8E5950DAF2139596872586E2006BD7EC Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For HB21-1324HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTDate May 27, 2021 Location LSB A HB21-1324 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/10A3838F8789...$File/210527 AttachA.pdf?OpenElement 210527 AttachA.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/87507DA712D7...$File/210527 AttachB.pdf?OpenElement 210527 AttachB.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/BC32AC4E5AB6...$File/210527 AttachC.pdf?OpenElement 210527 AttachC.pdf 01:38:07 PM The committee came to order. Representatives Roberts and Pelton, co-prime bill sponsors, introduced House Bill 21-1324. The bill allows investor-owned electric utilities to submit proposals to the Public Utilities Commission for innovative energy technology projects and partnerships. 01:46:22 PM The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee. 01:48:33 PM Commissioner Tim Redmond, representing self, testified in support of the bill. Mathew Mendisco, representing Town of Hayden, testified in support of the bill. Former Moffat County Commissioner Ron Beck, representing self, testified in support of the bill. The witness panel responded to questions from the committee. 02:02:54 PM Jacob Smith, representing Colorado Communities for Climate Action, testified to amend the bill. Mr. Smith responded to questions from the committee. 02:11:27 PM Matthew Gerhart, representing Sierra Club, testified to amend the bill. Greg Brophy, representing Onward Energy & The Western Way, testified in support of the bill. Mark Detsky, representing Colorado Independent Energy Association, testified in a neutral position on the bill. 02:20:46 PM Suzann Kuhns, representing Ibew 111, testified in support of the bill. 02:22:20 PM Sara Blackhurst, representing Action 22, testified in support of the bill. Kathryn Valdez, representing Xcel Energy, testified in support of the bill. Matt Larson, representing Xcel Energy, was available to answer committee questions. Ms. Blackhurst responded to questions from the committee. 03:01:26 PM The bill sponsors discussed and distributed amendments L.002, L.004, and L.005 (Attachments A, B, and C). 03:05:59 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment B). Moved Weissman Seconded Soper Bernett Froelich Jackson Pico Sirota Soper Titone Van Beber Weissman Will Woog Hooton Valdez A. YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 03:08:21 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment A). Moved Weissman Seconded Sirota Bernett Yes Froelich Yes Jackson Yes Pico No Sirota Yes Soper No Titone Yes Van Beber No Weissman Yes Will No Woog No Hooton Yes Valdez A. Yes YES: 8 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 03:11:04 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.005 (Attachment C). Moved Weissman Seconded Sirota Bernett Froelich Jackson Pico Sirota Soper Titone Van Beber Weissman Will Woog Hooton Valdez A. YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 03:11:05 PM The bill sponsors made concluding comments on the bill. Committee members made concluding comments on the bill. 03:22:03 PM Motion Refer House Bill 21-1324, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. Moved Weissman Seconded Van Beber Bernett Yes Froelich Yes Jackson Yes Pico Yes Sirota Yes Soper Yes Titone Yes Van Beber Yes Weissman Yes Will Yes Woog Yes Hooton No Valdez A. No Final YES: 11 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 03:22:03 PM The committee took a brief recess.