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AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- their work with these mothers, and, hey, why don't we provide them some money, some funding in our budget
- their work with these mothers, and, hey, why don't we provide them some money, some funding in our budget
- their work with these mothers, and, hey, why don't we provide them some money, some funding in our budget
- their work with these mothers, and, hey, why don't we provide them some money, some funding in our budget
- to hold three public meetings, submit an expenditure plan for the money to the Joint Legislative Budget
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Special Committee on Tax Reform Apr 2nd, 2026 at 08:30 am
Special Committee on Tax Reform
Transcript Highlights:
- Yeah, given the current budget situation, I'm honestly not sure that would end up happening.
- all of our taxes, to essentially zero those out and replace that tax-generated revenue in our state budget
- with you offline with some of the numbers we have crunched, just using some of the assumptions with budget
- ... ...with some of the numbers we've crunched, just using some of the assumptions with budget research
- And so it accounts for however at that time, it's a $120 billion state budget, whatever it is.
ID
Transcript Highlights:
- Chairman, there was also concern about the administrative costs as a percentage of the overall budget
- It proposes a $13 million cut to the IDLA program, which is 50% of our budget.
- It proposes a $13 million cut to the IDLA program, which is 50% of our budget.
- IDLA is only funded on the number of students we serve, so a 50% cut to our budget means we will only
- We maybe need to make cuts because we're in a crisis, a budget crisis, because we haven't been careful
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- This will allow for more predictability in the employer rate and allow the state to budget more easily
- Fire chiefs manage the 30% of the budget that has to go to the retirement system.
- So I hear what you're saying with the chiefs overseeing the budget, but that dollar amount that it's
- coming out of the budget specifically going towards retirement is mandated, right?
- Well, the system's over $3 billion now, and the fire chiefs have experience in managing budgets.
Summary:
The Retirement Committee met on March 26, 2026, with a quorum present. House Bill 24 was voluntarily deferred at the start of the meeting. The committee then heard House Bill 20, which would have allowed retired teachers to return to work under superintendent discretion while drawing retirement benefits. Representative Bagley argued the bill would help address teacher shortages by letting districts hire experienced certified teachers, while Representative Taylor raised broader concerns about how returning retirees are treated. After discussion, HB 20 was voluntarily deferred.
The committee next considered House Bill 25, a technical update to the Teachers’ Retirement System to conform with changes in the Internal Revenue Code, including benefit commencement and surviving spouse election provisions. Catherine Whitney of TRSL said the bill is routine compliance legislation reviewed periodically by the system’s tax attorney. An amendment was adopted, and HB 25 was reported favorably as amended. House Bill 23, a cost-of-living adjustment bill for LASERS retirees, was also amended to raise the benefit cap from $80,000 to $81,201 and then reported favorably as amended.
House Bill 42 proposed a phased retirement program for higher education employees in the Teachers’ Retirement System, allowing partial retirement and part-time work with partial benefits. Bacala said it was intended to help retain talent at universities and was based on prior task force recommendations; an amendment was adopted to set the participation framework for universities, and the bill was reported favorably as amended. House Bill 32, a LASERS cleanup bill addressing disability retiree restoration, administrative errors, and benefit calculations, was described by LASERS as technical in nature and was reported favorably. House Bill 13, a State Police Retirement System reamortization bill, was amended to adjust timing and technical provisions and then reported favorably as amended.
Finally, the committee took up House Bill 41 on the Firefighters’ Retirement System board makeup. A new amendment package replaced earlier amendments and would eliminate term limits, expand elected active-member seats from two to five, remove chief association appointments, and require vacancies to be filled by election. Supporters described it as a compromise intended to better represent the system’s active members, while the Louisiana Fire Chiefs Association objected that chiefs had been left out of the negotiations and said they provide important budget and governance expertise. Despite the opposition, the committee adopted the amendments and reported HB 41 favorably as amended.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- I just want to make sure we understand that this appropriation, we understand full well what the budget
- We know that they're in disrepair through the budget and through the University of Arizona's.
- They're catching up on their budget, but there's only one item for $15 million for cooperative extension
- HB 4130, budgets municipalities amendments. Government.
- HB 4130, budgets municipalities amendments. Government.
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
WV Senate Finance Committee in Session Mar 11th, 2026 at 04:01 pm
Finance
Transcript Highlights:
- exceed $15 million to be retained by the Department of Education to implement a replacement uniform budgeting
- It also requires the governor, providing each budget, for the reappropriation of the unused balance of
- exceed $15 million to be retained by the Department of Education to implement a replacement uniform budgeting
- It also requires the governor, providing each budget, for the reappropriation of the unused balance of
- piggyback on the Senator from Randolph, I think when someone calls 911, they are not thinking about budgets
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Emerging Issues Mar 9th, 2026
Emerging Issues and Professional Registration
Transcript Highlights:
- Representative Chappell is in budget as we speak, so if he needs And Representative Chappell is in budget
- And I am going to get back in the budget room if that's all right, sir. Absolutely.
- This will be recorded. ...requirements, and I am going to get back in the budget room if that's all right
- Unpredictable shifts in federal grants and state budget constraints currently threaten the continuity
Summary:
The committee first heard House Bill 3423 from Rep. Darren Chappell, which would require judges in Missouri courts of record to file annual financial disclosure statements, bar judges from hearing cases involving people who have given them money, and extend similar disclosure rules to members of judicial nominating commissions. Chappell framed the bill as a transparency and ethics measure. Business groups supported the proposal, but judges, bar groups, and trial and defense lawyers opposed it, arguing existing judicial ethics rules already address gifts and recusals, that the bill is overly broad in covering “anything of value,” and that it could create unintended consequences, including strategic donations to force recusal and reduced public access to judicial financial disclosures. The Supreme Court’s representative said the bill should be read alongside the full Code of Judicial Conduct and offered to provide the committee with that material. No vote was taken.
The committee then heard House Bill 2922 from Rep. Jeff Myers, which would align Missouri’s right-to-try law with federal law by extending access from terminal illness to debilitating conditions and by addressing the use of Schedule I drugs in that framework. Myers said the bill is intended to help ensure access to emerging treatments and has passed in various forms in prior sessions. There was no opposition testimony, and the hearing concluded without action.
Next, the committee heard House Bill 2643, also from Rep. Senate, the “Hope for Missouri Patients Act,” which would expand right-to-try access for individualized treatments such as gene therapies, enzyme replacement therapies, and substrate reduction therapies for patients with rare or debilitating diseases. Supporters, including the Goldwater Institute, a parent of a child with a rare disease, and Americans for Prosperity, said the bill could help patients access customized treatments sooner and reduce red tape. The sponsor and witnesses emphasized that the bill would not require insurance coverage and is meant to help patients who cannot wait for lengthy clinical trial or FDA pathways. No opposition testimony was offered.
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 3204 from Rep. Senate, which would create a tax credit to encourage private donations to prevention resource centers that work on substance misuse prevention. Supporters from prevention organizations and advocacy groups said the credit would strengthen local prevention coalitions, reduce future treatment and criminal justice costs, and stabilize funding for services such as school education, early intervention, and suicide prevention. One opponent warned that Planned Parenthood could qualify as a prevention resource center and receive tax credits, but supporters said they had no concern about that. The hearing ended with no vote or other committee action, and the committee adjourned.
OK
Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session
Oversight Committee for the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency -LOFT- Feb 26th, 2026 at 02:00 pm
Oversight Committee for the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency (LOFT)
Transcript Highlights:
- In total, this division has around 70 employees of the 171 million budgeted to the Capital Assets Division
- Because they also individually manage their budgets, if they are paying rent to OMES, they should be
- determination that it would be better for them to be in a state location may not align with their short-term budget
- available now for that space, which can sometimes be an obstacle. their short-term budget of what they
- and Senator Hall and the two corresponding bodies tried to allocate every single year when we do a budget
MD
Transcript Highlights:
- Number one, Senator Hershey: Elton Flood Mitigation Management, Budget and Taxation.
- They will be referred to the Capital Budget Subcommittee.
