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BILL SUMMARY For HB23-1039

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Date Jan 26, 2023       Location LSB A

HB23-1039 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations


01:34:54 PM  
Representative Bird introduced House Bill 23-1039 Electric Resource Adequacy Reporting. The bill requires electric load-serving entities to periodically report about the adequecy of their electric resources.
01:39:22 PM  
Jon Landrum, Xcel Director of Resource Planning, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Keith Hay, representing Colorado Energy Office, Governor's Office, testified in support of the bill.
01:43:23 PM  
The committee asked the panel of witnesses questions including expectations of potential concerns for resource adequacy.
01:50:43 PM  
Deputy Director Gene Camp, representing Colorado Public Utilities Commission, testified in support of the bill. Mr. Nick Wagner, representing Black Hills Energy, testified in support of the bill.
01:58:37 PM  
Mr. Tim Coleman, representing Colorado Rural Areas Electric Association, testified in support of the bill. Summer Hill, representing Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, testified in support of the bill.
02:01:31 PM  
Rachel Beck, representing Colorado Competitive Council, testified in support of the bill.

Representative Bird introduced amendment L.0001 (Attachment A).

02:07:13 PM
Motion Adopt amendment L.001
Moved Froelich
Seconded Valdez
DeGraaf Yes
Dickson Yes
Evans Yes
Froelich Yes
Valdez Yes
Velasco Yes
Vigil Yes
Weissman Yes
Winter T. Yes
Willford Yes
Kipp Excused
YES: 10   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
02:07:14 PM  
The sponsor of the bill gave closing comments.

02:09:00 PM
Motion Refer House Bill 23-1039, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations.
Moved Froelich
Seconded Weissman
DeGraaf Yes
Dickson Yes
Evans Yes
Froelich Yes
Valdez Yes
Velasco Yes
Vigil Yes
Weissman Yes
Winter T. Yes
Willford Yes
Kipp Excused
Final YES: 10   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS