Date: 02/01/2012

Final
Briefing from Governor's Energy Office

COMMITTEE ON JOINT AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES

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10:20 AM -- Briefing from Governor's Energy Office

TJ Deora, Director, Governor's Energy Office, and Doug Carl, Director of the Low Income Weatherization Program, provided a presentation to the committee (Attachment A) on the office's strategic plan for FY 2011-12 through FY 2013-14. He also distributed Attachment B, a letter to the Joint Committee concerning the Colorado Clean Energy Development Authority.

120201AttachA.pdf120201AttachB.pdf

10:53 AM

Director Deora answered questions from the committee concerning the new mission of the Governor's Energy Office and the Colorado Clean Energy Development Authority.

11:00 AM

Director Deora responded to questions from the committee about the net transportation fuels that are imported to Colorado. He also answered questions about projects that were completed with Energy Performance Contracting and one of the office's new initiatives concerning energy efficiency building.

11:08 AM

The committee discussed how homes are valued by appraisers and how more energy efficient homes would be valued compared to less efficient homes.

11:12 AM

Director Deora responded to comments about the office's initiative to diversify Colorado's transportation fuels portfolio.

11:16 AM

Director Deora responded to questions about the role of the office in attracting renewable industries to Colorado.

11:22 AM

Director Deora answered questions about the office's energy policy development initiative and how policies will be developed moving forward.

11:31 AM

Director Deora responded to comments about the office's mission statement.

11:36 AM

The committee discussed the state's transportation fuels portfolio.

11:41 AM

The committee provided some comments on the mission of the office.


11:45 AM

The committee provided some comments about how bio diesel helps local economies.

11:51 AM

The committee adjourned.