,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aadi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #g1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,van ,drew introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &   
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to require retail 
electric utilities to notify electric   
consum]s ( rate increases1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,protect+ ,our ,wallets f  
,excessive ,rates ,act or ! ,,p[] ,act4 
#b4 ,notification requirem5ts = plann$  
rate increases  7a7 ,public             
,notification & ,ju/ification           
,requirem5t  7#a7 ,notification to      
electric consum]s ,a retail electric    
utility t int5ds to increase any rate   
applicable to electric consum]s %all1 9 
accordance ) ?is subsection1 provide    
notification to electric consum]s t w be
 impact$ by ! rate increase at lea/ #cj 
days prior to implem5t+ ! rate increase4
  7#b7 ,cont5t ( ,notification ,a       
notification provid$ "u p>agraph 7#a7   
%all include ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,a cle>     

/atem5t ( ! p]c5tage ( ! rate increase4 
7,b7 ,a detail$ breakd[n ( ! reasons &  
ju/ifications = ! rate increase4  7,c7  
,an explanation ( h[ ! increas$ rate w  
impact ! av]age electric consum]'s bill4
  7,d7 ,in=mation on h[ electric        
consum]s c provide fe$back or file a    
compla9t reg>d+ ! rate increase4  7#c7  
,me?ods ( ,notification ,a retail       
electric utility %all provide           
notification "u p>agraph 7#a7 us+       
multiple communication *annels to       
ensure1 to ! ext5t feasible1 t all      
impact$ electric consum]s are provid$   
su* notification1 includ+ by provid+    
notification by direct mail or email to 
su* electric consum]s1 po/+ !           
notification on ! retail electric       
utility's (ficial website1 & publi%+ !  
notification 9 local newspap]s & o!r    
local m$ia outlets4  7#d7 ,p5alties =   
,non-,compliance  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,a      
retail electric utility t violates or   
fails or refuses to comply ) !          
notification requirem5t "u p>agraph     

7#a7-- 7i7 %all be subject to a civil   
p5alty 9 an am\nt n to exce$ #aj1jjj2 & 
7ii7 may n implem5t ! applicable rate   
increase until su* notification         
requirem5t is met4  7,b7 ,assessm5t ,a  
p5alty "u subp>agraph 7,a7 %all be      
assess$ by ! ,f$]al ,en]gy ,regulatory  
,commission aft] notice & opportunity = 
public he>+4 ,9 det]m9+ ! am\nt ( su* a 
p5alty1 ! ,commission %all take into    
consid]ation ! nature & s]i\sness ( !   
violation1 failure1 or refusal & ! ef=ts
 ( ! retail electric utility to rem$y ! 
violation1 failure1 or refusal 9 a      
timely mann]4  7b7 ,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy   
,notification ,requirem5t  7#a7         
,notification ,a retail electric utility
 %all submit to ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy a  
notification ( any plann$ rate increase 
( #e p]c5t or m = any rate applicable to
 electric consum]s1 at lea/ #fj days    
prior to ! implem5tation ( su* rate     
increase4  7#b7 ,cont5t ( notification  
,a notification submitt$ "u p>agraph    
7#a7 %all include--  7,a7 id5tification 

( ! p]c5tage by :i* ! rate w be         
increas$2  7,b7 a compreh5sive          
ju/ification = su* rate increase1       
includ+ co/ driv]s & f9ancial impact2   
7,c7 an assessm5t ( ! pot5tial impacts  
on electric consum]s2 &  7,d7 any       
propos$ mitigation measures to be tak5  
by ! retail electric utility4  7#c7     
,pre-implem5tation review by ,,doe ,!   
,secret>y ( ,en]gy %all-- 7,a7 ^u       
receiv+ a notification "u ?is           
subsection1 review ! ju/ification       
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,b72 &  7,b7 n
 lat] ?an #cj days aft] receiv+ a       
notification "u ?is subsection1 publi% a
 report on ! ,secret>y's f9d+s reg>d+ ! 
applicable plann$ rate increase1        
includ+-- 7i7 an assessm5t ( ! pot5tial 
impacts on electric consum]s2 &  7ii7   
any recomm5dations-- 7,i7 = adju/m5ts to
 ! plann$ rate increase2  7,,ii7 on ways
 to mitigate ! impacts ( ! rate increase
 on electric consum]s1 includ+-- 7aa7   
phas+ 9 price increases2 &  7bb7        
f9ancial aid options = electric         

consum]s2 &  7,,iii7 = h[ ! retail      
electric utility c improve or increase  
effici5cy to avoid future rate          
increases4  7#d7 ,monitor+ by ,,doe ,!  
,secret>y ( ,en]gy %all1 aft] a rate    
increase describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 is    
implem5t$1 monitor ! impacts ( su* rate 
increase on ! m>ket & on electric       
consum]s to evaluate if ! rate increase 
has _h ! impacts describ$ 9 p>agraph    
7#c77;,b7 & if fur!r action is ne$$4    
7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7   
,electric consum] ,! t]m electric       
consum] has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9      
section #c7e7 ( ! ,public ,utility      
,regulatory ,policies ,act ( #aigh 7#af 
,u4,s4,c4 #bfjb7e774  7#b7 ,electric    
utility ,! t]m electric utility has !   
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #c7d7 ( !  
,public ,utility ,regulatory ,policies  
,act ( #aigh 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #bfjb7d774  
7#c7 ,retail electric utility ,! t]m    
retail electric utility means an        
electric utility t sells electric en]gy 
= purposes o!r ?an resale4