- :53.520><c> capital</c> They will be referred to the capital They will be referred to the capital budget
- <00:18:55.120><c> Uh</c><00:18:55.360><c> we</c><00:18:55.600><c> have</c><00:18:55.679><c> a</c> budget
- Uh we have a budget subcommittee.
FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Appropriations Committee on Higher Education Feb 12th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- continuing our hearings today on confirmations, but I would like to say that we will not be presenting our budget
- Our goal remains to roll out our budget in concert with our House partners, taking into account public
- Our budget in concert with our House partners, taking into account public notice requirements in the
- The next opportunity for us to roll out our budget will be next week.
- on how we move forward, and we look forward to working with our House partners and to getting the budget
Summary:
The Senate Appropriations Committee on Higher Education met to continue confirmation hearings, but the chair announced the committee would not present its budget that day and would instead roll it out the following week in coordination with House partners and Senate notice requirements. After a quorum was confirmed, the committee discussed how it would handle a large number of university board appointments, noting that some reappointments would be grouped for a block vote while others could be heard individually if members requested it.
The committee then heard testimony from a series of appointees and reappointees to university boards. Florida A&M University nominees Roderick Harris, Victor Young, and Rafael Vasquez emphasized service to FAMU, student success, and support for the university’s national standing; Harris highlighted his FAMU background and faculty experience, Young cited his business and health care leadership, and Vasquez described scholarship support through his company. Florida Atlantic University appointees Linda Stock and Thomas Mersh focused on servant leadership, research growth, entrepreneurship, and FAU’s recent R1 designation and quantum computing initiatives. University of Central Florida reappointee Alex Martins discussed UCF’s preeminence goal, workforce needs, and strong nursing outcomes.
The committee also heard from Florida Gulf Coast University appointees James Gris-Mall, Douglas Van Orte, Robert Rommel, Sarah Partial Perry, and reappointment Joseph Fogg, who spoke about workforce development, affordability, student success, water and nursing programs, and FGCU’s role in regional economic growth. University of South Florida reappointee Rogan Donnelly highlighted USF’s AAU status, research growth, and workforce-focused programs. Members and the chair responded positively throughout, praising the universities’ achievements and the nominees’ qualifications.
At the end of the hearing, the committee voted by block on all nominees in tabs 2 through 13 and recommended them for confirmation without objection. The meeting then adjourned.
MD
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- . >> Number one, Senator McCay, Accident Volunteer Fire Department, Budget and Taxation. >> Majority
- They are ordered to the capital budget subcommittee. We have Senate bond initiatives number 19.
- Clerk will read the bond initiatives. >> Number one, Senator Simonire, Cornwell's store, Budget and Taxation
- Again, ordered to the capital budget subcommittee. We have an announcement.
- Budget and Taxation. >> We'll also meet at 2 for bill hearings, but I have no idea how many bills we
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- especially in light of... ...what HR1 was potentially going to do to our state, especially in light of the budget
- In June and July, you'll realize that we had lost all our buffer, and by now you know where our budget
- We've asked our business members how they're making room in their budgets to cover the costs.
- would request this legislation be amended to direct the Department of Ecology to adjust the allowance budget
- If there is an increase to the annual allowance budget, this would benefit state revenue and industry
Keywords:
coal-fired plant, preferential treatment, energy policy, electric generation, regulatory reform, land bank, land banking authority, affordable housing, housing crisis, housing supply, public corporation, public housing authority, nonprofit housing, tax-foreclosed property, blight remediation, redevelopment, anti-displacement, equity, redlining, racial segregation
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Finance Feb 3rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Commissioner when we realized what HR1 was potentially going to do to our state, especially in light of the budget
- In June and July, you'll realize that we had lost all our buffer, and by now you know where our budget
- We've asked our business members how they're making room in their budgets to cover the costs.
