Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana SB445: Create transparency in energy economics
Status: Failed, May 23, 2025
What the bill says
A bill for an act requiring an investor-owned utility to provide its customer base a transparent energy dashboard; requiring a public utility to provide its customer base a quarterly power source disclosure; establishing criteria and reporting requirements; providing definitions; and providing a delayed effective date.".
From the engrossed text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT REQUIRING AN INVESTOR-OWNED UTILITY TO PROVIDE ITS CUSTOMER BASE A TRANSPARENT ENERGY DASHBOARD; REQUIRING A PUBLIC UTILITY TO PROVIDE ITS CUSTOMER BASE A QUARTERLY POWER SOURCE DISCLOSURE; ESTABLISHING CRITERIA AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS; AND PROVIDING A DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE." BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA: NEW SECTION. Section 1. Short title. [Sections 1 through 5] may be cited as the "Montana Transparency in Energy Economics Act". NEW SECTION. Section 2. Legislative findings. The legislature finds and declares the following: (1) It is necessary for residential and small commercial energy consumers to better understand the operating characteristics and costs that affect their billing statements. (2) Investor-owned utilities shall provide real-time data related to the operating costs of each energy generating resource, the price of converting the energy into electricity, the price of transporting electricity through transmission and distribution lines, and the events or disturbances that lead to higher prices for consumers. (3) It is necessary to provide consumers with the economics that affect their power bills using an energy dashboard that is easy to access and navigate, user-friendly, and transparent. NEW SECTION. Section 3. Definitions. As used in [sections 1 through 5], unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following definitions apply: (1) "Average residential customer" means a customer with …
Sponsors
- Pope, Christopher (D, 33) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (S) Died in Process
- : (S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- : (S) Tabled in Committee
- : (S) Hearing
- : (S) 1st Reading
- : (S) Referred to Committee
- : (S) Introduced
- : (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- : (LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- : (LC) Draft in Assembly
Subjects: Energy, Utilities
Common questions
- What is SB445?
- SB445 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Create transparency in energy economics.
- What does SB445 do?
- In its own words: A bill for an act requiring an investor-owned utility to provide its customer base a transparent energy dashboard; requiring a public utility to provide its customer base a quarterly power source disclosure; establishing criteria and reporting requirements; providing definitions; and providing a delayed effective date.".
- What is the status of SB445?
- Failed as of May 23, 2025. Latest action: (S) Died in Process (May 23, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB445?
- Pope, Christopher (D, 33).
- Where is the official record for SB445?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2827
Source: official Montana record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.