North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H1168: Limit Electric Util. Hist. Fuel Cost Recovery.
Status: In committee, May 4, 2026
What the bill says
An act to restore certain limitations preventing electric public utilities from recovering historic fuel costs from customers.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO RESTORE CERTAIN LIMITATIONS PREVENTING ELECTRIC PUBLIC UTILITIES FROM RECOVERING HISTORIC FUEL COSTS FROM CUSTOMERS. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. G.S. 62-133.2(d) reads as rewritten: "(d) The Commission shall provide for notice of a public hearing with reasonable and adequate time for investigation and for all intervenors to prepare for hearing. At the hearing the Commission shall receive evidence from the utility, the Public Staff, and any intervenor desiring to submit evidence, and from the public generally. In reaching its decision, the Commission shall consider all evidence required under subsection (c) of this section as well as any and all other competent evidence that may assist the Commission in reaching its decision including changes in the cost of fuel consumed and fuel-related costs that occur within a reasonable time, as determined by the Commission, after the test period is closed. The Commission shall incorporate in its cost of fuel and fuel-related costs determination under this subsection the experienced over-recovery or under-recovery of reasonable costs of fuel and fuel-related costs prudently incurred by the electric public utility, during the test period, based upon the prudent standards set pursuant to subsection (d1) of this section, in fixing an increment or decrement rider. The Commission shall not incorporate in this determination any …
Sponsors
- Brown, Terry M. (D, 92) · primary sponsor
- Reives, Robert T. (D, 54) · primary sponsor
- Prather, Lindsey (D, 115) · primary sponsor
- Pittman, Dante (D, 24) · primary sponsor
- Ager, Eric (D, 114)
- Ball, Cynthia (D, 49)
- Belk, Mary (D, 88)
- Brown, Gloristine (D, 8)
- Brown, Kanika (D, 71)
- Buansi, Allen (D, 56)
- Butler, Deb (D, 18)
- Carney, Becky (D, 102)
Latest actions
- : Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: CONSUMER PROTECTION, BUDGETING, COMMERCE, UTILITIES, PUBLIC, COMMISSIONS, FUELS, APPROPRIATIONS
Common questions
- What is H1168?
- H1168 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Limit Electric Util. Hist. Fuel Cost Recovery.
- What does H1168 do?
- In its own words: An act to restore certain limitations preventing electric public utilities from recovering historic fuel costs from customers.
- What is the status of H1168?
- In committee as of May 4, 2026. Latest action: Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (May 4, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1168?
- Brown, Terry M. (D, 92), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H1168?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H1168
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