CE5CF065C66BEBF78725851B006B9C48 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2020A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For HB20-1225HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTDate Feb 27, 2020 Location HCR 0107 HB20-1225 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2020A/commsumm.nsf/0/26ECA79DA952...$File/200227 AttachD.pdf?OpenElement 200227 AttachD.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2020A/commsumm.nsf/0/81A28BFAEE68...$File/200227 AttachC.pdf?OpenElement 200227 AttachC.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2020A/commsumm.nsf/0/D144C7A0974D...$File/200227 AttachE.pdf?OpenElement 200227 AttachE.pdf 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. 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. 12:58:58 PM The panel responded to questions from the committee. 01:06:31 PM Dean Hubback, representing United Power Inc., testified in support of the bill. 01:10:03 PM Representative Weissman discussed and distributed Amendment L.001 (Attachment E). 01:25:25 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment E). Moved Weissman Seconded Valdez A. Froelich Geitner Kipp Landgraf Liston Saine Sirota Valdez A. Weissman Hooton Jackson YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 01:25:26 PM Representative Weissman responded to questions from the committee and made concluding comments. 01:26:41 PM Motion Refer House Bill 20-1225, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Weissman Seconded Saine Froelich Yes Geitner No Kipp Yes Landgraf Yes Liston No Saine Yes Sirota Yes Valdez A. Yes Weissman Yes Hooton Yes Jackson Yes Final YES: 9 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS