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NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources Feb 7th, 2026 at 09:06 am
House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- Energy-related uses, including hydrogen production and geothermal energy development; for instruction
- I love geothermal energy development. I always have.
- energy intensity of treating any water.
- renewable sources of energy for that power, and a vast majority of the energy... ...different sources
- of energy, renewable sources of energy for that power, and a vast majority of the energy requirements
AL
Alabama 2026 1st Special Session
Alabama Senate Finance and Taxation General Fund Mar 18th, 2026
Finance and Taxation General Fund
Transcript Highlights:
- federal subsidies the the solar energy federal subsidies the the solar energy can't<00:14:30.800
- it out to somebody, I I think energy it out to somebody, I I think energy farm<00:21:09.520>
- This does not shut down solar energy.
- This does not shut down solar energy.
- This does not shut down solar energy.
Bills:
SB176, HB155, HB247, HB311, HB312, HB317, HB466, SB176, HB155, HB247, HB311, HB312, HB317, HB466
Keywords:
controlled substances, unlawful distribution, marijuana, violent offense, sentencing guidelines, criminal justice, state holidays, federal holidays, public holidays, legal holidays, office closures, state employees, personal leave, compensatory leave, bank closures, school closures, Mardi Gras, Mobile County, Baldwin County, Rosa Parks Day
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee Apr 29th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Geothermal is among the cleanest and most reliable renewable energy sources we have.
- Geothermal is among the cleanest and most reliable renewable energy sources we have.
- Renewable energy goals set by the state of California...
- Delilah Clay, on behalf of the Independent Energy Producers Association, in support.
- California continues to lead the way on green energy, and this is fantastic.
Summary:
The committee heard a series of environmental safety and toxic materials measures, with several bills moving forward on unanimous or near-unanimous votes to Appropriations. Early in the meeting, the consent calendar was approved, including AB 372, AB 455, AB 1096, AB 1102, and AB 754. AB 362 by Assembly Member Ramos, which would recognize tribal beneficial uses of water and strengthen consultation and protection for tribal water uses, drew strong support from tribes and environmental groups. Water agencies and local government representatives opposed unless amended, raising concerns about CEQA requirements, co-management language, and conflicts with existing water law. The bill advanced to Appropriations, with some members voting aye and others not voting or absent.
AB 728 by Assembly Member Lee would require age verification for the sale of certain anti-aging skin care products to minors. The author and a youth witness described social media-driven use of adult skin products by children and alleged skin damage, while supporters argued age checks are a reasonable consumer protection. Dermatologists and retailers opposed the bill, saying it could restrict legitimate acne and other medical uses of over-the-counter products, create compliance problems, and lacked a clear scientific basis. The committee discussed possible ambiguity in the bill’s definition of anti-aging products, but the measure still passed to Appropriations.
AB 532 on low-income water rate assistance, AB 773 on copper-based anti-fouling paint, AB 998 on household hazardous waste disposal of vape pens, AB 1031 on geothermal hazardous waste fees, and AB 864 on solar panel hazardous waste and recycling all received strong support and advanced to Appropriations. Supporters for AB 532 emphasized water affordability and local program authority; AB 773 supporters said conflicting state water and pesticide rules are creating confusion for harbors and cities; AB 998 was presented as a practical way to let schools and local facilities dispose of confiscated vape devices safely; AB 1031 was framed as reducing DTSC fee burdens on geothermal development in Imperial County; and AB 864 would ease recycling and reuse of end-of-life solar panels. The committee also began hearing AB 1264 on ultra-processed foods in school meals, with the author and supporters arguing it would phase out the most harmful ultra-processed foods from school meals by 2032, but the transcript cuts off before the full discussion and any action on that bill.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Economic and Rural Development Jul 7th, 2025
Economic & Rural Development & Policy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- So energy resiliency is interwoven into our opportunities here.
- energy generation, totaling 1.7 million.
- This is state grants for residential energy efficiency...
- This is training for clean energy jobs.
- So that's the role that the energy coaches play.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure
Transcript Highlights:
- Money is energy; energy is a sacred exchange, and for too long that flow has been hoarded by systems
- You may know law; we know energy. And Einstein said, energy cannot be created or destroyed.
- You can't regulate energy. You can't regulate spirituality.
- I'm a spiritual guide, an energy healer, and a teacher.
- The overwhelming movement of the people is towards energy healing.
Summary:
The committee opened a hearing of the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure and reviewed a broad agenda including credit card fees, event ticketing, music therapy licensure, senior psychologist licensure, CPA pathways, school mental health licensure, and a bill regulating alternative healing therapies. The chairs explained hearing logistics, including three-minute testimony limits and submission of written testimony, and noted that more than 70 people had signed up to testify. Legislators and advocates were heard out of order throughout the day.
A major portion of the hearing focused on credit card surcharge and interchange legislation. Restaurant owners, the Massachusetts Restaurant Association, NFIB, and other small-business witnesses supported bills allowing merchants to add convenience fees and, in one proposal, preventing card companies from charging fees on tax and tip portions of transactions. They argued that swipe fees are a major and growing cost, especially for restaurants, and that Massachusetts is one of only two states that bars surcharges. Opponents from the Cooperative Credit Union Association, the Electronic Payment Coalition, and the Electronic Transactions Association warned that the proposals would create compliance burdens, fragment the payment system, raise legal preemption issues, and disrupt a system they described as efficient and secure.
The committee also heard competing testimony on ticket transferability and ticket resale. Supporters, including the National Consumers League and Sports Fans Coalition, said bills on ticket transferability would protect consumers who cannot attend events and would increase competition and savings in the secondary market. Opponents, including United Musicians and Allied Workers and theater owners, argued that mandatory transferability would weaken artists’ and venues’ ability to prevent scalping and predatory resale, and that some ticket sellers should be exempt from the broader ticketing regulations. Separate testimony supported music therapy licensure, senior psychologist licensure, and new CPA education pathways, with witnesses saying these measures would expand access to care and strengthen the workforce while maintaining professional standards. The hearing also drew extensive opposition to S.261 on alternative healing therapies, with practitioners and clients arguing it would overregulate spiritual and holistic practices and was not an effective response to human trafficking concerns.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- And Senator Pearl and I have these bills in House Energy.
- And Senator Pearl and I have these bills in House Energy.
- further discussion in uh Senate Energy further discussion in uh Senate Energy today<00:43:32.640
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that changes uh uh to renewable energy that changes uh uh to renewable energy - So, and I just want to bring up today because we've discussed it in energy and the energy committee was
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- The intersection of economic development success and energy is critical.
- Now, they do have clean energy targets.
- Now, they do have clean energy targets.
- Now, they do have, you know, clean energy targets.
- And I hear every day about new energy-efficiency technologies.
Summary:
The Committee on Utilities held an informational hearing on data centers in Missouri, with the chair explaining that the goal was to hear from three speakers with different perspectives and allow committee questions, but no public testimony. The first witness, Matt Edelow of the International Union of Operating Engineers and Columbia-Jefferson City Area Building Trades Council, spoke in support of data center development for its construction jobs, long-term employment, tax revenue, and local economic benefits. He said the Montgomery County projects had already put about 200 Missourians to work, described the facilities as using closed-loop water systems and generator noise levels that he said would be limited by setbacks and acoustics, and urged local hire and apprenticeship requirements. Committee members asked about water use, noise, cybersecurity, labor, and tax revenue, and he said one project could generate about $13.1 million annually at full buildout.
The second witness, Rob Dixon of Ameren Missouri, testified that Senate Bill 4 and the Public Service Commission’s large-load tariff provide strong protections for existing customers. He said large data center customers must sign long-term contracts, pay 100% of interconnection costs, post collateral, pay at least 80% of contracted demand, and face exit and reduction fees, with load-shedding rules applying to them like other customers. Dixon said Ameren’s planning process includes engineering reviews and MISO review before projects proceed, and that the utility’s integrated resource plan calls for 5.3 gigawatts of new generation by 2030, with 2.2 gigawatts of signed large-load agreements already in place. He also said large customers can help spread fixed grid costs and put downward pressure on rates, and noted that the protections apply to investor-owned utilities, not co-ops or municipal utilities.
The final witness, John Kaufman of the Consumers Council of Missouri, argued that the current protections are not strong enough and that data centers could raise rates through construction work in progress, stranded generation costs, and other risks if projects change or technology shifts. He urged greater consumer protections, including more upfront financial security from data centers, reconsideration of construction work in progress policies, and possibly requiring data centers to bring their own power in some cases. Committee members debated his claims about SB 4, QIP, and rate impacts, with some members saying the law already contains clawbacks and consumer-benefit requirements, while others echoed concerns about transparency and public understanding. The hearing ended without any votes or formal action, and the chair said the committee would continue the discussion in future meetings.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: Republican Media Availability to Discuss Special Session - 06/09/25
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Committee on Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact Apr 21st, 2026
Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact
Transcript Highlights:
- As chair of the Utilities and Energy Committee, that's been a really big focus for me.
- And what unites our members is a shared vision around the transition to clean energy.
- So when we approached the member this year, our author and chair of the Energy and Utilities Committee
- Is California built out our clean energy future?
- And as we electrify our economy, we are making, generate Energy future.
Summary:
The Assembly Committee on Economic Development, Growth, and Household Impact heard AB 2516, which would create the California Grid Manufacturing Initiative within GO-Biz to address supply chain delays for critical grid equipment, aggregate utility demand, coordinate procurement, and encourage in-state manufacturing. The author and supporters, including labor representatives from UAW, IBEW, the California Labor Federation, CWA, BlueGreen Alliance, and others, argued the bill would lower costs for ratepayers, speed clean energy deployment, improve grid reliability, and create high-road manufacturing jobs. No opposition was presented, and the committee members expressed support for the affordability and economic development goals.
The committee also heard ACR 173, which would formalize a sister-state relationship between California and Jalisco, Mexico. The author described the resolution as a way to strengthen longstanding cultural, economic, and educational ties and to emphasize diplomacy and immigrant protections. There were no witnesses in opposition, and members noted the importance of California’s relationship with Mexico.
After quorum was established, the committee approved the consent calendar, which included AB 2163, ACR 164, and ACR 166. AB 2516 was passed 7-1 to the Assembly Committee on Appropriations, ACR 173 was adopted 8-0, and the consent calendar was approved. The hearing then adjourned.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
Senate - Tax, Business and Transportation Mar 20th, 2025
Senate Tax, Business & Transportation
Transcript Highlights:
- Energy projects siting and military bases from Representative Sarana. Thank you.
- represented to all project partners that property used for the renewable energy.
- Ricky Lee Chavez on behalf of the Innerwest Energy Alliance.
- Uh, Madam Chair, members of the committee, Mike D'Antonio, uh, with Xcel Energy.
- My name is Michael Barrio and I represent Advanced Energy United.
VT
Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Session - 2026-01-06 - 10:00AM
Vermont Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
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H248, resources and energy. H248, resources and energy. - S.169 — Natural Resources and Energy. S.170 — Natural Resources and Energy.
- S.169 — Natural Resources and Energy. S.170 — Natural Resources and Energy.
- >> Natural Resources and energy. >> Natural Resources and energy.
- >> natural resources and energy >> natural resources and energy >> S203 >>
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 2/18/25
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- But again, it's clean energy baseload energy, and it would do us well here in Minnesota to at least be
- But again, it's clean energy baseload energy, and it would do us well here in Minnesota to at least be
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Bills:
HF75
Keywords:
HF75, earned incentive release credit, earned incentive credits, revocation, revocable credits, corrections, Minnesota Department of Corrections, prison discipline, incarcerated persons, inmate misconduct, facility rules, sentence reduction, supervised release, Minnesota Rehabilitation and Reinvestment Act, public safety, rehabilitation, prison credits, executed sentence, 1183, house
VT
Transcript Highlights:
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storage electric generation or energy storage electric generation or energy - disclaimed electric generation or energy disclaimed electric generation or energy storage<00:14:
- audit uh, of the energy payback time. audit uh, of the energy payback time.
- renewable energy in Vermont. renewable energy in Vermont.
- energy standard act. energy standard act.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- The renewable energy fund is intended to support renewable energy initiatives.
