This week, the OMA provided testimony to the Senate Energy and Public Utilities Committee to express concern with an electric utility giveaway disguised as an energy efficiency program. Under House Bill 79, electric utilities are given new authority to control renewable energy plants they do not own, including the ability to override and shut down competitively owned generation without the owner’s consent.

The OMA will be closely monitoring this bill throughout the last week of the legislative session, which is scheduled to wrap up by the end of next week. 12/10/2024