6519E20FC88CB79287258522005E323E Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2020A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For HB20-1059HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTDate Mar 5, 2020 Location HCR 0107 HB20-1059 - Referred to House Finance Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2020A/commsumm.nsf/0/AB4EE4C328A3...$File/200305 AttachA.pdf?OpenElement 200305 AttachA.pdf 10:08:55 AM Representatives Bird and Jackson, co-prime bill sponsors, presented House Bill 20-1059, Valuation of Energy Storage Equipment, to the committee. The bill requires energy storage equipment owned or operated by utilities to be assessed similarly to renewable energy facility properties beginning on January 1, 2020. 10:16:16 AM Representatives Bird and Jackson responded to questions from the committee. 10:19:09 AM Gini Pingenot, representing Colorado Counties Inc., testified against the bill and provided a handout (Attachment A). Dave Hornung, Kit Carson County Commissioner, testified against the bill. Michael Valdez, representing the Special District Association, testified against the bill. Dianna Orf, representing the Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado, testified against the bill. 10:28:26 AM The panel responded to questions from the committee. 10:47:45 AM Byron Pelton, Logan County Commissioner, testified against the bill. 10:51:33 AM KC Cunilio, representing the Colorado Independent Energy Association, testified in support the bill. David Gil, Executive Director of NextEra Energy, testified in support of the bill. Mike Kruger, CEO of the Colorado Solar & Storage Association, testified in support of the bill. Julian Musikant, representing Namaste Solar, testified in support of the bill. 11:00:39 AM The panel responded to questions from the committee. 11:27:09 AM Brett Moore, representing the Interwest Energy Alliance, testified in support of the bill. Michael Krueger, representing the Division of Property Taxation within the Colorado Department of Local Affairs, responded to questions from the committee. 11:36:52 AM Representatives Bird and Jackson made concluding comments. 11:45:38 AM Motion Refer House Bill 20-1059 to the Committee on Finance. Moved Jackson Seconded Weissman Catlin No Froelich Yes Geitner No Holtorf No Kipp Yes Pelton No Sirota Yes Valdez A. Yes Weissman Yes Jackson Yes Hooton Yes Final YES: 7 NO: 4 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS
