House Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure

 

AGENDA

 

Room 32 and Zoom

April 8, 2025 - April 11, 2025

Last Updated 4/11/2025 7:36 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-energy-and-digital-infrastructure.

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

15 Minutes After Floor                   Caucuses

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   S. 50 - An act relating to increasing the size of solar net metering projects that qualify for expedited registration

Brian Evans-Mongeon, General Manager, Village of Hyde Park

 

1:30 PM                   S. 50 - An act relating to increasing the size of solar net metering projects that qualify for expedited registration

Andrew Cunningham, Director of Sales and Business Development, Southern Vermont Solar

 

1:45 PM                   S. 50 - An act relating to increasing the size of solar net metering projects that qualify for expedited registration

Jarred Cobb, General Manager, Catamount Solar

 

2:00 PM                   S. 50 - An act relating to increasing the size of solar net metering projects that qualify for expedited registration

Alexander Mintz, CEO, Power-Guru

 

2:30 PM                   S. 50 - An act relating to increasing the size of solar net metering projects that qualify for expedited registration

Gregg Faber, Legislative Liaison, Public Utility Commission

Jake Marren, Staff Attorney, Public Utility Commission

 

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

9:00 AM                   S. 50 - An act relating to increasing the size of solar net metering projects that qualify for expedited registration

Ben Edgerly Walsh, Climate & Energy Program Director, VPIRG

 

9:30 AM                   S. 50 - An act relating to increasing the size of solar net metering projects that qualify for expedited registration

Committee Discussion

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

2:30 PM                   Renewable Energy for Communities Program

TJ Poor, Director Regulated Utility Planning, Department of Public Service

Claire McIIvennie, Senior Energy  Policy and Program Analyst, Department of Public Service

 

3:45 PM                   S. 50 - An act relating to increasing the size of solar net metering projects that qualify for expedited registration

Thomas Hand, Co-founder, MHG Solar

 

Thursday, April 10, 2025

9:00 AM                   H. 394 - An act relating to renewable energy generation

Bill Walk-through

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:00 AM                   S. 50 - An act relating to increasing the size of solar net metering projects that qualify for expedited registration

Committee Discussion and Markup

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Ben Edgerly Walsh, Climate & Energy Program Director, VPIRG

Peter Sterling, Director, Renewable Energy Vermont

Gregg Faber, Legislative Liaison, Public Utility Commission

Dylan Zwicky, Leonine Public Affairs, Partner, Green Mountain Power

 

11:00 AM                   Act 179 of 2024: Recommendations for a Group Net Metering Successor Program

Kathy Beyer, Senior Vice President, Real Estate Development, Evernorth - Zoom

Mia Watson, Special Programs Manager, Vermont Housing Finance Agency

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, April 11, 2025

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Lunch

 

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.

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Jack Locker at jlocker@leg.state.vt.us