F58D4851DE08AE4987258454005A99A4 Hearing Summary

Lisa Hickey, Senior Regulatory Counsel for the Interwest Energy Alliance, distributed a copy of her presentation to the committee (Attachment B).  She discussed the work of her organization, which is a coalition of renewable energy companies and environmental advocacy organizations in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.

Ms. Hickey discussed recent Colorado energy legislation, opportunities for wind and solar energy, regional coordination in the energy sector, and real-time grid management.

Ms. Hickey responded to questions from the committee regarding solar energy, energy grid management, grid regionalization, and reserve requirements in Colorado and other states.