Legislature(2023 - 2024)BARNES 124

04/27/2024 10:15 AM House ENERGY

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10:16:45 AM Start
10:17:56 AM SB152
10:22:26 AM Adjourn
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+= HB 349 RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT LEASES TELECONFERENCED
Scheduled but Not Heard
+= HB 328 COMMUNITY ENERGY FACILITIES; NET METERING TELECONFERENCED
Scheduled but Not Heard
+= SB 152 COMMUNITY ENERGY FACILITIES; NET METERING TELECONFERENCED
Moved HCS CSSB 152(ENE) Out of Committee
+ Bills Previously Heard/Scheduled TELECONFERENCED
        SB 152-COMMUNITY ENERGY FACILITIES; NET METERING                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
10:17:56 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR RAUSCHER  announced that the  only order of  business would                                                               
be  CS  FOR  SENATE  BILL  NO.  152(L&C),  "An  Act  relating  to                                                               
community energy facilities."                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR RAUSCHER  related that  Senator Bill  Wielechowski, sponsor                                                               
of SB 152, has identified a  technical mistake in the language of                                                               
CSSB 152(L&C) and  has offered the committee an  amendment to fix                                                               
the error.                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
10:18:49 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
SENATOR  BILL  WIELECHOWSKI,  Alaska State  Legislature,  as  the                                                               
sponsor of SB 152, advised  the committee the technical amendment                                                               
is needed  on page 4,  line 7  of CSSB 152(L&C)  where "kilowatt-                                                               
hours" needs to be changed to "kilowatts".                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
10:19:23 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE PRAX pointed out  that kilowatt-hours is the total                                                               
amount of  electricity used in  a month whereas kilowatts  is the                                                               
maximum demand at any moment.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
10:19:53 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  MCKAY moved  to adopt  Conceptual Amendment  1 to                                                               
CSSB  152(L&C),  labeled  33-LS0607\R.1,  Walsh,  4/26/24,  which                                                               
read:                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
     Page 4, line 7:                                                                                                            
          Delete "kilowatt-hours"                                                                                               
          Insert "kilowatts"                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR RAUSCHER objected for purposes of discussion.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
10:20:03 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  MCKAY  explained   that  Conceptual  Amendment  1                                                               
would,  on page  4, line  7  of CSSB  152(L&C), delete  "kilowatt                                                               
hours" and insert "kilowatts".                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR RAUSCHER  removed his  objection.   There being  no further                                                               
objection, Conceptual Amendment 1 to CSSB 152(L&C) was adopted.                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
10:21:01 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
The committee took a brief at-ease.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
10:21:23 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE MCKAY  moved to report CSSB  152(L&C), as amended,                                                               
out  of   committee  with  individual  recommendations   and  the                                                               
accompanying  zero  fiscal  note and  to  authorize  [Legislative                                                               
Legal Services]  to make any  necessary technical  and conforming                                                               
changes.  There being no objection, HCS CSSB 152(ENE) was                                                                       
reported out of the House Special Committee on Energy.                                                                          

Document Name Date/Time Subjects
R.1.pdf HENE 4/27/2024 10:15:00 AM
SB 152