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• I encourage a yes vote. that we have put on hydro power. It is that we have put on hydro power.
• They sell power for way less than what we are buying power for here in Minnesota.
• power.
• They sell power Hydro.
• It is a power.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• One, it's a carbon-free source.
• One, it's a carbon-free source.
• One, it's a carbon-free source.
• One, it's a carbon-free source.
• One, it's a carbon-free source.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <00:05:05.720> and create renewable carbon free Power and create renewable carbon free Power
• Woody biomass energy production can provide reliable, dispatchable base-load power from a source that
• like Excel Energy or Minnesota Power like Excel Energy or Minnesota Power they're<00:52:07.599><
• charge whatever they want for that power charge whatever they want for that power so<00:52:23.119
• the point of it. a significant power new demand coming at a significant power new demand coming at us

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Hydrogen can be made from renewable sources and is a clean, safe fuel source that can help us meet our
• standard, or RPS, credits when they use green hydrogen made from renewable sources to power turbines
• . ...produced with RPS-eligible energy sources.
• Susanna Portie, Berkeley, support solar power to the people.
• Afternoon, Nathaniel Lug 2 with Youth Power Clamp. support.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy heard several bills focused on utility affordability, transparency, and clean energy. SB 327 would bar investor-owned utilities from using ratepayer funds to oppose municipal utility formation and would clarify the Public Advocates Office’s authority to inspect utility books; supporters framed it as a ratepayer protection measure, while utilities and telecom/broadband interests opposed it unless amended, citing concerns about scope and participation in regulatory proceedings. After questions about how it differed from AB 1167 and how PAO discovery disputes are handled, the committee passed SB 327 as amended to Appropriations on an 11-2 vote, later reopening the roll to 12-2. SB 1350 would allow renewable portfolio standard credit for power plants using green hydrogen, with the author and supporters emphasizing hydrogen’s role in decarbonization, grid reliability, jobs, and the Lancaster/ARCHES project. Environmental groups opposed the bill unless amended, warning about NOx emissions, paper transactions, and the need for stronger safeguards on hydrogen sourcing and delivery. The committee discussed amendments, including a minimum 20% hydrogen blend and emissions-related guardrails, and passed the bill to Natural Resources on a 14-0 vote, later reopening the roll to 18-0. SB 868, the Plug and Play Solar Act, would create a framework for small plug-in balcony solar devices for renters and others without rooftop solar access, while setting safety standards and limiting system size. Supporters said it would lower bills and expand access to solar; utilities and some public power entities raised safety and backfeed concerns, arguing interconnection review under Rule 21 remains necessary. After extensive discussion of safety, certification, and export limits, the committee passed SB 868 as amended to Appropriations on a 17-0 vote, later reopening the roll to 18-0. SB 1233, a transparency bill requiring additional disclosure about utility cash on hand, capital structure, and related reporting, drew utility opposition over duplicative processes and possible delays, but was passed as amended to Appropriations on a 10-3 vote, later reopened to 11-3. The committee also approved the consent calendar unanimously and adjourned after reopening the rolls for absent members to add on.

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• So power plant contracts for power generation are not purchased at the spot market.
• So power plant contracts for power generation are not purchased at the spot market.
• of power.
• <01:38:26.159> You more expensive source of power. You more expensive source of power.
• for Geothermal heat, a potential source for indigenous power generation, requiring virtually zero imported

Bills: HB2284

Keywords: energy assistance, low-income households, electricity costs, Hawaii home energy assistance program, energy efficiency, 910, house, all