- would request this legislation be amended to direct the Department of Ecology to adjust the allowance budget
- If there is an increase to the annual allowance budget, this would benefit the state revenue and industry
Summary:
House Finance heard several bills and took no recorded votes. HB 2367 would end special tax and emissions exemptions for the Centralia coal plant by limiting its Climate Commitment Act exemption to pre-2026 emissions, removing limits on additional greenhouse gas requirements, and repealing coal sales and use tax exemptions. The sponsor, Rep. Fitzgibbon, said the bill would help keep the plant’s transition to cleaner natural gas generation on track; Climate Solutions supported it, while business and clean-energy groups raised concerns about allowance-market impacts and asked for amendments to adjust the cap-and-invest allowance budget.
HB 1974 would authorize public housing authorities, public corporations, and nonprofits to operate as land banks for affordable housing, give them priority for tax-foreclosed properties, and provide property tax, leasehold excise tax, and REET exemptions for land bank transactions. Rep. Hill said the bill was narrowed to reduce fiscal impact and support existing land banking work in Spokane; supporters said it would lower land costs and speed affordable housing development, while questions focused on how public land would be used and whether affordability should be permanent rather than limited to 30 years.
HB 2650, a Department of Revenue request, would standardize notice and effective dates for local REET and lodging tax changes and clarify documentation for an affordable housing sales tax deferral. DOR supported the bill as an administrative efficiency measure, and there was no opposition testimony. HB 2626 would raise the premium tax on health maintenance organizations, health care service contractors, and self-funded multiple employer welfare arrangements from 2% to 3%, remove a dentistry-related exemption, and add a new 1% tax on certain disability and group stop-loss insurers. The sponsor said the bill is intended to help fund Apple Health and subsidies amid federal funding concerns; insurers and business groups opposed it as a cost increase likely to be passed on to consumers and employers, while patient and advocacy groups supported the revenue idea but urged that funds be dedicated to subsidies or other health care supports and that pass-through to consumers be prevented.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Labor, Veterans and Military Affairs Jan 27th, 2026 at 04:23 pm
Transcript Highlights:
- Look, Madam Chair, Representative, we always have a surplus in our budget, a large surplus.
- is getting retirement or that fixed income in a position where they financially set themselves to budget
- is getting retirement or that fixed income in a position where they financially set themselves to budget
- that isn't taxed, then all of a sudden you have this tax bill that possibly comes due and you have budgeted
- for me to get it off my chest than anything else, we're getting ready to entertain an $11.2 billion budget
Summary:
The House Labor, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee met with a quorum and heard two bills from Representative Martinez. House Bill 56 would appropriate $1 million to the Department of Veterans Services to expand behavioral health and suicide prevention efforts for veterans. Supporters, including the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, the Department of Veterans Services, the Disability Coalition, New Mexico Professional Firefighters, the New Mexico Veterans and Military Families Caucus, and NAMI New Mexico, said the funding would help veterans navigate a difficult system, improve outreach in rural areas, and address New Mexico’s high veteran suicide rate and related alcohol and drug deaths. Committee members asked about whether the program was new or an expansion of an existing effort, how services would be delivered, and whether outreach would reach homeless and rural veterans. The secretary explained that the bill would augment an existing Suicide Prevention Act program, use contracts with outside providers rather than direct services, and require two term employees for contract management and outreach. The committee voted 7-1 to give HB 56 a due pass and send it to the next committee.
The committee then heard House Bill 55, which would create an income tax deduction for retirement income earned by first responders, similar to an existing benefit for military retirees. Supporters argued it would help recruit and retain firefighters, law enforcement, and other first responders, and could encourage retirees to move to New Mexico and contribute economically. Several members raised concerns about the fiscal impact, the lack of a sunset, the narrow definition of first responder, and Taxation and Revenue Department concerns that the bill could reduce general fund revenue by about $6.1 million in the first year and might not attract retirees on its own. The sponsor said he had not yet met with Tax and Rev but would do so, and noted he was open to a sunset if it helped the bill move forward. Despite concerns, the committee voted 7-1 to pass HB 55 to the next committee, with members explaining their votes and emphasizing that the bill would receive further vetting in Tax and Revenue.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Government, Elections And Indian Affairs Jan 26th, 2026 at 08:35 am
House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- Can you tell me if you think that is enough, and also is that going to be in the budget?
