Senate Energy Reforms Keep Choice, but can Only Choose Once

A Senate committee is looking at energy reforms that would keep electric choice, however a customer could only make the choice once.

Senator Mike Nofs, the bill sponsor, says a customer can choose to stay with an alternative supplier, or return to their local utility.

However, they must give their utility three year’s notice and if they do come back, the customer has to stay.

But Senator Mike Shirkey is not sure about the one-and-done provision. He says it flies in the face of creating a true choice market.

The energy reforms bills are in the Senate Energy and Technology Committee.