A state representative from Evansville is praising a measure that passed out of committee Tuesday about energy bills WNIN’s John Gibson has details:
The Indiana House Utilities and Telecommunications Committee voted unanimously to advance House Bill 1002 to the House floor.
State Representative Alex Burton says his remarks regarding ‘budget billing’ were heard last week and resulted in a legislative change that updates the term to ‘levelized billing.’
Burton says it will provide consumers with a more stable energy rate based on their historical energy usage.
The measure requires electricity suppliers to offer a budget billing plan to all active residential customer accounts to which a plan does not already apply.
Each customer would also receive a mechanism by which they may opt out at any time without penalty.
The measure authorizes the state’s Utility Regulatory Commission to adopt the rules.