Joint Energy Committee

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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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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