- If I knew the renewable energy fund incentivizes critical renewable energy projects in New Hampshire
- money to rate payers and lower energy money to rate payers and lower energy costs<05:35:22.718><
- way to lower their energy bills.
- way to lower their energy bills.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee Apr 29th, 2025
Environmental Safety and Toxic Materials
Transcript Highlights:
- Energy by new geothermal, 4,000 megawatts of untapped power.
- Delilah Clay on behalf of the Independent Energy Producers Association in support.
- California continues to lead the way on green energy, and this is fantastic.
- File item number three, AB536. 532, do pass to Utilities and Energy.
- Do pass to Utilities and Energy, it's seven to zero. That matter's out.
LA
Louisiana 2026 Regular Session
Natural Resources and Environment May 26th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- In Louisiana's ever-growing all-of-the-above energy mix, geothermal energy is not yet officially looked
- to look Urge the state and conservation and energy to look at producing policies that we could pursue
- Types of thermal energy?
- Tanner McGee, Conservation Energy.
- Tanner McGee, Conservation Energy.
Summary:
The committee first took up Senate Bill 480, which would allow anchoring in certain waterways, specifically Oyster Bayou, with restrictions to protect oyster leases and require a person to remain on board. After brief explanation from the sponsor, Representative DeWitt moved favorable and the bill was reported favorable without objection.
House Bill 510, which would have prohibited importation of captured carbon dioxide into Louisiana for sequestration, was discussed briefly. The sponsor said the proposal appeared to conflict with federal law and interstate commerce concerns, and he asked to voluntarily defer the bill. The committee agreed, and HB 510 was deferred. The committee also heard House Resolution 279, urging the state to study geothermal energy policy; after questions about geothermal technology and possible overlap with CCS infrastructure, the resolution was adopted on a 10-3 roll call vote and reported favorable.
The bulk of the meeting focused on House Bill 1152, as amended, dealing with the Carbon Dioxide Geologic Storage Trust Fund and a proposed injection fee for carbon sequestration projects. The amendment would set the fee at 19 cents per ton, with 12 cents going to the state trust fund and 7 cents going directly to affected parishes, while retaining existing fund caps and adding evacuation routes as an eligible local expenditure. Industry groups and local government representatives both testified: industry warned the proposal was rushed, could create uncertainty, and might hurt Louisiana’s competitiveness; parish officials argued locals need a meaningful revenue share, transparency, and bargaining power because they will bear emergency-response burdens. Members raised questions about the fee structure, exemptions for state lands and parish agreements, and whether the local share would continue for the life of a project. The bill remained under discussion at the end of the transcript, with talk of creating an off-session task force or working group to continue negotiations for next year.
FL
Florida 2026 4th Special Session
February 12, 2026 - 09:15 AM
Transcript Highlights:
- It is the policy that states would adopt and promote energy policy goals consistent with the energy policy
- Vice Chair: Brian Lee, Rethink Energy Action Fund wishes to appear in person.
- Floridians are paying too much for housing, for insurance, and for energy.
- So why are we trying to actually backpedal on clean energy?
- Casello: putting us on top as far as like on the world stage with energy.
NY
New York 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Energy and Telecommunications - 04/28/2026
Energy And Telecommunications
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm State Senator Kevin Parker, Chair of the Senate Standing Committee on Energy and Telecommunications
- Is that a clean energy fund? It would be up to NYSERDA to pick where they funded the fund.
- And as we have the CLCPA as our guiding principle to both our environmental and energy policy, we're
- And if you're charging EVs, you know, in non-peak times, they can serve as battery sources of energy
- Next: Bill number 4191, sponsor Senator Granardis, an act to amend the Energy Law in relation to the
Summary:
The Senate Energy and Telecommunications Committee met under Chair Kevin Parker and considered a series of energy, utility, and clean transportation bills. The committee first advanced a bill by Senator Connery on make-ready electric infrastructure for public-serving EV charging, after members raised concerns that the costs of preparing school bus charging infrastructure could be shifted to ratepayers. The committee then advanced Senator Parker’s pilot program for resilient EV charging microgrids, with discussion focused on using existing NYSERDA resources, the role of batteries, and the bill’s purpose in supporting emergency charging during outages. Another bill on heavy distribution centers and EV charging was also advanced after debate over its application to large warehouse and e-commerce facilities.
