INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The leader of a consumer watchdog group said Tuesday that Indiana lawmakers put the state at a disadvantage when they passed a bill killing an energy-efficiency program that could have helped the state meet the new federal carbon-emission goal by 2030.

Lawmakers approved a bill in March that will halt the state’s fledging Energizing Indiana program on Dec. 31, ending its energy-saving efforts such as low-income home weatherizations.