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Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
AGENDA
Room 8
March 19, 2019 - March 22, 2019
Last Updated 3/22/2019 11:00 AM
Tuesday, March 19, 2019
11:10 AM Weatherization for All
Jared Duval, Executive Director, Energy Action Network
Ed McNamara, Director of Planning and Energy Resources Division, Department of Public Service
Geoff Wilcox, Weatherization Program Administrator, Office of Economic Opportunity, Department for Children and Families
12:00 AM Adjourn
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
8:30 AM Weatherization for All
Richard Faesy , Principal, Energy Futures Group, Inc.
Paul Costello, Executive Director, Vermont Council on Rural Development
Johanna Miller, Energy & Climate Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council
Paul Zabriskie, Director of Weatherization and Home Performance, Capstone Community Action
Abby White, Director of Communications, Efficiency Vermont
Ludy Biddle, Executive Director, NeighborWorks of Western Vermont - Invited
Erhard Mahnke, Coordinator, Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition
Thomas Murray, Vice President, Vermont Gas
10:00 AM Break
11:30 AM Toxic Substances
S. 55 Amendment
Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Jordan Gonda, Associate General Counsel Waste Management, ANR
12:00 AM Adjourn
Thursday, March 21, 2019
9:00 AM Toxic Substances
Committee Discussion and Possible Amendment to S.55
Peter Walke, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Natural Resources
Paul Burns, Executive Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
Lauren Hierl, Executive Director, Vermont Conservation Voters
9:30 AM S. 170 - An act relating to the Standard Offer Program and hydroelectric plants
Possible Committee Bill and Vote
Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Mathew Rubin, President, Vermont Independent Power Producers Association
Patricia Richards, General Manager, Washington Electric Coop
Andrew Locke, Vice President, Vermont Independent Power Producers Association
Warren Colman, MMR, Green Mountain Power
Melissa Bailey, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Representative, VPPSA
10:15 AM Break
10:30 AM Community Scale Energy
Olivia Campbell Andersen, Executive Director, Renewable Energy Vermont
Joel Stettenheim, President, Norwich Technologies
Gregg Beldock, President, Belrock Corp
Billy Coster, Director of Planning and Policy, Agency of Natural Resources
Chad Farrell, Principal, Encore Redevelopment
12:00 AM Adjourn
Friday, March 22, 2019
9:00 AM S. 171 - An act relating to addressing climate change, increasing weatherization, and rating the energy performance of buildings
Luke Martland, Director and Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
Rep. R. Scott Campbell, < None >
9:30 AM Weatherization for All
Helen Hossley, VT Realtors Association
Chris Delia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association
10:30 AM Weatherization for All
Mat Cota, Lobbyist, Vermont Fuel Dealers Association
Ben Walsh, Climate & Energy Program Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group
11:30 AM Adjourn
ATTENTION WITNESSES- Please email handouts to the committee assistant before your scheduled meeting date and bring 6 hard copies. Please write your name, organization, date and title on each document. With few exceptions, any documents you hand out to a committee, or send to a committee assistant, are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s webpage.
If you have any questions and comments, please contact
Jude Newman at 828-2296 or jnewman@leg.state.vt.us