Transcript Highlights:

• utility... ...if the electric utility disconnects power.
• Hopefully you can answer this: How much electricity does it use to plug this in to an electric?
• Okay, I'm going to read a comment from my electric co-ops.
• I believe that if people want to drive an electric car, that's great.
• However, having said that, we can't supply this information.

Summary: The committee heard and took action on several water, energy, housing, and natural resources measures. House Bill 2099, as amended, was advanced on a 6-3 vote after testimony from water utilities, CAP, ADWR, Phoenix, and agricultural interests about long-term storage credits, Colorado River shortages, and the need to preserve flexibility in underground storage. House Bill 2263, also amended, passed 6-3 despite concerns from CAP, Colorado River Indian Tribes, and others that it would restrict where Colorado River replenishment water could be stored and reduce operational flexibility. House Bill 2264, requiring the University of Arizona to promote Arizona history and the five Cs through the mining museum effort, passed 9-0. House Bills 2330 and 2341, both relating to power plant and transmission line siting criteria, passed 6-3 after the sponsor argued they would better account for an area’s character and for speculative projects lacking known off-takers. House Bill 2918, ending certain tax breaks for renewable energy and storage equipment after 2026, passed 6-3. House Bill 2889, appropriating $1 million for uranium contamination monitoring and a statewide registry, passed 9-0 after discussion of tribal health impacts and possible amendment to shift implementation to ADEQ. House Concurrent Resolution 2057 supporting geothermal permitting reform passed 9-0, and House Concurrent Resolution 2020 supporting certain housing developments outside designated provider service areas passed 6-2. The committee also heard House Bill 2843 on portable plug-in solar devices, with the sponsor and supporters arguing it would lower bills and expand access for renters and apartment dwellers. Electric co-ops and utilities raised safety, backfeed, inspection, and liability concerns, and the chair held the bill for further work rather than taking a vote. House Bill 2782, dealing with utility rate transparency and regulatory assets, drew testimony from the sponsor and constituents about alleged double-charging in Santan Valley; after a motion to suspend committee rules to consider a late amendment, the amended bill passed 5-3. House Bill 4025, creating a study committee on gasoline and petroleum refineries, passed 6-3 after the sponsor argued Arizona relies heavily on imported gasoline. House Bill 2912, requiring integrated resource plans and independent review for electric utilities, passed 6-2 after amendment. Finally, House Bill 4100, requiring notice to customers about potential rate impacts if CAP water is lost, drew opposition from municipal and private water providers who said the required estimates would be speculative and could not be prepared by the deadline; the bill was discussed with an amendment expanding its scope, but the transcript ends before a final vote is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• So that's why say it's a critical supply.
• and availability of that supply and pricing.
• for supply peaking.
• So is there sufficient supply?
• We look at supply include supply diversification.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> electricity rates. electricity rates.
• </c> cost of fixed supply. cost of fixed supply.
• </c> electricity, we'll be happy to supply electricity, we'll be happy to supply that. that. that.
• </c> customers take supply from us or not. customers take supply from us or not.
• But,<01:56:18.400><c> with</c><01:56:18.960><c> electricity,</c> But, with electricity, But, with electricity

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Even for non-participating residents, more supply on the grid should result in lower electricity prices
• Consumer-regulated electricity means customers choose and regulate their own power supply.
• It delivers new supplies of power faster, keeping new demand off the grid, and it frees up existing supply
• And we're all about promoting electric vehicles, and we're here talking about allowing electric vehicles
• power, then that power can come from the electric vehicle battery and reduce the peak demand for electricity

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Hello, Valerie Terrella with Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
• Madam Chair, Israel Salas with San Diego Gas & Electric.
• Randy Beck on behalf of Pacific Gas & Electric, echo the comments of San Diego Gas & Electric, particularly
• Valerie Trello with Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
• Valerie Torella of Pacific Gas and Electric Company.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• electric cooperatives, or mutual electric companies with more than one customer.
• from someone other than the electric utility or generates electricity to meet 100% of its own needs.
• And as electricity loads grow, that'll just further constrain the supply.
• or modulate their electricity demand in ways that benefit the utility's electric system.
• They charge when electricity. Thank you. can respond to signals from an electric grid.

Bills: SB5982, SB6008, SB6050, SB6056

Keywords: consumer-owned utilities, clean energy, port districts, market customers, energy transformation, energy storage, residential battery, grid connection, renewable energy, incentives, distributed energy, renewable resources, energy policy, sustainable energy, state regulations, utility vehicles, emission standards, environment, regulation, exemptions

Transcript Highlights:

• , the nuclear electricity.
• I don't know, maybe you've heard of an electric eel.
• and ensuring reliable water supply.
• of electricity.
• Uh, paying their electric bills.