Summary: The hearing covered House Bill 2284, which would create the Hawaii Home Energy Assistance Program in the Department of Human Services to help qualifying households pay energy bills and direct the Public Utilities Commission’s public benefits fee administrator to provide information and assistance to recipients. Testimony from the Division of Consumer Advocacy, DHS, and the Public Utilities Commission was in support. A committee member asked about how the program would interact with existing TANF-related energy assistance and whether rules could be adjusted to avoid duplicative benefits; DHS said logistics would need to be worked out and that the agencies would make the rules. The committees noted the bill’s $1.5 million appropriation and moved it forward with amendments, including blanking out amounts and noting them in the committee report. Both committees voted to pass HB 2284 with amendments, with the recommendation adopted. The committee then heard House Bill 2486, relating to plug-in or balcony solar. DCCA, the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission, and the Public Utilities Commission stood on prior testimony in support of the bill’s intent. Multiple advocates and organizations, including Carbon Cashback Hawaii, 350 Hawaii, Bright Saver, Sierra Club of Hawaii, and others, testified in support, arguing that plug-in solar would lower electricity bills, expand access for renters and condo residents, and reduce emissions. Several speakers urged the committee to remove or avoid registration, reporting, feed-in tariff, interconnection fee, and other requirements they said would create barriers. Bright Saver testified that the systems are safe and would not back-feed during outages. No vote was taken on HB 2486 during the excerpt. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 1568, which would prohibit the importation or storage of LNG in the state and the construction of related infrastructure. State agencies including the Consumer Advocate, Hawaii State Energy Office, Public Utilities Commission, and Hawaiian Electric opposed the bill, with the Energy Office arguing LNG would perpetuate oil use on Oahu and expose the state to price volatility. Supporters included Life of the Land, Sierra Club of Hawaii, Greenpeace Hawaii, 350 Hawaii, Earthjustice, Our Hawaii, and others, who argued LNG would lock Hawaii into another fossil fuel dependency, create major infrastructure costs and safety risks, and undermine the state’s renewable energy goals. Several testifiers cited climate and affordability concerns and urged the committee to reject LNG. The excerpt ends during testimony on HB 1568, before any committee action or vote is shown.

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• Like the current law for purchase power agreements with existing energy sources, PPAs will be an option
• Like the current law for purchase power agreements with existing energy sources, PPAs will be an option
• Like the current law for purchase power agreements with existing energy sources, PPAs will be an option
• , so that is a bifurcation there depending on the power source.
• <02:07:58.679> source the on the power source the on the power source um<02:08:02.159>

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• So it's not just the solar that's going to be powering it.
• Yes, exactly, so we are using that as another green energy fuel source to power the electrolysis process
• It's really dependent on the source that's coming in.
• We have the ability to expand, but we don't have that food source or fuel source coming in.
• At this time, we don't have that source coming in.

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• that's uh 85% sourced domestically. that's uh 85% sourced domestically.
• I have power walls in my house.
• At present, we are, you know, sourcing iron from, you know, we source high-purity metallic iron, and
• We're less dense on a power basis.
• And right now we're just sourcing high-purity iron that already meets our specs. looking to source it

Bills: HF4059, HF76

Keywords: climate change, greenhouse gas emissions, financing, sustainability, environmental policy, renewable energy, Minnesota Climate Innovation Financing Authority, earned incentive release credit, release credits, supervised release, corrections, Minnesota Department of Corrections, sentence reduction, good time, prison time, incarceration, violent offenses, murder, criminal sexual conduct, sex offenses

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• <00:18:43.760> facilities monachella nuclear power facilities monachella nuclear power facilities
• <00:24:22.600> of carbon free 247 reliable source of carbon free 247 reliable source of electricity
• <00:52:00.119> be these these uh electricity sources be these these uh electricity sources
• source of electricity carbon free source of electricity representative<00:52:28.160> craft<00
• He thanked the chair for bringing it forward. getting power from somebody those will getting power from

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So if we cannot power those lines, then we cannot get power into the city under the previous configuration
• So if we cannot power those lines, then we cannot get power into the city under the previous configuration
• There's enough liquid hydrogen there to power the town for at least 48 hours during a public safety power
• The Northern California Power Agency is a not-for-profit joint powers agency that represents and helps
• So really extending the water sources to not be only dependent on natural water source, not dependent

