Date: 05/05/2015

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB15-1377

SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Refer House Bill 15-1377 to the Committee of the WPASS



07:38 AM -- HB15-1377

Senators Donovan and Grantham, co-prime sponsors, presented House Bill 15-1377. Current law allows for the operation of shared, renewable energy generation facilities using solar technologies, also known as community solar gardens (CSGs). Output from CSGs counts against an investor-owned utility's distributed generation requirement under Colorado's renewable energy standard. This reengrossed bill expands upon this concept by allowing the generation from shared generation facilities using other renewable energy technologies, including small wind, small hydroelectric, geothermal, and biomass, to count against the retail distribution requirements for a cooperative electric associations (CEA) under certain circumstances.

07:40 AM -- Mr. Geoff Hier, representing the Colorado Rural Electric Association, testified in support of the bill.
BILL:HB15-1377
TIME: 07:41:10 AM
MOVED:Hill
MOTION:Refer House Bill 15-1377 to the Committee of the Whole with a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Holbert
Yes
Johnston
Yes
Kerr
Yes
Hill
Yes
Neville T.
Yes
Final YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS