North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina S720: North Carolina Consumer Protection Act.
Status: In committee, March 26, 2025
What the bill says
An act that revises certain definitions in public utility law and adds additional requirements to protect ratepayers from paying unjust or unreasonable fees to public utilities.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT THAT REVISES CERTAIN DEFINITIONS IN PUBLIC UTILITY LAW AND ADDS ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS TO PROTECT RATEPAYERS FROM PAYING UNJUST OR UNREASONABLE FEES TO PUBLIC UTILITIES. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. G.S. 62-133.8 reads as rewritten: "§ 62-133.8. Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (CEPS). (a) Definitions. - As used in this section: (1) Advertising. - Any promotional activity aimed at increasing a public utility's visibility, reputation, or profitability. This includes media campaigns, digital marketing, and other promotional materials that do not address public service issues or conservation efforts directly approved by a State or federal agency. Advertising does not include any of the following: a. Public messages that the public utility is directed to publish by a federal, State, or local agency. b. Public messages providing information on safety measures, emergency conditions, or service interruptions. (1)(1a) "Clean energy facility" means a Clean energy facility. - A renewable energy facility, a nuclear energy facility, including an uprate to a nuclear energy facility, or a fusion energy facility. (1a)(1b) "Clean energy resource" means renewable Clean energy resource. - Renewable energy resources, nuclear energy resources, including an uprate to a nuclear energy facility, and fusion energy. (1b)(1c) "Combined heat and power system" means a Combined heat and power system. - A system …
Sponsors
- Meyer, Graig (D, 23) · primary sponsor
- Murdock, Natalie S. (D, 20) · primary sponsor
- Smith, Kandie D. (D, 5)
- Waddell, Joyce (D, 40)
Latest actions
- : Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: ALTERNATIVE ENERGY, INFRASTRUCTURE, CONSUMER PROTECTION, ELECTRICITY GENERATION & DISTRIBUTION, COMMERCE, UTILITIES, PUBLIC, COMMISSIONS
Common questions
- What is S720?
- S720 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): North Carolina Consumer Protection Act.
- What does S720 do?
- In its own words: An act that revises certain definitions in public utility law and adds additional requirements to protect ratepayers from paying unjust or unreasonable fees to public utilities.
- What is the status of S720?
- In committee as of March 26, 2025. Latest action: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate (March 26, 2025).
- Who sponsored S720?
- Meyer, Graig (D, 23), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S720?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/S720
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