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PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For SB21-261
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Date May 27, 2021
Location LSB A
SB21-261 - Amended, referred to House Appropriations
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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.
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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.
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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.
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06:22:59 PM |
Jan Rose, representing CCLC, testified in support of the bill. Ms. Rose responded to questions from the committee.
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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.
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06:32:05 PM |
Andrew Bennett, representing Energy Outreach Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
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06:34:14 PM |
Chief Policy Advisor Carl Castillo, representing City of Boulder, testified in support of the bill.
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06:36:57 PM |
Sunni Benoit, representing self, testified in support of the bill.
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06:39:53 PM |
Matthew Larson, representing Xcel Energy, testified to amend the bill. Mr. Larson responded to questions from the committee.
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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.
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06:48:11 PM |
The bill sponsors
discussed and distributed amendment L.025 (Attachment E).
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06:51:46 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.025 (Attachment E). |
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| Moved |
Valdez A. |
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| Seconded |
Hooton |
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Bernett |
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Froelich |
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Jackson |
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Pico |
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Sirota |
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Soper |
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Titone |
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Van Beber |
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Weissman |
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Will |
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Woog |
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Valdez A. |
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Hooton |
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YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection |
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06:52:12 PM |
Representative Pico
discussed and distributed amendment L.021 (Attachment F).
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06:57:13 PM
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Motion |
Adopt amendment L.021 (Attachment F). |
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Pico |
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Soper |
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Bernett |
No |
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Froelich |
No |
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Jackson |
No |
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Pico |
Yes |
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Sirota |
No |
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Soper |
Yes |
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Titone |
No |
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Van Beber |
Yes |
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Weissman |
No |
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Will |
Yes |
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Woog |
Yes |
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Valdez A. |
No |
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Hooton |
No |
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YES: 5 NO: 8 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL |
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06:57:14 PM |
The bill sponsors provided concluding comments on the bill. Committee member made concluding comments on the bill.
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07:01:25 PM
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Motion |
Refer Senate Bill 21-261, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. |
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Valdez A. |
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Bernett |
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Bernett |
Yes |
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Froelich |
Yes |
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Jackson |
Yes |
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Pico |
No |
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Sirota |
Yes |
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Soper |
No |
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Titone |
Yes |
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Van Beber |
No |
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Weissman |
Yes |
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Will |
No |
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Woog |
No |
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Valdez A. |
Yes |
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Hooton |
Yes |
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Final |
YES: 8 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS |
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07:02:15 PM |
The committee took
a brief recess.
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