- Can you tell me if you think that is enough and also is that going to be in the budget?
- But I think that last year it was just room in the budget, and I feel that this is a super priority right
- And so I feel hopeful that we will find the $5 million in the budget. Thank you.
- million, would it behoove us to maybe look at this as a non-recurring fund at this time due to our budget
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Finance Jan 23rd, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- it did create that intent to provide $125 million per biennium, but obviously during tough... ...budget
- obviously during tough that intent to provide $125 million per biennium, but obviously during tough budget
- At a high level, and as background, through the operating budget for the last three years, there has
- One thing that is done in House Bill 1960 is to make that budget-created grant program a permanent creature
- Commitment Act accounts that I believe currently used to fund the similar program in the operating budget
Summary:
House Finance met on Friday, January 23rd, and heard three bills. On House Bill 2194, staff explained that the bill would allow a county and a city within that county to both impose the cultural access sales and use tax at the same time, with the county providing a credit for the city tax. Representative Parsley said the change would let more jurisdictions support cultural, arts, science, and school-related programs. Olympia and Thurston County officials testified in support, describing grant funding for cultural organizations, free programming, and school access benefits; a committee member raised a question about how the change could affect county bond obligations.
The committee then heard House Bill 2089, which would narrow a B&O tax preference for first mortgage interest by removing the requirement that a financial institution be located in 10 or more states, and direct the resulting revenue to the wildfire response, forest restoration, and community resilience account. Staff said the bill would raise significant revenue and have implementation costs for the Department of Revenue. Representative Scott said the bill was intended to restore wildfire funding and limit the preference to community banks, while opponents from the Washington Bankers Association and Community Bankers of Washington warned the bill could harm community banks and mortgage lending if not drafted carefully. The Department of Natural Resources and a public employee representative supported restoring wildfire preparedness funding.
Finally, the committee heard a proposed third substitute for House Bill 1960, which would replace property taxation for new or repowered large renewable energy facilities and battery storage systems with a state and local excise tax structure, while also creating a local investment distribution account and a tribal capacity grant program. Staff and the sponsor described the bill as a way to reduce property tax shifts onto nearby taxpayers and provide more stable, predictable revenue for local governments and tribes. County officials, assessors, treasurers, and some clean energy and conservation groups supported the concept but asked for clearer definitions, payment timing, and rate adjustments; utilities and renewable developers said they supported the goal but opposed the bill as drafted because of concerns about the rates and the treatment of centrally assessed utilities. No votes were taken, and the committee adjourned after closing the hearings on all three bills.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Joint Select Committee on Collective Bargaining Jan 20th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We think the change would add about $186,000 to the budget that would have to come out of the agency.
- The we think the change would add about $186,000 to the budget that would have to come out of the agency
- Right now, the Forest Service has only four helicopter pilots for seven budgeted positions.
- Right now, the Forest Service has only four helicopter pilots for seven budgeted positions.
- That's why the governor, and also in his proposed budget for the Highway Patrol, has put additional money—I
Summary:
The Joint Select Committee on Collective Bargaining met to hear informational presentations on several state employee bargaining units at impasse. The Department of Management Services outlined the status of negotiations for FDLE special agents, correctional/security services, sworn law enforcement officers, Florida Highway Patrol troopers, and Florida State Fire Service employees. In each case, most contract articles had been resolved, but key disputes remained over wages and several non-economic provisions such as hours of work, grievance language, safety, grooming, seniority, equipment, travel, and on-call pay. DMS emphasized that the state had offered competitive pay increases, special pay, recruitment/retention funds in some units, and that insurance costs would remain unchanged for employees.
Representatives for the Florida State Fire Service Association argued that the state was requiring firefighters to perform work far outside their job descriptions, including major construction and renovation, and that wildland firefighters were being undercompensated for long hours, on-call duty, and callback work. They also pressed for higher wages, an incentive-based pay plan, additional compensation for firefighter-EMTs, more protective clothing, and stronger decontamination and cancer-prevention measures. The Police Benevolent Association’s Florida Highway Patrol unit sought a larger career development plan, veteran stipends, broader grooming/tattoo allowances, improved vehicle safety, and more pay, while the law enforcement unit raised concerns about vehicle safety, performance evaluation quotas, and a $7,000 across-the-board raise. The security services unit representing correctional officers, probation officers, and ISS officers focused on a substantial wage increase, retention pay, special pay for death row and close management assignments, and overtime treatment for lieutenants and captains.