Summary: The Select Committee on Climate Innovation and Infrastructure held a hearing focused on emerging technologies for climate resilience and infrastructure. The first panel discussed the Calistoga Resiliency Center, a utility-driven microgrid that keeps the city powered during public safety power shutoffs using hydrogen fuel cells, lithium-ion batteries, and liquid hydrogen storage. PG&E described microgrids as a resilience tool but emphasized that cost remains the main barrier to wider deployment. Energy Vault explained the project’s design, its ability to provide at least 48 hours of backup power on a small parcel of land, and its use of green hydrogen and battery storage to improve efficiency and reduce emissions. A Calistoga councilmember and NCPA representative also discussed the Lodi Energy Center hydrogen project, saying it could help decarbonize power generation and transportation, but that federal and state funding changes, tax credit timing, and other policy shifts have made the project difficult to advance. The Green Hydrogen Coalition supported the Calistoga model as a blueprint and urged policy changes to create demand and reduce barriers for renewable hydrogen, including addressing behind-the-meter rules and recognizing hydrogen in state energy planning. The second panel focused on water resilience and desalination, with the California Desal Association and Oneka Technologies discussing wave-powered desalination for the City of Fort Bragg. Cal Desal said California’s changing hydrology, reduced snowpack, and drought conditions make local water supply options increasingly important, but noted that conventional desalination is expensive and slow to permit. Oneka described its offshore, wave-powered system as a zero-electricity desalination technology that produces drinking water without greenhouse gas emissions and with limited land use, and said the Fort Bragg pilot is intended to demonstrate the technology under California conditions. The company and Cal Desal both stressed that permitting is a major obstacle, with the project requiring multiple agencies and a timeline far longer than in other jurisdictions. They also said the technology’s autonomous operation could improve water resilience because it does not depend on the electrical grid. The final panel featured the Climate Foundation’s marine permaculture proposal, which aims to restore kelp forests and support carbon removal and coastal food systems. The presenter said warming oceans and nutrient loss have devastated kelp forests along the California coast and argued that offshore platforms that raise and lower seaweed to access nutrients and sunlight could help regenerate ecosystems while producing food, feed, fertilizer, and carbon benefits. He said the technology has shown strong growth rates and storm resilience in other regions, but that California permitting remains a major hurdle, involving 17 state and federal agencies. He proposed a streamlined, code-based permitting approach for smaller projects and said the group is seeking matching funds to complete a first California pilot. Throughout the hearing, members and witnesses repeatedly highlighted the tension between innovation and the high cost, complexity, and length of California’s permitting and funding processes.

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• technology to meet Florida's power needs.
• Each power magical.
• With no operator action external power for additional power for additional water.
• Some are to power their own facility.
• technologies to meet Florida's power knee.

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• Hydrogen can be made from renewable sources and is a clean, safe fuel source that can help us meet our
• standard, or RPS, credits when they use green hydrogen made from renewable sources to power turbines
• Produced with RPS-eligible energy sources.
• Afternoon, Nathaniel Lug 2 with Youth Power Clamp. support.
• Susanna Portie, Berkeley, support solar power to the people.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy heard several bills focused on utility affordability, transparency, clean energy, and consumer access. SB 327 would bar investor-owned utilities from using ratepayer funds to oppose municipal utility formation and would clarify the Public Advocates Office’s authority to inspect utility books; supporters framed it as a ratepayer protection and accountability measure, while utilities and industry groups raised concerns about municipalization language and data-request procedures. After discussion about the scope of the bill and existing guardrails from prior legislation, the committee voted SB 327 out on a due pass as amended basis to Appropriations, with the roll left open and later updated to 12-2. SB 1350, a hydrogen bill, would allow renewable portfolio standard credit for power plants using green hydrogen in turbines. The author and supporters said it would help California meet clean energy goals, support the Lancaster hydrogen project, and create jobs, while opponents, especially environmental groups, warned about NOx emissions, the risk of paper transactions, and the need for stronger safeguards on feedstocks and delivery. Members discussed amendments already taken and the need for continued work on environmental protections; the committee passed the bill 14-0 to Natural Resources. SB 868 would create a framework for plug-in or balcony solar devices for renters and others without rooftop solar, with safety standards and a cap on system size. Supporters said it would lower bills and expand access to solar, while utilities and some others raised safety and backfeed concerns and asked for more review through existing interconnection processes. The author and witnesses said the devices are small, non-exporting, and covered by safety certifications; the committee approved the bill 17-0, later updated to 18-0, and sent it to Appropriations. SB 1233 would require additional disclosure about utility cash on hand, capital structure, and related information in existing reports to help inform rates and affordability. Utilities opposed the measure as duplicative of existing proceedings and potentially delay-inducing, while supporters said it would improve transparency for ratepayers. The committee passed SB 1233 10-3 to Appropriations. The committee also dispensed with the consent calendar, passing the remaining consent items, including SB 925, SB 667, SB 952, SB 742, SB 929, SB 943, and SB 1138, and noted that SB 905 had been pulled from the agenda.

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• Clean energy means low greenhouse gas emitting sources including nuclear and other renewable sources.
• low greenhouse gas emitting sources low greenhouse gas emitting sources including<00:09:29.040><
• position where offshore wind is the predominant source of our power.
• <01:21:31.280> Now predominant uh source of our power.
• Now predominant uh source of our power.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Hydrogen-powered buses are operating today in California transit fleets.
• There's still a 30% federal tax credit for stationary fuel cells for power generation and backup power
• You've heard a bit of the power sector is a big part.
• to shore power vessels and to power electric dredging.
• You can convert it into power; the power will cost less than five cents per kilowatt hour.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Select Committee on Hydrogen Energy held an informational hearing on California’s hydrogen leadership, with Chair Bob Archuleta framing hydrogen as a complementary clean-energy pathway for hard-to-electrify sectors and emphasizing the need for balanced policy, community benefits, and strategic use of public funds. The first panel of private-sector witnesses from the California Hydrogen Business Council, Bosch, Hyundai, and Sierra Northern Railway described existing deployments in buses, trucks, rail, ports, and industrial uses, and argued that the technology is commercially ready but needs stable policy, faster permitting, stronger demand signals, and more infrastructure. They highlighted projects such as Hyundai’s NorCal Zero freight trucks, Bosch’s hydrogen components and refueling technology, and Sierra’s hydrogen switcher locomotive, while also noting major cost barriers, especially for fuel and equipment, and the need for continued state incentives and coordinated infrastructure planning. Committee members focused on labor standards, community engagement, and the current scale of hydrogen vehicles and fueling infrastructure. Witnesses said they work with labor groups, building trades, and safety organizations, and that early community involvement and first-responder training are important. In response to questions, panelists estimated roughly 15,000 to 16,000 light-duty fuel cell vehicles in California, around 100 hydrogen trucks, and growing bus deployment, with South Korea cited as having much larger fleets. They also discussed hydrogen fuel costs, with one rail operator saying delivered fuel had fallen from more than $60 per kilogram to about $35 per kilogram but would need to drop below $10 per kilogram for broad commercial viability. CARB’s incentive and regulatory programs, including heavy-duty vehicle subsidies and low-carbon fuel standards, were described as important supports, though federal tax credit changes and uncertainty were said to be slowing progress. The second panel addressed hydrogen’s public-health, air-quality, and climate role. CAPCOA, the Coalition for Clean Air, the building trades, and a UC Berkeley researcher argued that hydrogen should be used selectively in the most polluted, diesel-heavy settings such as ports, freight corridors, rail yards, transit depots, and backup power for data centers. They stressed that fuel cell applications provide zero tailpipe emissions, but cautioned that hydrogen produced from fossil fuels or used in combustion rather than fuel cells reduces the environmental benefit. The UC Berkeley witness presented modeling suggesting large reductions in NOx and particulate exposure, with significant avoided premature deaths and health savings if hydrogen displaces diesel in heavy-duty sectors. Panelists also urged that hydrogen not delay direct electrification, that environmental justice be central to deployment, and that infrastructure and safety planning include community engagement and measurable local benefits. The final panel featured public-sector updates from SamTrans, the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, the Port of Long Beach, and the First Public Hydrogen Authority. SamTrans described its transition of more than 300 buses to battery-electric and hydrogen fuel cell buses, including a large order of 108 hydrogen buses, but said the loss of expected ARCHES funding created a major gap for fueling infrastructure and that state support is needed for grants, tax exemptions, and axle-weight rule changes. GoBiz said the federal cancellation of ARCHES funding disrupted the market, but that private capital remains available if demand and cost-reduction signals are strong; it pointed to permitting streamlining and targeted state action as key next steps. The Port of Long Beach reported 106 hydrogen fuel cell trucks in port drayage, a $10 million hydrogen truck grant program, and a request for proposals for a public fueling station, while warning that high costs, fuel shortages, and the Colton incident have slowed momentum. First Public Hydrogen Authority described efforts to aggregate municipal demand, support green hydrogen production projects, and create long-term market certainty for suppliers and off-takers. Committee members repeatedly pressed witnesses on where state funding should go next, with several suggesting that near-term support for transit fleets, fueling infrastructure, and targeted high-impact corridors would be the most effective way to keep hydrogen deployment moving.

