A new bill filed by State Rep. Dean Arp in the North Carolina House seeks to standardize seasonal energy rates for electric utilities serving large customer bases statewide, according to the North Carolina State House.
The bill, filed as HB 751 on April 2 during the 2025 regular session, was formally listed with the short title: ‘Uniform Energy Rates for Seasonal Service.’
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
In essence, the bill requires certain electric public utilities serving at least 150,000 retail customers in North Carolina to offer uniform energy rates for seasonal or intermittent service statewide. These utilities must have an existing rate schedule for such services in part of their service area and are mandated to file an application for a rate case by Sept. 1, 2025, to extend this schedule to all eligible customers within the state. The effective date of this act is when it becomes law, aiming to standardize seasonal service rates across the entire service area of applicable utilities.
Of the four sponsors of this bill, Cody Huneycutt proposed the most bills (33) during the 2025 regular session.
Bills in North Carolina follow a multi-step process before becoming law. A lawmaker starts by filing a bill, which is assigned to a committee for review. The bill must be read three times in each chamber. If one chamber changes the bill after the other passes it, both must agree on the final version. Once both chambers approve the same bill, it goes to the governor, who has 10 days (or 30 if the legislature is not in session) to sign, veto, or let it become law without a signature.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
Arp graduated from The Military College of South Carolina in 1988 with a BS.
Arp, a Republican, was elected to the North Carolina State House in 2013 to represent the state’s 69th House district, replacing previous state representative Frank McGuirt.
| Authors | Bill Number | Date Filed | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Arp, Blair Eddins, Cody Huneycutt, and Jeffrey C. McNeely | HB 751 | 04/02/2025 | Uniform Energy Rates for Seasonal Service. |
| Dean Arp, Chris Humphrey, Jonathan L. Almond, and Mitchell S. Setzer | HB 719 | 04/02/2025 | Continuing Care Retirement Communities Act.-AB |
| Dean Arp, Mitchell S. Setzer, Neal Jackson, and Stephen M. Ross | HB 762 | 04/02/2025 | Modernize NC S.A.F.E. Act. |
| Dean Arp, Dennis Riddell, John M. Blust, and Jonathan L. Almond | HB 606 | 03/31/2025 | Civil Procedure Amendment. |
| Dean Arp, Donny Lambeth, Erin Paré, and Heather H. Rhyne | HB 542 | 03/26/2025 | Child Care Mental & Behavioral Services/Funds. |
| Dean Arp, Dennis Riddell, Grant L. Campbell, MD, and Mitchell S. Setzer | HB 435 | 03/18/2025 | Mod. Bd. of Eng’ers & Surveyors. |
| Dean Arp, Carla D. Cunningham, Keith Kidwell, and Tricia Ann Cotham | HB 451 | 03/18/2025 | Diabetes Education for Parents. |
| Dean Arp, Donny Lambeth, Erin Paré, and Heather H. Rhyne | HB 412 | 03/17/2025 | Child Care Regulatory Reforms. |
| Dean Arp, Donny Lambeth, John R. Bell, IV, and Larry C. Strickland | HB 389 | 03/12/2025 | Child Care Workforce Pilot Program. |
| Dean Arp, Chris Humphrey, Jonathan L. Almond, and Mitchell S. Setzer | HB 357 | 03/10/2025 | Continuing Care Retirement Communities Act.-AB |
| Dean Arp, Donny Lambeth, Erin Paré, and Heather H. Rhyne | HB 309 | 03/05/2025 | Various Local Provisions VI. |
| Dean Arp, Dennis Riddell, Destin Hall, and John M. Blust | HB 310 | 03/05/2025 | Eminent Domain. |
| Dean Arp and David Willis | HB 170 | 02/21/2025 | Restore Down-Zoning/Union Co. |
| Dean Arp, Donny Lambeth, Kyle Hall, and Larry C. Strickland | HB 74 | 02/10/2025 | House Budget Technical Corrections. |
