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Chair says Public Utilities Commission draft Clean Heat Standard rules due Jan. 15; committee may hold prompt hearing
Summary
Representative Kathleen James said the Public Utilities Commission will deliver draft proposed rules and analysis for the Clean Heat Standard on Wednesday, Jan. 15.
Representative Kathleen James told committee members the Vermont Public Utilities Commission will deliver draft proposed rules for the Clean Heat Standard to the legislature on Wednesday, Jan. 15. "That deadline is next week. Yep. Yeah. Wednesday, January 15th," she told the panel.
James said the PUC's submission is expected to include draft rules and economic analysis and that the report itself is informational: "There—s no vote scheduled. This is not automatically taking off," she said, noting that any Clean Heat Standard would require the legislature to draft and pass a statute to enact a rule-based program.
The chair said one option under consideration is to schedule a committee hearing promptly after the PUC filing so members can receive the PUC presentation and relevant analysis in a public forum. "One idea we've been kicking around is the idea of whether we could receive that information in the most thoughtful and public way possible by getting a hearing on it right away," she said.
Outside participants in the meeting identified roles in prior Clean Heat Standard work. Matt Coda, who identified himself as the fuel sector representative on the Climate Council and a member of the Clean Heat Standard technical advisory group, said he has been involved in drafting the standard. "I've been designing the Clean Heat Standard for the last 18 months," Coda said.
Committee staff said they will post the PUC submission on the committee web page and circulate the material to members when received. The chair emphasized the distinction between receiving the PUC—s draft rules and passage of legislation: the PUC delivers proposed rules and analysis; the legislature would have to draft, take testimony, vote in committee and on the floor before a Clean Heat Standard could become law.
Ending: The committee will receive the PUC filing when it arrives, post it to the committee page, and the chair indicated she may call a prompt hearing to hear the PUC—s presentation and analysis. No bill has been developed by the committee at this time.
