The OMA this week submitted testimony as an interested party to House Bill 79, which purportedly aims to boost energy efficiency — although it’s questionable just how much energy the bill would save via utility-run programs. (See this article by Hannah News Service highlighting the OMA’s advocacy.) The legislation, which has been advanced to the full House, contains harmful provisions, including language to allow electric utilities to shut down manufacturer-sited renewable energy without owner consent. It would also partially restore House Bill 6’s anti-customer decoupling policy, which was repealed by the General Assembly in 2021. 6/22/2023