Senator Simpson and Senator Snyder, co-prime sponsors, introduced and explained Senate Bill 26-182 Updated Clean Energy Plan Municipally Owned Utility. The bill allows a municipally owned utility that cannot meet its previously filed clean energy plan’s emission reduction goals to submit a revised plan to the Department of Public Health and Environment.

Bev Stables, representing Colorado Municipal League, testified in support of the bill. Nicole Means, representing Colorado Springs Utilities, testified in support of the bill. Laura Long, representing Energy Outreach Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Daniel Hodges, representing Colorado Association of Municipal Utilities, testified in support of the bill.

Ciara Guerrero, representing themself, testified in opposition to the bill. Will Toor, representing Colorado Energy Office, testified in support of the bill. Matthew Gerhart, representing Sierra Club, testified in a neutral position on the bill.

Written testimony is included as Attachment A.

The sponsors gave closing comments on the bill.

Committee members gave closing comments on the bill.