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MINUTES OF THE
PUBLIC UTILITIES, ENERGY, AND TECHNOLOGY INTERIM COMMITTEE
Wednesday,
June 14, 2023
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8:30 a.m.
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220 Senate Building
Members Present:
Sen. David P. Hinkins, Chair
Rep. Carl R. Albrecht, Chair
Sen. Nate Blouin
Sen. Ann Millner
Sen. Derrin R. Owens
Sen. Evan J. Vickers
Rep. Joel K. Briscoe
Rep. James Cobb
Rep. Joseph Elison
| Rep. Colin W. Jack
Rep. Quinn Kotter
Rep. Phil Lyman
Rep. Doug Owens
Rep. Judy Weeks Rohner
Rep. Rex P. Shipp
Staff Present:
Samantha D. Brucker, Managing Policy Analyst
Scott Elder, Associate General Counsel
Lorna Wells, Committee Secretary
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Note: A copy of related materials and an audio recording of the meeting can be found at www.le.utah.gov.
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| Chair Hinkins called the meeting to order at 8:34 a.m. |
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| 1.Utility Issues 8:30 - 10:30 AM |
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| Ozone Transport Rule Update |
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| Melissa Holyoak, Solicitor General, Attorney General's Office gave an overview of the Ozone Transport Good Neighbor Rule. |
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| Melissa Holyoak answered questions from committee members. |
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| RMP's Integrated Resource Plan Review |
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| Thom Carter, Director of Government Affairs, Rocky Mountain Power, commented briefly about the ozone issue. Thom Carter then gave an overview of the Integrated Resource Plan.. |
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| Thom Carter answered questions from committee members. |
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| Brian Somers, President, Utah Mining Association, commented on Rocky Mountain Power's IRP. |
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| Brian Somers answered questions from committee members. |
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| a. Public Service Commission. Thad LaVar, Commission Chair, discussed their perspective on the issue. |
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| 2c. PSC Net Metering Presentation |
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| b. Utah Division of Public Utilities. Chris Parker, Director, discussed their perspective on the issue. |
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| 2d. Division of Public Utilities Net Metering Presentation |
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| Chris Parker answered questions from committee members. |
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| c. Utah Office of Consumer Services. Michelle Beck, Director, discussed their perspective on the issue. |
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| d. Lumio (residential solar company). Greg Butterfield, CEO, discussed their perspective on the issue. |
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| e. SunRun (residential solar and batteries provider). Chris Worley, Director of Public Policy, discussed their perspective on the issue. |
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| f. Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS). Mike Squires, Governmental Affairs Director, discussed UAMPS perspective on the net metering issue. |
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| 2h. UAMPS Government and Public Affairs Project Presentation |
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| g. Rocky Mountain Power. John Cox, Vice President, discussed their perspective on the issue. |
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| h. Utah Rural Electric Cooperative Association. h. Nathaniel Johnson, Executive Director, gave their perspective on the issue. |
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| Kelly Mendenhall, Director of Regulatory and Pricing, Dominion Energy, discussed natural gas regulatory and pricing issues. |
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| 2j. Dominion Energy Gas Price Overview Presentation |
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| Kelly Mendenhall answered questions from committee members. |
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| Utility Shut-off Protections |
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| Sen. Pitcher discussed the need for utility shut-off protections. |
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| 2l. Sen. Pitcher Utility Shut Off Protections Other States |
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| Sen. Pitcher answered questions from committee members. |
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| Nate McDonald, Deputy Director, Department of Workforce Services gave an overview of the home energy assistance target program. |
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| 2k. Energy Assistance and Shut Off Protection Program Presentation |
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| 2.Resource Security and Adequacy 10:30 - 11:00 |
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| Western Electric Coordinating Council (WECC) |
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| Saad Malik, Director of Reliability Assessments, WECC, gave an overview of WECC, their resource advocacy and reliability. |
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| Saad Malik answered questions from committee members. |
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| Western United Electric Supply |
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| Dave Mele, Chief Operations Office, Western United Electric Supply discussed some of the critical challenges, issues and limitations facing the utility industry. |
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| 3c. WUE Supply Corp Presentation |
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| Dave Mele answered questions from committee members. |
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| MOTION:Rep. Shipp moved to adjourn.The motion
passed
with a vote of
11-0-4.
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| Yeas -
11 | Nays-
0 | Abs-
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Rep. C. Albrecht
Sen. N. Blouin
Rep. J. Cobb
Rep. J. Elison
Sen. D. Hinkins
Rep. C. Jack
Rep. Q. Kotter
Rep. P. Lyman
Rep. D. Owens
Rep. J. Rohner
Rep. R. Shipp
| | Rep. J. Briscoe
Sen. A. Millner
Sen. D. Owens
Sen. E. Vickers
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| Chair Hinkins adjourned the meeting at 11:26 a.m. |
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