Bills: HB 14, HB 106, HB 146, HB 267, HB 274, HB 1127, HB 1359, HB 1393, HB 1584, HB 1640, HB 1710, HB 2152, HCR 101, HJR 8, HR 51

Keywords: nuclear energy, advanced reactors, energy security, grant programs, Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, HB 106, oil and gas, Railroad Commission of Texas, overhead electrical lines, electrical distribution system, power line maintenance, administrative penalty, Natural Resources Code, oil and gas lease, well operator, energy safety, utility infrastructure, regulatory compliance, cleanup fund, oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund

Transcript Highlights:

• Why is that, and will our current electrical grid be able to handle that?
• The use, just to recharge your own electric vehicle, is going to increase our energy usage by quite a
• And so I keep telling people, I've used this phrase multiple times: if supply is going down and demand
• </c><00:03:27.560><c> is</c> phrase uh multiple times if Supply is phrase uh multiple times if Supply
• </c> energy generation to have Supply energy generation to have Supply increase<00:03:43.239><c> along

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> who are trying to provide Supply who are trying to provide Supply services<00:22:01.880><c> that
• </c> customer own generation electric customer own generation electric vehicles<01:44:19.000><c> um</
• </c> investment decisions and power supply investment decisions and power supply are<01:55:37.000><c>
• There are two major places in electric supply where storage is extremely impactful.
• </c><02:41:08.840><c> Supply</c> are two major places in Electric Supply are two major places in Electric

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• and demand issue of having a supply of electricity and demand passing it.
• and demand issue of having a supply of electricity and demand passing it.
• and demand issue of having a supply of electricity and demand passing it.
• and demand issue of having a supply of electricity and demand passing it.
• and demand issue of having a supply of electricity and demand passing it.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:04 HB 387 Discussion 01:06 HB 387 Roll Call Vote 28:30 HCR 22 Discussion 29:26 HCR 22 Roll Call Vote 31:09 HB 519 Discussion 35:36 HB 519 Roll Call Vote 38:37, 958, all

Summary: The committee first took up House Bill 387, which would amend MSD governance and spending rules in Louisville. The sponsor said the bill was intended to add oversight and accountability in response to large MSD rate increases, though the original rate-approval provision had been removed because of concerns about contracts and bond ratings in Oldham and Bullitt counties. MSD Executive Director Tony Parrott testified that MSD is a public utility serving more than 800,000 people through wastewater, stormwater, and flood protection services, and argued that most rate pressure comes from federal and state mandates tied to a consent decree and other orders. He said MSD already provides annual notice and bond approvals through Metro Council, offers customer assistance programs, and needs flexibility for advertising, public notices, recruitment, and compliance. Members discussed stormwater funding, aging infrastructure, flood control, and the bill’s limits on advertising and other expenditures. The committee substitute was adopted and the bill passed on a roll call vote. The committee then considered House Concurrent Resolution 22, as substituted, which expressed support for exploring nuclear energy and included language noting Kentucky’s ability to use nuclear waste, uranium tailings, and spent fuel in ways described by the sponsor as cleaner. Supporters said Kentucky faces an energy shortage and that nuclear, including small modular reactors, should be part of the state’s future energy mix. Some members said they would support the resolution but wanted a feasibility study or noted that it does not carry the force of law. The resolution passed. Finally, the committee began House Bill 519, sponsored by Representative Fugate, which would prevent utility companies from passing demolition costs for retired coal-fired or fossil-fuel plants on to ratepayers. The sponsor cited sharply rising electricity bills in eastern Kentucky, the decline in coal employment, and the burden of demolition costs from the Big Sandy plant being placed on customers. He argued that utilities should absorb those costs rather than shifting them to ratepayers. The bill was introduced with a motion and second, and the committee was preparing to hear further questions and testimony when the transcript ended.

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, so higher demand supply cost. About 20% of our power supply cost.
• </c><00:55:32.880><c> And</c> supply cost is transmission. And supply cost is transmission.
• ><c> not</c><00:59:08.319><c> just</c> the supply of that electricity, not just the supply of that electricity
• </c> electricity. Correct. electricity. Correct.
• </c> she's exporting electricity to the grid. she's exporting electricity to the grid.

Bills: HF3830, HF3688

Keywords: utilities, rate cases, cost recovery, reporting requirements, gas infrastructure, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Electricity demand has remained fairly stable, but as we just discussed in the Electricity demand has
• Madam Chair, Israel Salas with San Diego Gas and Electric.
• Randy Beck, on behalf of Pacific Gas and Electric, echoes the comments of San Diego Gas and Electric,
• Valerie Trello with Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
• Valerie Torella, of Pacific Gas and Electric Company.

Summary: The committee first heard SB 804, the Hydrogen Pipeline Safety Act, from Senator Arreguín. He said the bill would designate the State Fire Marshal as the safety regulator for intrastate hydrogen pipelines and require hydrogen-specific standards, while not mandating any pipeline construction or bypassing environmental review. Supporters included labor groups, utility employees, and the City of Burbank, while Air Products opposed unless amended, citing concerns about the bill’s specificity, fee structure, and the need for a hydrogen-specific rulemaking process. The committee discussed safety, fees, and regulatory certainty, and later passed SB 804 on a 9-0 vote to Emergency Management with commitment to take amendments. The committee then took up SB 905 by Senator Becker, aimed at reducing electricity rates by changing utility incentives. The bill would tie part of executive compensation to keeping rates below inflation, require more performance metrics, and allow the CPUC to consider lower returns on equity for certain lower-risk investments and alternative financing options. Support came from consumer, environmental, agricultural, and large energy user groups, while Southern California Edison, CalChamber, PG&E, and utility labor groups raised concerns that the bill could reduce investment, create regulatory uncertainty, and raise borrowing costs. After extensive discussion about utility affordability, wildfire costs, and capital markets, the committee passed SB 905 on a 7-1 vote to Appropriations. SB 913, also by Senator Becker, would create a clearer pathway for distributed energy resources such as batteries and smart thermostats to participate in the resource adequacy market and compete with utility-scale resources. Supporters said the bill would better use existing grid capacity, lower costs, and build on the state’s Demand Side Grid Support Program; PG&E opposed unless amended, saying the use case was not yet proven and was already being addressed in other rulemakings. After the committee accepted amendments, one opposition group moved to neutral and another said it might do so after reviewing the changes. The bill passed 8-0 to Appropriations and was placed on call. Several other measures were heard and advanced, including SB 1196 on faster utility hookups for small energization projects such as ADUs and EV chargers, SB 931 reauthorizing the Diablo Canyon Essential Services Mitigation Fund through 2028, SB 1158 reducing the frequency of joint reliability assessments from quarterly to twice yearly, and SB 1245 directing further study of California’s gasoline market and potential use of non-CARBOB fuel during supply disruptions. SB 1196 and SB 931 both passed with broad support and no opposition after amendments, SB 1158 passed without testimony, and SB 1245 drew strong support from consumer and environmental advocates but opposition from fuel industry and business groups concerned about costs, confidentiality, and fuel standards.

Transcript Highlights:

• You don't have the supply chain there.
• You don't have the supply chain there.
• So I talked briefly about supply chain.
• , which compares to 320 megawatt electric total.
• The modular is, again, 50 megawatt electric or less.

Keywords: 908, all

Transcript Highlights:

• electric utility risk from an electric utility perspective.
• Electricity based in one fuel SCG for the task force and or the committee in 2024.
• Our single biggest risk is actually the natural gas supply into the state.
• But the pipelines in the ground that I think that answers the supply question.
• And again, that's true with solar exclude to with electric vehicles. That's true.

Transcript Highlights:

• demand for electricity from businesses like data centers with the slow-moving supply that comes from
• demand for electricity from businesses like data centers with the slow-moving supply that comes from
• demand for electricity from businesses like data centers with the slow-moving supply that comes from
• Number three, faster and more innovative electricity supplies will give New Hampshire a competitive advantage
• Electricity supplies will give New Hampshire a competitive advantage over other states in attracting

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Refiners outside the state only make this blend to supply California's market, meaning that California
• primarily relies on in-state refineries for its gasoline supply.
• Lastly, supply-side issues also contribute to higher California prices.
• That too, I guess, but electric vehicles. But I just want to make that point on the record.
• Our supply has declined more rapidly. And that imbalance is what has brought us here today.

