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Previous Meetings - Full Report

Summary Report
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
15-1
Meeting Record
8:45 AM

Organizational Meeting of New Committee Members and Election of Chair and Vice-Chair

1. Election of Chair - nominations presided over by Aaron Adler, committee counsel
2. Election of Vice-Chair - nominations presided over by newly elected Chair
3. Election of Clerk - nominations presided over by newly elected Chair

9:00 AM

Adjourn

Thursday, May 7, 2015
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
CDs
15-2
Meeting Record
8:30 AM

Planning Meeting

1. Summer Schedule
2. Topics/Issues to Cover
3. Meetings

9:00 AM

Adjourn

Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
10:00 AM

TBA

10:05 AM

Energy Efficiency Utility/Review of committee charge from Act 56 and efficiency utility statutes

  • Aaron Adler, Legal Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
10:15 AM

Energy Efficiency Utilities/Overview, history, regulatory structure

  • Jonathan Copans, Deputy Commissioner, Vermont Public Service Department
  • Brian Cotterill, Energy Anaylst, Vermont Public Service Department
10:35 AM

Energy Efficiency Utility/Efficiency Vermont Overview

- Structure
- Current and proposed programs
- Interface with Renewable Energy Standard Tier 3

  • Elizabeth Gamache, Manager of Corporate Services, Efficiency Vermont
11:05 AM

Energy Efficiency Utilities/Setting the energy efficiency charge

  • Tom Knauer, Utility Analyst, Public Service Board
  • June Tierney, General Counsel, Public Service Board
11:20 AM

Carbon Management/OVerview of Carbon Management Issues

  • Aaron Adler, Legal Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
11:30 AM

Committee Discussion: Next Steps

Friday, October 16, 2015
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
9:00 AM

Convene; act on prior meeting minutes

9:05 AM

Overview

Pending carbon pollution tax bills and potential role of efficiency entities

  • Aaron Adler, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
9:20 AM

Overview of taxation’s role in carbon management

  • Janet Milne, Professor, Vermont Law School
10:45 AM

Committee Discussion

Next steps, including providing public comment opportunity per Act 56

12:00 PM

Adjourn

Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:00 AM

Department of Public Service Response to Committee Information Requests

  • Aaron Adler, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  • Jonathan Copans, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Public Service
  • Asa Hopkins, Director of Energy Policy and Planning, Public Service Department
8:30 AM

Method to Provide Opportunity for Public Comment

Per Act 56, Sec. 14b(b)

8:45 AM

Committee Recommendation on Proposed Legislation

If any, per Act 56, Sec. 14b(a)

Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:00 AM

Review and Approval of Minutes

8:10 AM

Discussion of Public Comments

  • Aaron Adler, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  • Kelly Lucci, External Affairs Director, Efficiency Vermont
8:45 AM

Direction to staff on preparation of report

Per Act 56, Section 14b

9:00 AM

Adjourn

Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Meeting Details
Hearing Type
Standard
Meeting Record
8:00 AM

Review and Approval of Minutes

8:05 AM

Act on draft recommendation

  • Aaron Adler, Legal Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
8:30 AM

Adjourn

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