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CE5CF065C66BEBF78725851B006B9C48 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For HB20-1225

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Date Feb 27, 2020      
Location HCR 0107



HB20-1225 - Amended, referred to the Committee of the Whole

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






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