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• of carbon-free power in the country.
• This bill simply allows nuclear energy and an always-on, zero-emission power source to count toward compliance
• This bill simply allows nuclear energy and an always-on, zero-emission power source to count toward compliance
• If two power sources both produce electricity with zero carbon emissions, should our energy policy judge
• It just stops excluding a zero-emission firm power source from a compliance framework that's getting

Bills: SB47, SB195, SB196, SB197, SB198, SB78

Keywords: food recovery, composting, waste management, solid waste surcharge, organic waste reduction, environment, grants, advisory group, soil conservation, water resources, training services, outreach programs, environmental protection, animal care, veterinary services, spay and neuter, Las Vegas, community funding, animal welfare, animal shelter

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• You'll find that states that are chasing that AI and data are using their own sources of power right
• , to alleviate their restrictions and their strain on their own power sources.
• You'll find that states that are chasing that AI and data are using their own sources of power right
• , to alleviate their restrictions and their strain on their own power sources.
• , to alleviate their restrictions and their strain on their own power sources.

Bills: HB0116, HB0056

Keywords: water rights, beneficial use, industrial production, hydrogen, applications, public welfare, carbon capture, energy standards, public utilities, environmental regulation, state law, 916, all

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• What is in the Federal Power Act?
• What is in the Federal Power Act?
• What is in the Federal Power Act?
• What is in the Federal Power Act?
• What is in the Federal Power Act?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• We are discussing source of income, and I would appreciate the responses focused on source of income.
• The difference between supported decision making and a power of attorney is that a power of attorney
• where the holder of the power could transact business on behalf of the person who's given the power.
• The power of attorney also can be a durable power of attorney, meaning if the person who grants it is
• Solar and wind and all those are great sources. Sources. They're expensive sources.

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• source?
• source?
• source?
• So what what should the uh hydro power So what what should the uh hydro power sources?
• potentially expand uh that uh that power potentially expand uh that uh that power source.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• I hope you are all familiar with NMROADS; it is a very powerful tool.
• Chair and Senator, we try to get the most reliable power sources.
• We will opt for looking for the closest power source and use either step-up or step-down transformers
• This then shows you the power of the SAMSARA network.
• Treatment of vehicles by fuel source.