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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB20-1059

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Date Mar 5, 2020       Location HCR 0107

HB20-1059 - Referred to House Finance
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