H_ENE_2021A 04/29/2021 01:37:03 PM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGHOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT Date 04/29/2021 Attendance Bernett X Froelich X Jackson X Pico X Sirota X Soper * Titone X Van Beber X Weissman * Will X Woog X Hooton X Valdez A. X Time 01:37:03 PM to 06:04:22 PM Place Old State Library This Meeting was called to order by Valdez A. This Report was prepared by Andrea Denka Hearing Items Action Taken hHB21-1238 Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole hHB21-1269 Amended, referred to House Appropriations hSB21-072 Amended, referred to House Appropriations HB21-1238 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/49677DFE2CE0...$File/210429 AttachA.pdf?OpenElement 210429 AttachA.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/407655331086...$File/210429 AttachB.pdf?OpenElement 210429 AttachB.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/736293C46001...$File/210429 AttachC.pdf?OpenElement 210429 AttachC.pdf 01:37:16 PM The committee came to order. Representative Bernett, prime bill sponsor explained and distributed amendment L.007 (Attachment A). 01:41:48 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.007 (Attachment A). Moved Bernett Seconded Valdez A. Bernett Froelich Jackson Pico Sirota Soper Excused Titone Van Beber Weissman Excused Will Woog Hooton Valdez A. YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 01:43:51 PM Representative Bernett explained and distributed amendment L.006 (Attachment B) and amendment L.008 (Attachment C). 01:47:45 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.008 (Attachment C). Moved Bernett Seconded Hooton Bernett Froelich Jackson Pico Sirota Soper Excused Titone Van Beber Weissman Excused Will Woog Hooton Valdez A. YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 01:48:49 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment B). Moved Bernett Seconded Hooton Bernett Yes Froelich Yes Jackson Yes Pico No Sirota Yes Soper Yes Titone Yes Van Beber No Weissman Excused Will No Woog No Hooton Yes Valdez A. Yes YES: 8 NO: 4 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 01:50:39 PM Motion Refer House Bill 21-1238, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Bernett Seconded Hooton Bernett Yes Froelich Yes Jackson Yes Pico No Sirota Yes Soper No Titone Yes Van Beber No Weissman Excused Will No Woog No Hooton Yes Valdez A. Yes Final YES: 7 NO: 5 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS HB21-1269 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/DA3250AAB9CF...$File/210429 AttachD.pdf?OpenElement 210429 AttachD.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/8C498018A8BF...$File/210429 AttachE.pdf?OpenElement 210429 AttachE.pdf 01:50:51 PM Representative Hooton and Bosenecker, co-prime bill sponsors, presented House Bill 21-1269 to the committee. The bill requires the Public Utilities Commission to study the implementation of community choice energy in Colorado through an investigatory proceeding. Public testimony submitted for this bill can be found in Attachment D. 02:07:50 PM The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee. 02:23:48 PM Karey Christ-Janer, representing self, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Christ-Janer responded to questions from the committee. 02:33:06 PM Mr. Jose Hernandez, representing IDEATE California, testified in opposition to the bill. 02:38:55 PM Mr. Julian Canete, representing California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce, testified in opposition to the bill. 02:39:07 PM Jack Ihle, representing Xcel Energy, testified in opposition to the bill. 02:41:14 PM Mr. Tyler Mansholt, representing Black Hills Energy, testified in opposition to the bill. 02:43:43 PM Suzann Kuhns, representing IBEW 111, testified in opposition to the bill. Ms. Kuhns responded to questions from the committee. 02:47:03 PM Mr. Larry Miloshevich, representing self, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Miloshevich responded to questions from the committee. 02:57:23 PM City Council President Larry Atencio, representing Colorado Municipal League, testified in support of the bill. Councilman Atencio responded to questions from the committee. 03:01:23 PM Hon. Chris Hinds, representing Denver City Council, testified in support of the bill. 03:02:59 PM Mayor Sam Weaver, representing City of Boulder, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Rick Bonilla, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. 03:14:26 PM Mayor Ashley Smith, representing City of Canon City, testified in support of the bill. 03:17:05 PM Professor Ramesh Bhatt, representing Sierra Club, testified in support of the bill. 03:19:59 PM Mr. Kevin Cross, representing Fort Collins Sustainability Group, testified in support of the bill. 03:23:53 PM Professor KK DuVivier, representing self, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Alan Apt, representing Nederland Board of Trustees, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Duncan Gilchrist, representing 350 Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 03:29:39 PM Ms. Leslie Glustrom, representing Clean Energy Action, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Ken Jacobs, representing City of Golden, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Glustrom responded to questions from the committee. 03:39:41 PM Steve Szabo, representing Colorado Renewable Energy Society, testified in support of the bill. 03:41:52 PM Zachary Green, representing self, testified in support of the bill. 03:44:58 PM Jacob Smith, representing Colorado Communities for Climate Action, testified in support of the bill. 03:46:34 PM Julie Gill, representing LEAN Energy US, testified in support of the bill. 03:49:32 PM Dr. Brent Goodlet, representing self, testified in support of the bill. 03:52:13 PM Mr. David Sullivan, representing self, testified in support of the bill. 03:54:52 PM Harmony Cummings, representing Resilient Denver, testified in support of the bill. 03:57:16 PM Mary Pettigrew, representing empower our future, testified in support of the bill. 03:59:12 PM Ms. SaraRose Tannenbaum, representing Conservation Colorado, testified in support of the bill. The committee took a brief recess. 