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STATE OF VERMONT
House of Representatives
  • Rep. Timothy Briglin, Chair
  • Rep. Laura Sibilia, Vice Chair
  • Rep. Heidi E. Scheuermann, Ranking Member
  • Rep. Sally Achey
  • Rep. Seth Chase
  • Rep. Avram Patt
  • Rep. Lucy Rogers, Clerk
  • Rep. Katherine Sims
  • Rep. Michael Yantachka

House Committee on Energy and Technology

 

AGENDA

 

Room 10 and Zoom

January 18, 2022 - January 21, 2022

Last Updated 4/19/2022 11:23 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-energy-and-technology.

Please note that closed captions/transcripts may not be completely error-free.

 

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

9:00 AM                   H. 518 - An act relating to the creation of the Municipal Fuel Switching Grant Program

Rep. Laura Sibilia, Sponsor, House Committee on Energy and Technology

Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns

Sarah Bruce, Chair, Hartland Energy Committee

 

10:00 AM                   House Floor and Caucuses

 

-                                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Governor's FY2023 Budget Address

 

2:30 PM                   H. 518 - An act relating to the creation of the Municipal Fuel Switching Grant Program

James Sullivan, Director, Bennington County Regional Commission

Johanna Miller, Energy & Climate Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council

Kate Stephenson, Chair, Montpelier Energy Advisory Committee

 

3:15 PM                   H. 518 - An act relating to the creation of the Municipal Fuel Switching Grant Program

State Energy Management Program Expansion

TJ Poor, Director of Planning, Department of Public Service

Ed Delhagen, Facilitator and Energy Programs Specialist, Department of Public Service

 

4:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

9:00 AM                   H. 518 - An act relating to the creation of the Municipal Fuel Switching Grant Program

Walk-through

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

9:50 AM                   H. 518 - An act relating to the creation of the Municipal Fuel Switching Grant Program

Peter Gregory, Executive Director, Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission

Geoff Martin, Intermunicipal Regional Energy Coordinator, Two-Rivers Ottauquechee Planning Commission

 

10:45 AM                   Break

 

11:00 AM                   H. 518 - An act relating to the creation of the Municipal Fuel Switching Grant Program

State Energy Management Program Expansion and State Energy Revolving Fund

Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services

Brian Sewell, State Energy Management Program Coordinator, Buildings and General Services

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   H. 518 - An act relating to the creation of the Municipal Fuel Switching Grant Program

State Energy Management Program Expansion

Dan Reilly, Director of Public Affairs, Efficiency Vermont

Jody Lesko, Director of Programs and Implementation, Efficiency Vermont

 

2:20 PM                   H. 518 - An act relating to the creation of the Municipal Fuel Switching Grant Program

Committee Discussion

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, January 20, 2022

9:00 AM                   H. 518 - An act relating to the creation of the Municipal Fuel Switching Grant Program

Mark-up and Discussion

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:45 AM                   H. 518 - An act relating to the creation of the Municipal Fuel Switching Grant Program

Matt Cota, Executive Director, Vermont Fuel Dealers Association

 

11:30 AM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Unemployment Insurance Update

Shawn Nailor, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Digital Services

Michael Harrington, Commissioner, Department of Labor

 

2:00 PM                   E-911 Update

Barb Neal, Executive Director, Enhanced 9-1-1 Board

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Friday, January 21, 2022

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

-                                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Comprehensive Energy Plan

2022 Report Overview

TJ Poor, Director of Planning, Department of Public Service

 

2:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Please note that witnesses may not be called in the order in which they are listed.

 

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant, are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.

 

If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Rowan Hawthorne at rhawthorne@leg.state.vt.us