098BA420CC84548F872582200074AE61 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For SB18-009SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES, & ENERGYDate Jan 25, 2018 Location SCR 357 SB18-009 - Committee Discussion Only Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/2AA73A3CE842...$File/180125 Attach D.pdf?OpenElement 180125 Attach D.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/4AB5E8F4627D...$File/180125 Attach B.pdf?OpenElement 180125 Attach B.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/E6F69DC98383...$File/180125 Attach C.pdf?OpenElement 180125 Attach C.pdf 02:15:50 PM Senator Fenberg and Senator Priola, co-prime sponsors, discussed the provisions of SB18-009 concerning energy storage equipment for customers of electrict utilities. They also distributed Amendment L.001 [Attachment B] and a fact sheet on the bill [Attachment C], Senator Fenberg explained he sponsored a similar bill in 2017 that was postponed indefinitely. He also responded to questions from the committee about the bill and Amendment L. 001. The bill directs the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to adopt rules governing the installation, interconnection, and use of customer-sited distributed electricity storage systems. The bill specifies principles that are to be incorporated into the rules, including the installation and use of customer-sited electricity storage systems is in the public interest; consumers may install these systems without the burden of unnecessary regulations or discriminatory fees; utility approval processes for these systems must be simple, streamlined, and affordable; and utilities may not require customer-sited meters to monitor these systems. 02:38:13 PM Ray Gifford, Edison Electric Institute, spoke in opposition to the bill. 02:40:21 PM Senator Fenberg distributed Amendment L.006 [Attachment D]. 02:41:03 PM Phil Undercuffer, Outback Power, spoke in support of the bill. He also responded to questions from the committee about the bill. 02:46:40 PM America Sherwood, League of Women Voters, spoke in support of the bill. 02:48:28 PM The committee recessed. 02:50:32 PM The committee returned from recess. Mr. Undercuffer and Mr. Gifford continued to respond to questions from the committee about the bill. 03:14:38 PM Unity Vincent Sferrazza, Herbal Gardens Wellness, spoke in support of the bill. 03:17:38 PM Whitney Painter, Buglet Solar, spoke in support of the bill. She also responded to questions from the committee about how electric storage systems work. 03:20:01 PM Jacob Schlesinger, Solar Energy Industry Association, Colorado Solar Energy Industry Association, spoke in support of the bill. He also responded to questions from the committee about the reasons customers may want to install a battery. 03:27:31 PM Chris Votoupal, Colorado Clean Tech Industries Association, spoke in support of the bill and commented on Amendment L.001. 03:30:42 PM Willie Mein, representing himself, spoke in support of the bill. 03:34:24 PM Senator Fenberg and Senator Priola discussed the provisions of Amendment L.001 and Amendment L.006. 03:40:40 PM The bill was laid over and tentatively scheduled for action only on Thursday February 1.