Summary: The Assembly Natural Resources Committee heard three major bills. SB 237, by Senator Grayson, proposed a package of fuel-supply and permitting changes aimed at stabilizing gasoline prices during California’s energy transition. Supporters, including state officials, Kern County representatives, labor groups, and industry groups, said it would help retain in-state refining and drilling capacity, reduce price spikes, and protect jobs. Opponents, including environmental justice and conservation groups, argued it would expand oil drilling without enough community protections and would not meaningfully address climate goals. After extensive testimony and questions about emissions, sunsets, and long-term strategy, the committee passed SB 237 on a due pass vote, with some members voting no or not voting. SB 352, by Senator Reyes, sought to strengthen implementation of AB 617, the community air protection program, by codifying the Environmental Justice Bureau in the Department of Justice, extending monitoring requirements, and requiring annual legislative reporting. Supporters said the bill would improve accountability and ensure that funding for impacted communities actually produces emissions reductions. Some environmental justice advocates were neutral or not fully supportive because they wanted stronger language, while business and industry groups opposed the bill, arguing it was added late and duplicated existing processes. The committee approved SB 352 on a due pass vote. SB 840, by Senator Limon, was the cap-and-invest reauthorization package. It would update offset protocols, adjust how revenues are spent, and continue funding for key climate, housing, transit, and community programs, including AB 617. Support came from environmental groups, labor, local governments, housing advocates, and clean transportation organizations, while some agricultural interests objected that the package did not sufficiently prioritize climate-smart agriculture and methane reduction programs. The committee passed SB 840 on a due pass vote as well. All three measures were later confirmed out of committee after calls were lifted.

Transcript Highlights:

• supply that.
• So electrolyzer is use electricity to split the water.
• We can use it through the fuel cells and then to generate electricity for the electrical vehicle for
• 73,000 gallons of water equals how much electricity?
• For electricity generation, for electricity generation, and that's the question is if the US we're going

Transcript Highlights:

• supply and demand.
• In terms of ramping up the supply chain, the supply chain does not currently exist for that one company
• represents the 75 municipally owned electric utilities and other publicly owned electric systems that
• We are united in the common purpose of providing a reliable, resilient, and affordable supply of electricity
• And because in a small town, when we have an electrical line go down and three days without electricity

Bills: SB75, SB715, SB776, SB1299, SB1405, SB1968, SB2021, SB2077, SB2148, SB2321, SB2330, SB2411

Keywords: electric generation, reliability, ERCOT, Public Utility Commission, penalties, performance requirements, energy policy, construction contracts, compensatory damages, government delays, contractor, legislation, nonprofit donor privacy, membership lists, supporter confidentiality, volunteer privacy, association rights, public records exemption, Texas Public Information Act, government transparency

Summary: The committee first took up pending business and favorably reported several bills without objection or by recorded vote, including SB 783, SB 1238, SB 1706, SB 1791, SB 458, SB 1644, and SB 1810, with some of them also sent to the local and uncontested calendar. The committee then moved into hearings on additional bills. SB 1968, by Senator Schwertner, would update the Real Estate License Act by repealing subagency, requiring written buyer-agent agreements before showings, and clarifying when a formal buyer representation agreement must be signed. Texas Realtors testified in support, saying the bill modernizes agency rules and increases transparency, while a committee substitute corrected drafting issues. SB 2411, the annual update to the Texas Business Organizations Code, was also laid out and left pending after supportive testimony from the Texas Business Law Foundation and drafting committee representatives. The committee also heard SB 2321, which would codify ERCOT’s current practice of notifying TCEQ when backup generation needs enforcement discretion for grid reliability; Sierra Club and a chamber of commerce witness supported it with suggestions for clearer emissions reporting, and the bill was left pending. SB 2077 would broaden eligibility for the Texas Mutual Insurance Company board by narrowing conflict restrictions tied to insurance-related interests; Texas Mutual supported the change and the bill was left pending. SB 1405, a broadband bill, would align state law with FCC standards and streamline Broadband Development Office processes; it was left pending after supportive testimony. SB 1299, protecting nonprofit donor privacy, drew support from privacy advocates and concerns from one witness about transparency for publicly funded nonprofit operations; it was left pending. The committee then heard SB 776, which would bar government construction contracts from shifting delay damages to contractors when delays are caused solely by the public owner. Contractors, surety representatives, and water infrastructure advocates supported the bill, arguing it would improve fairness and reduce inflated bids, while water utilities and critical infrastructure entities opposed it, warning of more litigation and higher costs; the bill was left pending. Finally, SB 715, which would apply reliability requirements retroactively to all generation resources in ERCOT, drew opposition from renewable and storage groups and support from some critics of renewable subsidies, with witnesses split over whether it would improve reliability or raise costs; testimony was underway when the transcript ended.

Transcript Highlights:

• We're already supplying the money, the financing.
• Brandon Ebeck, on behalf of Pacific Gas and Electric.
• rates and the electricity grid.
• Joe Zanzi with San Diego Gas & Electric.
• Brandon Nebeck, from Pacific Gas and Electric.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Now let's talk about electricity prices.
• H.R. 3006, the Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act, builds on that effort.
• H.R. 3006, the Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act, builds on that effort.
• H.R. 3006, the Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act, builds on that effort.
• H.R. 3006, the Securing America’s Critical Minerals Supply Act, builds on that effort.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 1012, house, all