Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

 

AGENDA

 

Room 8 and Zoom

February 25, 2025 - February 28, 2025

Last Updated 2/22/2025 9:26 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-natural-resources-and-energy.

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

10:00 AM                   S. 57 - An act relating to the Standard Offer Program

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

 

10:30 AM                   S. 57 - An act relating to the Standard Offer Program

Ed McNamara, Chair, Public Utility Commission

Andrea Cohen, Manager, Government Affairs and Member Relations, Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc.

 

11:20 AM                   S. 57 - An act relating to the Standard Offer Program

Dan Fingas, Climate Action Coordinator, Vermont Natural Resources Council

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, February 26, 2025

9:00 AM                   S. 29 - An act relating to establishing the Chloride Contamination Reduction Program at the Agency of Natural Resources

New Language on the bill.

Peter LaFlamme, Director, Watershed Management Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

 

9:30 AM                   S. 57 - An act relating to the Standard Offer Program

Ben Marks, Board Member, Acorn Renewable Energy Coop

 

10:00 AM                   Low Income Weatherization Program

Geoff Wilcox, Weatherization Program Administrator

 

10:30 AM                   S. 65 - An act relating to energy efficiency utility jurisdiction

 

David Lapp, Maryland's People Counsel - Invited

Sean Lawson, CEO and Founding Brewer, Lawson's Finest Liquids - Invited

 

11:00 AM                   TBD

 

11:30 AM                   Governor's Housing Plan -Act 250

Alex Farrell, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, February 27, 2025

9:00 AM                   S. 65 - An act relating to energy efficiency utility jurisdiction

 

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

Candace Morgan, Director, Regulatory and Government Affairs, Green Mountain Power

 

9:30 AM                   S. 65 - An act relating to energy efficiency utility jurisdiction

Review new language

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:00 AM                   3 Acre Background

 

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

 

10:45 AM                   Vermont Climatology

 

Dr. Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux, State Climatologist

 

11:10 AM                   Energy Action Network Report

Jared Duval, Executive Director, Energy Action Network

 

11:35 AM                   S. 68 - An act relating to repealing the Affordable Heat Act

Committee Discussion  

 

12:00 PM                   Adjourn

 

Friday, February 28, 2025

9:00 AM                   S. 57 - An act relating to the Standard Offer Program

Mark up

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

9:45 AM                   S. 50 - An act relating to increasing the size of solar net metering projects that qualify for expedited registration

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:15 AM                   Break

 

10:30 AM                   Climate Action Committee 101

Jane Lazorchak, Program Manager of the Office of Climate Action, Agency of Natural Resources

 

10:45 AM                   EPA Mandate to Change  Farm Storm Water Run Off

Laura DiPietro, Water Quality Division Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Steve Collier, General Counsel, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

 

11:30 AM                   Senate  Floor

 

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 Jude Newman at jnewman@leg.state.vt.us