House Committee on Energy and Digital Infrastructure

 

AGENDA

 

Room 32 and Zoom

January 28, 2025 - January 31, 2025

Last Updated 1/24/2025 3:33 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

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

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

15 Minutes After Floor                   Caucuses

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Governor's FY2026 Budget Address

Joint House-Senate Assembly to receive Governor Scott's proposed FY26 budget

 

Wednesday, January 29, 2025

9:00 AM                   Vermont's Electricity Overview and Regulation

Introduction and overview

TJ Poor, Director of Planning, Department of Public Service

 

11:00 AM                   Vermont's Communication Union Districts

Introduction and overview

Rob Vietzke, Program Administrator, Vermont Communications Union Districts Association

Ellie de Villiers, President, Vermont Communications Union Districts Association

Christa Shute, Executive  Director, NEK Broadband

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Vermont Community Broadband Board

Introduction and overview

Christine Hallquist , Executive Director, Vermont Community Broadband Board

Robert Fish, Deputy Director of the Vermont Community Broadband Board, Department of Public Service

 

2:15 PM                   Committee Discussion

Discussion of guiding principles for committee

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, January 30, 2025

9:00 AM                   Vermont Utilities

Vermont Gas Systems: Introduction and overview

Neale Lunderville, President & CEO, Vermont Gas Systems

Dylan Giambatista, Director of Public Affairs, Vermont Gas Systems

 

9:45 AM                   Renewable Energy Standard

Introduction and Overview

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:45 AM                   Electric Utilities

Global Foundries: Introduction and overview

Invited

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Efficiency Vermont

Introduction and overview

Peter Walke, Managing Director, Efficiency Vermont

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, January 31, 2025

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

10:30 AM                   FirstNet

Introduction and overview: federal telecommunications public safety program

Corey Chase, Director, Radio Technology Services, Department of Public Service

Daniel Batsie, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Safety

Rosemary Gretkowski, General Counsel, Department of Public Safety

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)

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

Barry Murphy, Energy Efficiency Program Specialist, Department of Public Service, Energy Planning and Resources Divison

 

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

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