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BILL SUMMARY For HB20-1225
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Date Feb 27, 2020
Location HCR 0107
HB20-1225 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole
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12:35:27 PM |
Representative Weissman, prime bill sponsor,
presented House Bill 20-1225, Coop Electric Utilities Reasonable Rates
Energy Storage, to the committee and distributed two handouts (Attachments
C and D). The bill prohibits a wholesale electric cooperative from
subjecting the installation, interconnection, or use of an energy storage
system by a retail cooperative electric association to any unjust, unreasonable,
discriminatory, or preferential charge, classification, contract, fare,
fee, practice, rate, regulation, rule, schedule, service, or toll.
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12:44:40 PM |
Kent Singer, Executive Director of the
Colorado Rural Electric Association, testified against the bill. Jack
Johnson, CEO of Southwest Colorado Power, testified against the bill. Ken
Reif, representing Tri-State Generation, testified against the bill. David
White, represeting the Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association, testified
against the bill.
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12:58:58 PM |
The panel responded to questions from the committee.
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01:06:31 PM |
Dean Hubback, representing United Power
Inc., testified in support of the bill.
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01:10:03 PM |
Representative Weissman discussed and distributed
Amendment L.001 (Attachment E).
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01:25:25 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment E). |
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Weissman |
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Valdez A. |
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Froelich |
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Geitner |
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Kipp |
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Landgraf |
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Liston |
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Saine |
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Sirota |
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Valdez A. |
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Weissman |
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Hooton |
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Jackson |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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01:25:26 PM |
Representative Weissman responded to questions
from the committee and made concluding comments.
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01:26:41 PM
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Motion |
Refer House Bill 20-1225, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. |
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Weissman |
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Saine |
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Froelich |
Yes |
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Geitner |
No |
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Kipp |
Yes |
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Landgraf |
Yes |
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Liston |
No |
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Saine |
Yes |
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Sirota |
Yes |
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Valdez A. |
Yes |
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Weissman |
Yes |
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Hooton |
Yes |
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Jackson |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 9 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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