Requires utilities to reimburse customer losses due to power outages

Summary

The bill would make investor‑owned electric utilities compensate customers when a large enough outage (over 0.8% of customers for four hours or more) causes direct losses such as spoiled food, and also reimburse municipalities for emergency costs. Utilities could be exempted if the outage was caused by weather, tampering, civil unrest, animals, or third‑party damage. All claims would be handled through the public service commission and could not be passed on to ratepayers.

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