House Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure

 

AGENDA

 

Room 32 and Zoom

April 27, 2026 - May 1, 2026

Last Updated 4/24/2026 11:06 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

10:00 AM                   House Floor

Followed by Caucuses

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure 2026 Report

Overview

Denise Reilly-Hughes, Secretary, Agency of Digital Services

Shawn Nailor, Special Programs Director, Agency of Digital Services

 

1:45 PM                   H. 560 - An act relating to the Cybersecurity Advisory Council

Denise Reilly-Hughes, Secretary, Agency of Digital Services

Shawn Nailor, Special Programs Director, Agency of Digital Services

 

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

9:00 AM                   Buildings and General Services Updates

Municipal Energy Resilience Plan

Emily Kisicki, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services

Brian Sewell, State Energy Program Manager, Department of Buildings and General Services

 

10:00 AM                   S. 202 - An act relating to portable solar energy generation devices

Committee discussion, mark-up and possible vote

 

10:45 AM                   S. 213 - An act relating to the use of advanced metering infrastructure devices

Committee discussion, mark-up and possible vote

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

2:00 PM                   FY27 Budget Memo

Discussion

 

Thursday, April 30, 2026

9:00 AM                   Net Metering

Historical Overview

Ben Edgerly Walsh, Climate & Energy Program Director, Vermont Public Interest Research Group

 

9:15 AM                   Net Metering

Gregg Faber, Legislative Liaison, Public Utility Commission

 

10:00 AM                   Net Metering

Peter Sterling, Executive Director, Renewable Energy Vermont - Invited

 

10:30 AM                   Enterprise Resource Planning

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, May 1, 2026

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Gradient Heat Pump Information Session

Vincent Romanin, CEO, Gradient

 

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 Alex Michalka at Alex.Michalka@vtleg.gov