Citizens Action Coalition (CAC) is a friend and ally of Indiana Distributed Energy Alliance. Therefore, we want to share this ACTION ALERT with you and to encourage to to oppose SB 340.

IndianaDG recently wrote about SB 340 and recent actions taken by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) to address concerns expressed by large industrial customers about DSM programs. See http://wp.me/p37Lx8-1ze 

Action is expected to be taken on  SB 340  on Thursday, January 23 starting at 10:00 am EST in Room 233 of the State House. To watch on-line and to see what else is on the agenda visit http://iga.in.gov/legislative/2014/committees/utilities_3800 

SB340: Demand Side Management Programs

Author: Sen. James Merritt (R)

Status: In the Senate Utilities Committee

Position: CAC opposes this bill

Description: CAC fought long and hard to help bring energy efficiency programs to Indiana.  These programs have been running for a couple of years now, and they're working - energy efficiency is reducing the demand for electricity in our state.  This reduces the need to build more power plants, which means we don't have to pay for more power plants, which keeps our electric bills from skyrocketing.  SB340 would dismantle energy efficiency programs in Indiana by allowing the largest users of electricity in Indiana, the industrial customers, to opt-out and not participate in the programs, nor pay their fair share of the costs.  SB340 is simply bad public policy.

To learn more download CAC's Fact Sheet on SB 340 >

CAC SB340 LEGISLATIVE FACT SHEET

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