The committee also considered a bill on carport-mounted solar systems that would limit local zoning restrictions. A motion to substitute in a different bill was ruled improper for lack of notice, and the chair’s ruling was upheld on appeal. Members then advanced a PSC guidebook bill on gas and electric rate-making, and a utility shutoff protection bill for medical emergencies, life support equipment, and elderly, blind, or disabled customers, with questions about age definitions and the scope of medical documentation. The committee also advanced the Home Utility Weatherization Jobs Act, which would create a pilot program for electrification and weatherization in disadvantaged communities, with members discussing whether the program would be available at no cost to building owners and how utilities would access capital.
Throughout the meeting, members repeatedly raised concerns about who would pay for the programs, whether ratepayers or taxpayers would bear the costs, and how much local control would remain under the solar siting bill. At the end of the meeting, members briefly discussed a recent NYISO report warning about possible summer reliability issues and urged the committee and the PSC to review it closely. The chair noted the report should be considered alongside other state planning documents, and the meeting then adjourned.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs (01/13/2026)
Election Law and Municipal Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- She said these industries are energy hogs and use a ton of energy, and we cannot run the risk of an energy
- energy needs. That's really important. energy needs. That's really important.
- > industry<01:05:57.359>
like the risk of an energy uh industry like the risk of an energy - <01:06:00.000>
but this stealing not stealing energy but this stealing not stealing energy - And she energy center, a data center.
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Senate Standing Committee on Natural Resources & Energy (2-12-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- data centers and other high energy data centers and other high energy demand<00:05:37.720>
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market reduce dependency on the energy market reduce dependency on the energy - And with the growing demand for energy throughout the country, energy providers are deciding where to
- may say unlawful practices by the Energy may say unlawful practices by the Energy and<00:58:00.280
- <01:03:47.760>
and Also, SB 89 strips Kentucky Energy and Also, SB 89 strips Kentucky Energy
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00:00
Attendance Roll Call 00:01:28
Introduction of Guests 00:02:08
American Electric Power and Kentucky Power Presentation 00:03:31
SB 89 Discussion 00:53:55
SB 89 Roll Call Vote 01:07:46, 958, all
Summary:
The committee met for an initial natural resources hearing with a quorum present and introductory housekeeping, including prayer, roll call, and recognition of guests. Chair Smith outlined ground rules for questions and then invited Kentucky Power and American Electric Power representatives to the table to discuss a proposed plan involving the Mitchell Power Plant and future generation needs in Eastern Kentucky.
Witnesses Cindy Wiseman, Alex Vaughn, and AEP CEO Bill Fehrman said the company’s goals are to stabilize and lower rates, reduce rate volatility, and expand generation in the Commonwealth. They explained that Kentucky Power seeks legislative authority to securitize its 50% interest in the Mitchell coal plant, describing securitization as a refinancing mechanism that would lower annual plant costs by about $34 million and help offset roughly one-third of the expected cost of adding new generation in Kentucky. They emphasized that the proposal is not intended to close Mitchell, and said Kentucky Power currently has no plan to divest its interest; the company still needs the plant to serve customers while it pursues additional dispatchable generation in Kentucky.
Members pressed the witnesses on the plant’s book value versus fair market value, whether the Mitchell interest had ever been assigned a nominal value, how any divestiture proceeds would be handled, whether Kentucky Power owns Wheeling Power, and how long Mitchell can continue operating. The company said it values Mitchell at net book value for accounting purposes, not fair market value, and explained that Wheeling Power is a separate AEP affiliate and that West Virginia affiliates have already proposed securitization of their share. Witnesses said Kentucky Power’s interest cannot technically operate past 2028 without additional environmental control investment, while the West Virginia side is depreciating through 2040. They also described the financing timeline, saying securitization would require enactment of legislation, a PSC financing order, bond issuance, and then parallel work to acquire or build new generation, with any reinvestment terms to be addressed through the regulatory process.