House Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure

 

AGENDA

 

Room 32 and Zoom

May 11, 2026 - May 15, 2026

Last Updated 5/22/2026 9:59 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

10:00 AM                   House Floor

Followed by Caucuses

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:10 PM                   The State of Nuclear Power

Paul Gunter, Director, Reactor Oversight Project, Beyond Nuclear

 

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

9:10 AM                   Current State and Future of Nuclear Power and the Vernon Decommissioning Site

Lissa Weinmann, Chair, NDCAP Federal Nuclear Waste Policy Committee

 

10:10 AM                   H. 710 - An act relating to defining electricity generating facilities

Walk-through of Senate Amendments

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:30 AM                   H. 710 - An act relating to defining electricity generating facilities

Peter Sterling, Executive Director, Renewable Energy Vermont

Anne Margolis, Deputy Director, Regulated Utility Planning Division, Public Service Department - Zoom

Gregg Faber, Legislative Liaison, Public Utility Commission

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, May 14, 2026

9:05 AM                   Understanding High Efficiency Biomass Generation

Jim Robbins, Robbin's Lumber, George's River Biomass CHP

Alden Robbins, Robbin's Lumber, George's River Biomass CHP

Bob Linkletter, Linkletter & Sons Inc, Athens Energy, Maine Wood Pellett

 

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

Walk-through of Senate Amendments

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:10 AM                   H. 753 - An act relating to utility service disconnections and ratepayer protections

Walk-through of Senate Amendments

Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:15 AM                   H. 727 - An act relating to sustainable data center deployment

Walk-through of Senate Amendments

Maria Royle, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:20 AM                   H. 727 - An act relating to sustainable data center deployment

Gregg Faber, Legislative Liaison, Public Utility Commission

Jared Carpenter, Water Protection Advocate, Lake Champlain Committee

Jon Groveman, Policy and Water Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council

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

 

11:40 AM                   H. 943 - An act relating to municipal permitting of ground-mounted solar arrays

Bill Introduction

Rep. Emily Carris Duncan, House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, May 15, 2026

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

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