House Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure

 

AGENDA

 

Room 32 and Zoom

March 30, 2026 - April 3, 2026

Last Updated 3/27/2026 1:11 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

10:00 AM                   House Floor

Followed by Caucuses

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   S. 138 - An act relating to commercial property-assessed clean energy projects

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

2:00 PM                   S. 138 - An act relating to commercial property-assessed clean energy projects

Amanda Samai, Castle Green Finance

 

2:30 PM                   S. 138 - An act relating to commercial property-assessed clean energy projects

Michael Yaki, SVP, Senior Counsel, Petros PACE Finance - Invited

 

3:00 PM                   S. 138 - An act relating to commercial property-assessed clean energy projects

Kurt Pollem, Managing Director, CounterpointeSRE

 

3:30 PM                   S. 202 - An act relating to portable solar energy generation devices

Christopher Dube, President, Professional Fire Fighters of Vermont - Zoom

Dean Gilmore, Chair, Government Affairs Committee, Vermont State Firefighters' Association - Invited

Peeker Heffernan, Firefighter, Honorary Chief, Bristol Fire Department - Invited

Charles Keir, Assistant Fire Chief, Town of Brattleboro - Invited

 

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

9:00 AM                   S. 138 - An act relating to commercial property-assessed clean energy projects

Joan Goldstein, Chief Executive Officer, Vermont Economic Development Authority - Zoom

 

9:30 AM                   S. 138 - An act relating to commercial property-assessed clean energy projects

Aaron Ferenc, Deputy Commissioner of Banking, Department of Financial Regulation

 

10:00 AM                   S. 138 - An act relating to commercial property-assessed clean energy projects

Chris D'Elia, President, Vermont Bankers' Association

 

10:30 AM                   S. 138 - An act relating to commercial property-assessed clean energy projects

Josh Hanford, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs, Vermont League of Cities and Towns

 

11:00 AM                   S. 138 - An act relating to commercial property-assessed clean energy projects

Megan Sullivan, Vice President of Government Affairs, Vermont Chamber of Commerce

 

11:30 AM                   S. 219 - An act relating to an energy navigator program report

Walk-through

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, April 2, 2026

9:00 AM                   S. 202 - An act relating to portable solar energy generation devices

Committee discussion and mark-up

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:00 AM                   S. 219 - An act relating to an energy navigator program report

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

 

10:30 AM                   S. 219 - An act relating to an energy navigator program report

Steve Maier, Chair of Climate Economy Action Center, Vice Chair Middlebury Energy Committee

 

11:00 AM                   S. 219 - An act relating to an energy navigator program report

Alek Antczak, Director of Efficiency and Energy Resources Division, Public Service Department

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, April 3, 2026

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   S. 202 - An act relating to portable solar energy generation devices

Ben Edgerly Walsh, Climate & Energy Program Director, VPIRG

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

 

1:30 PM                   S. 213 - An act relating to the use of advanced metering infrastructure devices

Joseph Duncan, General Manager, Champlain Water District

 

1:45 PM                   S. 202 - An act relating to portable solar energy generation devices

Sarah Adams, State Policy Adviser, ISO New England

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Alex Michalka at Alex.Michalka@vtleg.gov