H.727
An act relating to sustainable data center deployment
Sponsors:
Rep. Laura Sibilia
Last Recorded Action: 5/29/2026 - Veto of the Governor sustained by a vote of Yeas = 83, Nays = 52
Committee Activity - Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2025-2026
House Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure
- Kevin Burke, Director, Department of Environmental Conservation, Watershed Management Division
- Jared Carpenter, Water Protection Advocate, Lake Champlain Committee
- Billy Coster, Director of Policy and Planning, Agency of Natural Resources
- Brooke Dingledine, Board Member, Land Use Review Board
- Ben Edgerly Walsh, Climate & Energy Program Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
- Ben Edgerly Walsh, Climate & Energy Program Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
- Gregg Faber, Legislative Liaison, Public Utility Commission
- Peter Gill, Executive Director, Land Use Review Board
- Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
- Janet Hurley, Chair, Land Use Review Board
- Kerrick Johnson, Commissioner, Department of Public Service
- Shana Louiselle, Communications Manager, Vermont Electric Power Company
- Alex McWard, Policy Specialist, National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
- Johanna Miller, Energy & Climate Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
- Candace Morgan, Director, Regulatory and Government Affairs, Green Mountain Power
- Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- TJ Poor, Director Regulated Utility Planning, Department of Public Service
- Shaolei Ren, Associate Professor of Computers and Electrical Engineering, University of California, Riverside
- Jenny Ronis, General Counsel, Land Use Review Board
- Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Mark Sciarrotta, General Counsel, Vermont Electric Power Company
- Rep. Laura Sibilia, Bill Sponsor
- Cam Twarog, System Planning Engineer, Green Mountain Power
- Peter Walke, Managing Director, Efficiency Vermont
House Committee on Environment
- Jared Carpenter, Water Protection Advocate, Lake Champlain Committee
- Billy Coster, Director of Policy and Planning, Agency of Natural Resources
- Brooke Dingledine, Board Member, Land Use Review Board
- Peter Gill, Executive Director, Land Use Review Board
- Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
- Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- TJ Poor, Director Regulated Utility Planning, Department of Public Service
- Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Rep. Laura Sibilia, Bill Sponsor, Windham 2
House Committee on Ways and Means
- James Duffy, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Rep. Laura Sibilia, Reporter of the Bill, House Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure
Senate Committee on Finance
- James Duffy, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
- Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
- Kevin Burke, Director, Department of Environmental Conservation, Watershed Management Division
- Jared Carpenter, Water Protection Advocate, Lake Champlain Committee
- Matt Chapman, Director, Waste Management & Prevention Division, Department of Environmental Conservation
- Billy Coster, Director of Policy and Planning, Agency of Natural Resources
- Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Bill Driscoll, Vice President, Associated Industries of Vermont
- Ben Edgerly Walsh, Climate & Energy Program Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
- Gregg Faber, Legislative Liaison, Public Utility Commission
- Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
- Shana Louiselle, Communications Manager, Vermont Electric Power Company
- Alex McWard, Policy Specialist, National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
- Candace Morgan, Director, Regulatory and Government Affairs, Green Mountain Power
- Ken Nolan, General Manager, Vermont Public Power Supply Authority
- Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Jessica Oski, Lobbyist, VELCO
- TJ Poor, Director Regulated Utility Planning, Department of Public Service
- Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Jigar Shah, Former Director, US Department of Energy Loan Program
- Rep. Laura Sibilia, Bill Sponsor, Windham 2
- Cam Twarog, System Planning Engineer, Green Mountain Power
- Dylan Zwicky, Leonine Public Affairs, Partner, Green Mountain Power
- Dylan Zwicky, Leonine Public Affairs, Partner, RELX