28E29C880C28681A8725895E005D69FB Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For PRESENTATION FROM UTILITIES PANELHOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTDate Feb 22, 2023 Location LSB A Presentation from Utilities Panel - Committee Discussion Only Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/35CD55472372...$File/Attachment A.pdf?OpenElement Attachment A.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/B54715491050...$File/Attachment B.pdf?OpenElement Attachment B.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/A860E6FEF8AE...$File/Attachment C.pdf?OpenElement Attachment C.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2023A/commsumm.nsf/0/6681E6EEBD16...$File/Attachment D.pdf?OpenElement Attachment D.pdf 10:00:25 AM A panel of utility companies presented to the committee about how they are working to meet Colorado's climate goals. Kathryn Valdez, Carbon-Free Technology Policy Director representing Xcel Energy made a presentation (Attachment A). Reg Rudolph representing Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association mad a presentation and provided the committee with a handout (Attachment B). The presentation continued with the Colorado Rural Electric Association (CREA) and their Director of Government Relations and General Counsel, Craig Johnson. Mr. Johnson provided a handout to the committee (Attachment C ). Katie Fleming, Director of Sustainability representing Black Hills Energy gave the final presentation (Attachment D). 10:53:50 AM The committee asked the panel questions on how each organization is planning on using the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and how the state can assist. The committee continued to ask questions about the cost and overall climate benefit of going to net zero, electrification, air source heat pump water heaters, nuclear energy, state policy impacting nuclear energy, as well as Xcel power plants and the ozone pollution from those plants.