Committee members asked only a few clarifying questions, including whether correctional officers receive overtime, which DMS confirmed they do. No votes were taken and no formal action was scheduled; the meeting was expressly for information only. The committee thanked the presenters, noted that the materials and testimony would be taken under advisement, and adjourned without objection.
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Transportation Jan 15th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- that this money benefits... ...this money benefit the IBR project rather than benefit the operating budget
- Although we know a lot about the condition of the operating budget, this is money that's dedicated to
- It is important that this money benefit the IBR project rather than benefit the operating budget, although
- we know a lot about the condition of the operating budget, but this is money that's dedicated to one
- And obviously, it's a way of raising money for the transportation budget.
Summary:
The Transportation Committee heard briefings and public testimony on four bills. HB 1823, a Transportation Improvement Board cleanup bill, would remove obsolete references, update terms, and repeal outdated sections; a proposed substitute would restore remaining bond authority that the original bill would have inadvertently removed. The sponsor and TIB supported the technical corrections, describing the bill as good-government cleanup, and there were no questions or opposition. HB 2092 would create a Washington State Amtrak Cascades Passenger Rail Advisory Committee to provide regular user feedback to WSDOT; the bill was presented with a fiscal note of about $82,000 this biennium and $156,000 ongoing for staffing. The prime sponsor and multiple advocates supported the concept, while committee members and witnesses raised possible amendments to broaden membership, include disability representation, and possibly add rail industry and statewide passenger rail interests.
HB 2111 would allow the Interstate 5 bridge replacement project toll facility bond retirement account to retain its share of interest earnings instead of sending them to the general fund. The sponsor, the Treasurer’s Office, and a business community witness said the change would keep dedicated toll-related revenue with the project and avoid accounting and tax concerns; the bill was described as a technical fix with fiscal impact expected to benefit the project account. HB 2114 would require the Department of Licensing to waive replacement plate fees for defective plates within two years of issuance and allow waivers between two and five years in some cases. The sponsor said the bill responds to widespread plate delamination, especially in eastern Washington, and county auditors and subagents testified in support as a customer-service measure, though they noted the fiscal note seemed high relative to the small number of replacements estimated and asked for clearer definitions and implementation guidance.
No votes were taken during the hearing. The chair closed public hearings on HB 1823, HB 2092, and HB 2111 after testimony, and temporarily closed HB 2114 to allow a later opportunity for a witness who had audio issues to testify.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Committee on Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact Aug 15th, 2025
Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact
Transcript Highlights:
- So we know budgets are tight and that our state has prioritized health care and housing issues this year
- So there is a budget ask by you, Chair Szilagyi.
- We faced, you know, a budget deficit that was astronomical.
- a lot of the bills that came before my committee cost a lot of money and further exacerbated our budget
- with that being said, we had to make sure that we didn't further, you know, by trying to balance our budget
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- And PLA projects are more likely to be on budget and completed on time by competent, well-trained labor
- Those bids are more likely to be on budget with what the engineer designing the project proposes as.
- the budget.
- It was over budget; there were all kinds of problems, and they had to come in and bring that together
- Excellent projects, on time, on budget, great experience. Everybody went home safe.
Bills:
HB1951, HB2715, HB3092, HB3237, HB3278, HB3511, HB3592, HB3675, HB3778, HB3782, HB3826, HB3970, HB4016, HB4049, HB4341, HB4344, HB4406, HB4427
Keywords:
collective bargaining, public works, government contracts, labor agreements, state funding, removal from office, political subdivisions, local government, judicial proceedings, administrative judicial region, electric transmission, public convenience, landowner consent, utility regulation, energy infrastructure, energy consumption, higher education, governmental entities, sustainability, electricity reduction