocate
and
in
accordance
with
5
this
paragraph,
arrange
and
conduct
public
meetings
with
each
6
community
action
agency
within
the
gas
or
electric
utility’s
7
service
territory
in
each
county
where
the
gas
or
electric
8
utility
provides
service.
The
gas
or
electric
utility
shall
9
pay
all
costs
of
the
public
meetings,
including
costs
incurred
10
by
the
community
action
agency,
from
moneys
approved
by
the
11
board
for
the
promotion
of
customer
participation
in
energy
12
efficiency
plans.
13
(1)
One
meeting
shall
be
conducted
when
the
gas
or
electric
14
utility
is
preparing
a
new
energy
efficiency
plan
to
discuss
15
energy
efficiency
programs
that
may
be
included
in
the
plan.
16
(2)
One
meeting
shall
be
conducted
when
the
gas
or
electric
17
utility
is
preparing
a
modification
of
an
energy
efficiency
18
plan
to
discuss
the
proposed
modification.
The
office
of
19
consumer
advocate
may
waive
the
requirement
for
a
meeting
under
20
this
subparagraph
if
requested
by
the
gas
or
electric
utility
21
and
the
community
action
agency.
22
(3)
One
meeting
shall
be
conducted
after
the
gas
or
electric
23
utility
has
prepared
a
new
energy
efficiency
plan
but
before
24
the
gas
or
electric
utility
has
filed
the
plan
to
seek
input
on
25
the
plan.
26
(4)
One
meeting
shall
be
conducted
after
the
gas
or
27
electric
utility
has
prepared
a
modification
of
an
energy
28
efficiency
plan
but
before
the
gas
or
electric
utility
has
29
submitted
an
application
to
modify
the
plan
to
seek
input
on
30
the
modification
of
the
plan.
The
office
of
consumer
advocate
31
may
waive
the
requirement
for
a
meeting
under
this
subparagraph
32
if
requested
by
the
gas
or
electric
utility
and
the
community
33
action
agency.
34
(5)
One
meeting
shall
be
conducted
during
the
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implementation
of
an
energy
efficiency
plan
to
encourage
1
participation
in
the
plan
and
review
its
performance.
2
EXPLANATION
3
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
4
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
5
This
bill
requires
public
meetings
related
to
energy
6
efficiency
plans
filed
by
rate-regulated
gas
or
electric
7
utilities
with
the
utilities
board
within
the
utilities
8
division
of
the
department
of
commerce.
9
The
bill
requires
rate-regulated
gas
or
electric
utilities
10
to,
in
coordination
with
the
office
of
consumer
advocate,
11
arrange
and
conduct
public
meetings
related
to
energy
12
efficiency
plans
with
each
community
action
agency
within
the
13
gas
or
electric
utility’s
service
territory
in
each
county
14
where
the
gas
or
electric
utility
provides
service.
15
The
bill
requires
a
meeting
to
be
conducted
when
the
gas
or
16
electric
utility
is
preparing
a
new
energy
efficiency
plan,
17
after
the
gas
or
electric
utility
has
prepared
a
new
plan
but
18
before
the
gas
or
electric
utility
has
filed
the
plan,
and
19
during
the
implementation
of
a
plan.
Additionally,
the
bill
20
requires
a
meeting
to
be
conducted
when
the
gas
or
electric
21
utility
is
preparing
a
modification
of
a
plan
and
after
the
22
gas
or
electric
utility
has
prepared
a
modification
of
a
23
plan
but
before
the
gas
or
electric
utility
has
submitted
24
an
application
to
modify
the
plan.
The
bill
authorizes
the
25
consumer
advocate
to
waive
the
requirement
for
meetings
related
26
to
the
modification
of
a
plan
if
requested
by
the
gas
or
27
electric
utility
and
the
community
action
agency.
28
The
bill
requires
the
gas
or
electric
utility
to
pay
all
29
costs
of
the
public
meetings,
including
costs
incurred
by
the
30
community
action
agency,
from
moneys
approved
by
the
utilities
31
board
within
the
utilities
division
of
the
department
of
32
commerce
for
the
promotion
of
customer
participation
in
energy
33
efficiency
plans.
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