Contractors and efficiency advocates urge longer program cycles, clearer reporting
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Contractors and energy-efficiency advocates pushed the Board of Public Utilities to stabilize program timelines and improve transparency for stakeholders.
Tejas Desai, president and CEO of TriState Energy, said frequent changes to the Triennium programs cause months-long interruptions, force repeated partner training, and can lead to layoffs. “We only have half of the triennium left to implement the work,” Desai said, and urged longer-term program horizons, on-bill financing at 0% and stronger public-entity program access to preserve the in-state workforce.
Several contractors backed that view. Carrie Raynor, who identified herself as president of the board of ACA, said unified rebates and a single process across utilities would reduce contractor friction. William Doyle of Allied Experts said recent programs allowed his company to expand and save energy in homes, and warned that cutting budgets or shortening lending terms would reduce uptake. Justin Carpenter, policy counsel for the Energy Efficiency Alliance, praised the board’s updated Clean Energy Program website but said annual utility reports are harder to find and asked staff to restore a centralized page for reports.
Board response and next steps
Board leadership thanked the speakers, encouraged submission of formal written comments to the Triennium stakeholder process and asked staff to review website report access. No regulatory change or vote occurred at the meeting; speakers were told to participate in the formal stakeholder process and to submit written comments ahead of deadlines.
Tejas Desai, president and CEO of TriState Energy, said frequent changes to the Triennium programs cause months-long interruptions, force repeated partner training, and can lead to layoffs. “We only have half of the triennium left to implement the work,” Desai said, and urged longer-term program horizons, on-bill financing at 0% and stronger public-entity program access to preserve the in-state workforce.
Several contractors backed that view. Carrie Raynor, who identified herself as president of the board of ACA, said unified rebates and a single process across utilities would reduce contractor friction. William Doyle of Allied Experts said recent programs allowed his company to expand and save energy in homes, and warned that cutting budgets or shortening lending terms would reduce uptake. Justin Carpenter, policy counsel for the Energy Efficiency Alliance, praised the board’s updated Clean Energy Program website but said annual utility reports are harder to find and asked staff to restore a centralized page for reports.
Board response and next steps
Board leadership thanked the speakers, encouraged submission of formal written comments to the Triennium stakeholder process and asked staff to review website report access. No regulatory change or vote occurred at the meeting; speakers were told to participate in the formal stakeholder process and to submit written comments ahead of deadlines.
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