04:11:11 PM The committee came back to order. Representative Hooton distributed and explained amendment L.001 (Attachment E). 04:12:10 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment E). Moved Hooton Seconded Sirota Bernett Froelich Jackson Pico Sirota Soper Titone Van Beber Weissman Will Woog Hooton Valdez A. YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 04:12:22 PM Bill sponsors made concluding comments. 04:16:11 PM Committee members made concluding comments. 04:21:41 PM Motion Refer House Bill 21-1269, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Hooton Seconded Sirota Bernett Yes Froelich Yes Jackson Yes Pico No Sirota Yes Soper No Titone Excused Van Beber No Weissman Yes Will No Woog No Hooton Yes Valdez A. Yes Final YES: 7 NO: 5 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS SB21-072 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/A20CA8198A52...$File/210429 AttachF.pdf?OpenElement 210429 AttachF.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/D87607B45988...$File/210429 AttachG.pdf?OpenElement 210429 AttachG.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/94D066F25337...$File/210429 AttachH.pdf?OpenElement 210429 AttachH.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/5F3729E32623...$File/210429 AttachI.pdf?OpenElement 210429 AttachI.pdf 04:21:48 PM Representatives A. Valdez and Catlin, co-prime bill sponsors, presented Senate BIll 21-072 to the committee. The bill creates the Colorado Electric Transmission Authority, requires transmission utilities to join organized wholesale markets, and expands the authority to install broadband facilities on an electric utility easement. 04:37:11 PM The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee. 04:48:38 PM Mr. Mike Bordogna, representing Colorado Counties, Inc. (CCI) & San Miguel County, testified in support of the bill. Commissioner Kris Holstrom, representing San Miguel County and Colorado Communities for Climate Action, testified in support of the bill. Public testimony submitted for this bill can be found in Attachment F. 04:55:38 PM Mr. Timothy Coleman, representing Colorado Rural Electric Association, testified in support of the bill. Mark Gabriel, representing United Power, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Gabriel responded to questions from the committee. 05:03:20 PM Mike Kruger, representing self, testified in support of the bill. 05:06:26 PM Jeff Baudier, representing Intermountain REA, testified in support of the bill. 05:09:13 PM Rikki Seguin, representing Interwest Energy Alliance, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Seguin responded to questions from the committee. 05:14:02 PM Mr. Cameron Yourkowski, representing EDP Renewables North America, testified in support of the bill. 05:17:03 PM Emilie Olson, representing Advanced Energy Economy, testified in support of the bill. 05:20:08 PM Virginia Harman, representing Delta-Montrose Electric Association, testified in support of the bill. 05:22:44 PM Jeffery Hurd, representing Delta-Montrose Electric Association, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Hurd responded to questions from the committee. 05:28:02 PM Terry Page, representing Enel North America, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Page responded to questions from the committee. 05:29:58 PM Sam Shriver, representing Signal Tech Coalition, testified in support of the bill. 05:31:38 PM Tyler Sym, representing himself, testified in support of the bill. 05:34:24 PM Mr. Philip Hayes, representing IBEW 111, testified in a neutral position on the bill. 05:37:17 PM Glen Rhodes, representing the EMP Commission testified on the bill. 05:39:47 PM Gregory Glischinski, representing AARP, testified in opposition to the bill. Dr. Irene Martinez Jordan, representing Colorado AARP, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Bill Levis, representing AARP Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill. 05:47:04 PM Carrie Simpson, representing Xcel Energy, testified to amend the bill. 05:50:24 PM Mr. Tyler Mansholt, representing Black Hills Energy, testified to amend the bill. 05:53:26 PM Representative Valdez discussed and distributed amendments L.016, L.017 and L.018 (Attachments G,H,and I). 05:54:52 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.016 (Attachment G). Moved Valdez A. Seconded Froelich Bernett Froelich Jackson Pico Sirota Soper Titone Van Beber Weissman Will Woog Valdez A. Hooton YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 05:55:42 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.017 (Attachment H). Moved Valdez A. Seconded Sirota Bernett Froelich Jackson Pico Sirota Soper Titone Van Beber Weissman Will Woog Valdez A. Hooton YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 05:56:43 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.018 (Attachment I). Moved Valdez A. Seconded Sirota Bernett Froelich Jackson Pico Sirota Soper Titone Van Beber Weissman Will Woog Valdez A. Hooton YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 05:57:01 PM Bill sponsors made concluding comments. Committee members made concluding comments. 06:04:09 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 21-072, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Valdez A. Seconded Soper Bernett Yes Froelich Yes Jackson Yes Pico No Sirota Yes Soper Yes Titone Yes Van Beber Yes Weissman Yes Will Yes Woog No Valdez A. Yes Hooton Yes Final YES: 11 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 06:04:22 PM The committee adjourned.