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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

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BILL SUMMARY For SB21-261

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Date May 27, 2021       Location LSB A

SB21-261 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations
05:48:54 PM  
Representatives A.Valdez and Amabile, co-prime bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 21-261 to the committee.  The bill makes various changes to the renewable energy standards and the regulation of distributed generation.  The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee.
06:12:53 PM  
Suzann Kuhns, representing Ibew 111, testified in opposition to the bill.  Mr. Devin Moeller, representing Black Hills Energy, testified to amend the bill.
06:18:35 PM  
Mike Kruger, representing Colorado Solar and Storage Association, testified in support of the bill.  Meghan MacKillop, representing Colorado Municipal League, testified in support of the bill.
06:22:59 PM  
Jan Rose, representing CCLC, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Rose responded to questions from the committee.
06:27:10 PM  
Leslie Glustrom, representing Clean Energy Action, testified in support of the bill.  Thad Kurowski, representing Tesla, testified in support of the bill.
06:32:05 PM  
Andrew Bennett, representing Energy Outreach Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
06:34:14 PM  
Chief Policy Advisor Carl Castillo, representing City of Boulder, testified in support of the bill.
06:36:57 PM  
Sunni Benoit, representing self, testified in support of the bill.
06:39:53 PM  
Matthew Larson, representing Xcel Energy, testified to amend the bill. Mr. Larson responded to questions from the committee.
06:42:50 PM  
Jacob Smith, representing Colorado Communities for Climate Action, testified in support of the bill.  Janna Six, representing Solar United Neighbors, testified in support of the bill.
06:48:11 PM  
The bill sponsors discussed and distributed amendment L.025 (Attachment E).

06:51:46 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.025 (Attachment E).
Moved Valdez A.
Seconded Hooton
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
06:52:12 PM  
Representative Pico discussed and distributed amendment L.021 (Attachment F).

06:57:13 PM
 Motion Adopt amendment L.021 (Attachment F).
Moved Pico
Seconded Soper
Bernett No
Froelich No
Jackson No
Pico Yes
Sirota No
Soper Yes
Titone No
Van Beber Yes
Weissman No
Will Yes
Woog Yes
Valdez A. No
Hooton No
YES: 5   NO: 8   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  FAIL
06:57:14 PM  
The bill sponsors provided concluding comments on the bill. Committee member made concluding comments on the bill.

07:01:25 PM
 Motion Refer Senate Bill 21-261, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Valdez A.
Seconded Bernett
Bernett Yes
Froelich Yes
Jackson Yes
Pico No
Sirota Yes
Soper No
Titone Yes
Van Beber No
Weissman Yes
Will No
Woog No
Valdez A. Yes
Hooton Yes
Final YES: 8   NO: 5   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
07:02:15 PM  
The committee took a brief recess.