9993EF2665B4F4CA872586E20082D142 Hearing Summary CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf PUBLICBILL SUMMARY For SB21-261HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTDate May 27, 2021 Location LSB A SB21-261 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/0888470400F8...$File/210527 AttachE.pdf?OpenElement 210527 AttachE.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2021A/commsumm.nsf/0/04EBF423012D...$File/210527 AttachF.pdf?OpenElement 210527 AttachF.pdf 05:48:54 PM Representatives A.Valdez and Amabile, co-prime bill sponsors, presented Senate Bill 21-261 to the committee. The bill makes various changes to the renewable energy standards and the regulation of distributed generation. The bill sponsors responded to questions from the committee. 06:12:53 PM Suzann Kuhns, representing Ibew 111, testified in opposition to the bill. Mr. Devin Moeller, representing Black Hills Energy, testified to amend the bill. 06:18:35 PM Mike Kruger, representing Colorado Solar and Storage Association, testified in support of the bill. Meghan MacKillop, representing Colorado Municipal League, testified in support of the bill. 06:22:59 PM Jan Rose, representing CCLC, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Rose responded to questions from the committee. 06:27:10 PM Leslie Glustrom, representing Clean Energy Action, testified in support of the bill. Thad Kurowski, representing Tesla, testified in support of the bill. 06:32:05 PM Andrew Bennett, representing Energy Outreach Colorado, testified in support of the bill. 06:34:14 PM Chief Policy Advisor Carl Castillo, representing City of Boulder, testified in support of the bill. 06:36:57 PM Sunni Benoit, representing self, testified in support of the bill. 06:39:53 PM Matthew Larson, representing Xcel Energy, testified to amend the bill. Mr. Larson responded to questions from the committee. 06:42:50 PM Jacob Smith, representing Colorado Communities for Climate Action, testified in support of the bill. Janna Six, representing Solar United Neighbors, testified in support of the bill. 06:48:11 PM The bill sponsors discussed and distributed amendment L.025 (Attachment E). 06:51:46 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.025 (Attachment E). Moved Valdez A. Seconded Hooton Bernett Froelich Jackson Pico Sirota Soper Titone Van Beber Weissman Will Woog Valdez A. Hooton YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection 06:52:12 PM Representative Pico discussed and distributed amendment L.021 (Attachment F). 06:57:13 PM Motion Adopt amendment L.021 (Attachment F). Moved Pico Seconded Soper Bernett No Froelich No Jackson No Pico Yes Sirota No Soper Yes Titone No Van Beber Yes Weissman No Will Yes Woog Yes Valdez A. No Hooton No YES: 5 NO: 8 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL 06:57:14 PM The bill sponsors provided concluding comments on the bill. Committee member made concluding comments on the bill. 07:01:25 PM Motion Refer Senate Bill 21-261, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. Moved Valdez A. Seconded Bernett Bernett Yes Froelich Yes Jackson Yes Pico No Sirota Yes Soper No Titone Yes Van Beber No Weissman Yes Will No Woog No Valdez A. Yes Hooton Yes Final YES: 8 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS 07:02:15 PM The committee took a brief recess.
