2021-2022 Session
Change SessionS.161 (Act 155)
An act relating to extending the baseload renewable power portfolio requirement
- Sponsor(s)
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- Sen. M. Jane Kitchel
- Additional Sponsors
- Sen. Joseph Benning
- Sen. Robert Starr
- Last Recorded Action
- House 5/12/2022 - Senate Message, signed by Governor May 31, 2022
Bill/Resolution Text
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An act relating to extending the baseload renewable power portfolio requirement
Detailed Status
Regular Session 2021-2022
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An act relating to extending the baseload renewable power portfolio requirement
Roll Call History
Regular Session 2021-2022
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An act relating to extending the baseload renewable power portfolio requirement
Committee Meetings
Regular Session 2021-2022
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An act relating to extending the baseload renewable power portfolio requirement
Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2021-2022
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Finance
- 1:30 PM
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S.161 - An act relating to extending the baseload renewable power portfolio requirement
Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Dylan Zwicky, Lobbyist, Ryegate Power Station
Thursday, January 20, 2022
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Finance
- 3:45 PM
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S.161 - An act relating to extending the baseload renewable power portfolio requirement
Discussion and Possible Vote
TJ Poor, Director of Planning, Department of Public Service
Gregg Faber, Analyst, Public Utility Commission
Dylan Zwicky, Lobbyist, Ryegate Power Station
Doug Smith, Chief Public Supply Executive, Green Mountain Power
Craig Kieny, Power Supply Manager, Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Stephen Knowlton, President, Board of Directors, Washington Electric Coop
Barry Bernstein, Past President, Board of Directors, Washington Electric Coop
Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
Brett Long, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Economic Development
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Finance
- 3:30 PM
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S.161 - An act relating to extending the baseload renewable power portfolio requirement
Discussion and Possible Vote
Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, January 27, 2022
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Finance
- 4:10 PM
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S.161 - An act relating to extending the baseload renewable power portfolio requirement
Discuss Proposal to Extend Contract 1 Year
Charles Storrow, Lobbyist, Ryegate Power Station
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Finance
- 1:30 PM
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S.161 - An act relating to extending the baseload renewable power portfolio requirement
Committee Discussion
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Finance
- 2:45 PM
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S.161 - An act relating to extending the baseload renewable power portfolio requirement
Testimony and Possible Vote
Rachel Smolker, Co-Director, Biofuelwatch
Dylan Zwicky, Lobbyist, Ryegate Power Station
Friday, March 11, 2022
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Finance
- 2:15 PM
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S.161 - An act relating to extending the baseload renewable power portfolio requirement
ACCD Ryegate Report, Discussion and Possible Vote
Ken Jones, Economic Research Analyst, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- 3:30 PM
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S.161 - An act relating to extending the baseload renewable power portfolio requirement
Vote
Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, March 31, 2022
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Energy and Technology
- 1:00 PM
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S.161 - An act relating to extending the baseload renewable power portfolio requirement
Ryegate and biochar
Bill Harrington, Director, Stored Solar
Robert Lehmert, Managing Member, Carbon Negativity LLC
Alexander DePillis, Senior Agricultural Development Coordinator
Ryan Patch, Agriculture Climate and Land Use Policy Manager, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Energy and Technology
- 1:00 PM
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S.161 - An act relating to extending the baseload renewable power portfolio requirement
Ed Larson, Lobbyist, Vermont Forest Products Association
Alan Robertson, Secretary, Vermont Woodlands Association
Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
Rachel Smolker, Co-Director, Biofuelwatch
Dylan Zwicky, Leonine, Ryegate Power Station
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Energy and Technology
- 9:00 AM
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S.161 - An act relating to extending the baseload renewable power portfolio requirement
TJ Poor, Director of Planning, Department of Public Service
- 9:45 AM
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S.161 - An act relating to extending the baseload renewable power portfolio requirement
Committee discussion
Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday, April 14, 2022
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Energy and Technology
- 10:45 AM
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S.161 - An act relating to extending the baseload renewable power portfolio requirement
Jake Marren, Staff Attorney, Public Utility Commission
Gregg Faber, Analyst, Public Utility Commission
Friday, April 15, 2022
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Energy and Technology
- 1:00 PM
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S.161 - An act relating to extending the baseload renewable power portfolio requirement
Committee discussion
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Energy and Technology
- 1:00 PM
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S.161 - An act relating to extending the baseload renewable power portfolio requirement
Distribution utilities
Warren Coleman, Lobbyist, MMR, LLC
Doug Smith, Chief Public Supply Executive, Green Mountain Power
Craig Kieny, Power Supply Manager, Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc.
