Establishes the Energy Freedom and Fairness Act, allowing non-residential customers to procure electricity from sources other than their utility.
The Energy Freedom and Fairness Act allows non-residential retail customers in West Virginia to procure electric power from sources other than their utility, including competitive service providers. It mandates that electric utilities delineate charge information on customer bills, establish a subscription queue for customers seeking to purchase power outside the utility, and prohibits cost shifting to non-participating ratepayers. The act also requires licensing of competitive service providers and includes provisions for commission oversight, rate transparency, and annual reporting.
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