- 2:30 PM
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S.161 - An act relating to extending the baseload renewable power portfolio requirement
Committee discussion
Warren Coleman, Lobbyist, MMR, LLC
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Energy and Technology
- 10:00 AM
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S.161 - An act relating to extending the baseload renewable power portfolio requirement
Committee discussion
Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Warren Coleman, Lobbyist, MMR, LLC
- 2:30 PM
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S.161 - An act relating to extending the baseload renewable power portfolio requirement
Mark-up
Gregg Faber, Analyst, Public Utility Commission
Warren Coleman, Lobbyist, MMR, LLC
Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Dylan Zwicky, Leonine, Ryegate Power Station
Jamey Fidel, General Counsel and Forest and Wildlife Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council, The Forest Partnership
Thursday, April 21, 2022
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Energy and Technology
- 9:30 AM
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S.161 - An act relating to extending the baseload renewable power portfolio requirement
Committee discussion and mark-up
Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Dylan Zwicky, Leonine, Ryegate Power Station
- 1:10 PM
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S.161 - An act relating to extending the baseload renewable power portfolio requirement
Committee discussion and mark-up
Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Dylan Zwicky, Leonine, Ryegate Power Station
Friday, April 22, 2022
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Energy and Technology
- 1:00 PM
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S.161 - An act relating to extending the baseload renewable power portfolio requirement
Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
TJ Poor, Director of Planning, Department of Public Service
Thursday, April 28, 2022
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Energy and Technology
- 9:00 AM
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S.161 - An act relating to extending the baseload renewable power portfolio requirement
Committee vote
Thursday, April 28, 2022
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- 3:35 PM
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S.161 - An act relating to extending the baseload renewable power portfolio requirement
Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday, April 29, 2022
- Committee(s):
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- 11:40 AM
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S.161 - An act relating to extending the baseload renewable power portfolio requirement
potential vote
Monday, May 9, 2022
- Committee(s):
- Senate Committee on Finance
- 2:30 PM
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S.161 - An act relating to extending the baseload renewable power portfolio requirement
House Proposal of Amendment and MacDonald Amendment
Gregg Faber, Analyst, Public Utility Commission
Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Committee Documents
An act relating to extending the baseload renewable power portfolio requirement
Witnesses Who Testified
Regular Session 2021-2022
House Committee on Energy and Technology
- Warren Coleman, Lobbyist, MMR, LLC
- Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Alexander DePillis, Senior Agricultural Development Coordinator
- Gregg Faber, Analyst, Public Utility Commission
- Jamey Fidel, General Counsel and Forest and Wildlife Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council, The Forest Partnership
- Bill Harrington, Director, Stored Solar
- Craig Kieny, Power Supply Manager, Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc.
- Ed Larson, Lobbyist, Vermont Forest Products Association
- Robert Lehmert, Managing Member, Carbon Negativity LLC
- Jake Marren, Staff Attorney, Public Utility Commission
- Ryan Patch, Agriculture Climate and Land Use Policy Manager, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets
- TJ Poor, Director of Planning, Department of Public Service
- Alan Robertson, Secretary, Vermont Woodlands Association
- Doug Smith, Chief Public Supply Executive, Green Mountain Power
- Rachel Smolker, Co-Director, Biofuelwatch
- Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
- Dylan Zwicky, Leonine, Ryegate Power Station
House Committee on Ways and Means
- Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
Senate Committee on Finance
- Barry Bernstein, Past President, Board of Directors, Washington Electric Coop
- Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel
- Gregg Faber, Analyst, Public Utility Commission
- Ken Jones, Economic Research Analyst, Agency of Commerce and Community Development
- Craig Kieny, Power Supply Manager, Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc.
- Stephen Knowlton, President, Board of Directors, Washington Electric Coop
- Brett Long, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Economic Development
- TJ Poor, Director of Planning, Department of Public Service
- Doug Smith, Chief Public Supply Executive, Green Mountain Power
- Rachel Smolker, Co-Director, Biofuelwatch
- Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation
- Charles Storrow, Lobbyist, Ryegate Power Station
- Dylan Zwicky, Lobbyist, Ryegate Power Station
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No committee of conference members found for S.161 in the Regular Session 2021-2022.
An act relating to extending the baseload renewable power portfolio requirement
Committee of Conference Meetings
Regular Session 2021-2022
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An act relating to extending the baseload renewable power portfolio requirement
Committee of Conference Meeting Full List
Regular Session 2021-2022
No committee of conference meeting history found for S.161 in the Regular Session 2021-2022.
No committee of conference report found for S.161 in the Regular Session 2021-2022.
Act
- Signed into law 5/31/2022
- As Enacted (ACT 155)
- Act Summary
An act relating to extending the baseload renewable power portfolio requirement
Statutes Affected
Regular Session 2021-2022
| Statute |
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| 30 V.S.A. § 8009. Baseload renewable power portfolio requirement |
