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WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Environment, Energy & Technology Jan 16th, 2026 at 10:30 am
Environment, Energy & Technology
Transcript Highlights:
- the Energy Independence Act, the Clean Energy Transformation Act, and the state's greenhouse gas emission
- As Washington State continues this journey to achieve a carbon-free energy future, electric utilities
- This bill identifies nuclear energy's ability to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
- To summarize, nuclear power is desperately needed to safely meet the state's emission goals while also
- The rate of asthma has been robustly linked to the particulate emissions of oil, ...day tasks.
Committee:
Senate Environment, Energy & Technology
Keywords:
nuclear energy, energy strategy, advanced technology, sustainability, state policy, renewable energy, public entities, electric generation, contracting, SB 6010, Washington energy siting, EFSEC, Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council, tribal consultation, government-to-government consultation, federally recognized tribes, energy facility siting, RCW, clean energy, alternative energy
WA
Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Environment, Energy & Technology Jan 16th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- the Energy Independence Act, the Clean Energy Transformation Act, and the state's greenhouse gas emission
- As Washington State continues this journey to achieve a carbon-free energy future, electric utilities
- This bill identifies nuclear energy's ability to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
- To summarize, nuclear power is desperately needed to safely meet the state's emission goals while also
- The rate of asthma has been robustly linked to the particulate emissions of oil, ...day tasks.
Summary:
The committee heard public testimony on Senate Bill 5821, which would direct the Department of Commerce, if funded by gifts or grants, to develop a nuclear power strategic framework and integrate it into the state energy strategy. Supporters, including Sen. Braun, Energy Northwest, public power representatives, and several pro-nuclear advocates, said Washington needs to keep advanced nuclear on the table to address rising electricity demand, reliability concerns, and clean energy goals. Opponents, including the Sierra Club, Columbia Riverkeeper, tribal representatives, and other environmental advocates, argued the bill gives nuclear special treatment, lacks sufficient guardrails on waste, safety, cost, and public process, and was rushed without adequate tribal consultation. Several tribal testifiers said the bill should require early, meaningful government-to-government consultation and stronger protections for treaty rights and cultural resources.
The committee then held a work session on a Washington State Institute for Public Policy report reviewing state policies supporting small modular reactors. Staff and researchers explained that the report surveyed 79 policies in 35 states and found most states are still in preliminary planning stages, with policies focused on feasibility studies, siting, workforce development, permitting, financial support, and market integration. Members asked about water use, waste, footprint, and whether the report covered fusion; the researchers said it was limited to fission and that water needs vary by reactor design. Some senators noted the need to consider lifecycle impacts and compare nuclear with other energy technologies.
The committee also heard Senate Bill 6010, which would change FSEC tribal consultation procedures by exempting most government-to-government consultations from the Open Public Meetings Act when there is no deliberation or commitments, requiring all FSEC members to participate in consultation, and giving tribes a chance to review and correct the consultation summary before it goes to the governor. Tribal witnesses and environmental groups supported the bill as a way to improve confidentiality and meaningful consultation, while the Association of Washington Business opposed it, saying it could add delays and suggesting timelines. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 6004, which would update contracting statutes so public entities can contract for renewable or non-emitting generation capability under CETA definitions; utilities supported the update as a modernization, while consumer and environmental opponents warned it could shift financial risk to ratepayers, especially for nuclear projects. No votes were taken in the transcript.
WA
Transcript Highlights:
- And then we used the model from the Department of Energy to estimate the emissions reduction objective
- The pollutants include carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, and particulate matter.
- Replacing diesel with natural gas reduces emissions, but because fewer ships and vehicles use natural
- And this was just to illustrate that the emissions objective is not met because few ships and vehicles
- And this was just to illustrate that the emissions objective is not met because few ships and vehicles
Bills:
SB5754
Committee:
Senate Ways & Means
Keywords:
public bank, state bank, finance, banking regulations, economic development, state investment, 904, all
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
House - Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Jan 28th, 2025
House Energy, Environment & Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- At the same time, they support the low and zero carbon, abundant energy future that we so desperately
- If we go to zero emissions by 2050, what happens to the oil and gas industry jobs?
- The reality is we have direct competition to carbon Based fuels is renewables.
- That tax that we, if we're going to get to zero carbon, obviously means a zero carbon future with zero
- So when we pass the ETA and when we are going towards zero emissions, we really are not concerned about
KY
Kentucky 2025 Regular Session
Interim Joint Committee on Natural Resources and Energy (11-6-25)
Transcript Highlights:
- </c><01:25:27.440><c> out</c> really uh produced a lot of carbon out really uh produced a lot of carbon
- emissions.
- dioxide where we're net zero uh carbon dioxide where we're net zero by<01:45:54.560><c> 2050.
- </c> still damaged because of carbon still damaged because of carbon emissions.<01:46:17.119><c> No,<
- </c> emissions. No, that wasn't true at all. emissions.
Keywords:
Meeting Start 00:00:00
Attendance Roll Call 00:00:10
Approval of Minutes 00:01:19
Helping Power Kentucky's Growth (LG&E/KU) 00:01:39
Update from Kentucky's Electric Cooperatives 00:47:35, 958, all
Summary:
The committee met with a quorum, approved the minutes from the previous meeting, and then heard a presentation from LG&E and KU representatives Caroline Clark and John Bevington on economic development, energy demand, and the utility’s role in supporting Kentucky’s growth. Bevington described the company’s service territory, generation fleet, and recent economic development activity, including 76 projects supported in 2024, more than $2.8 billion in private investment, and over 3,000 new jobs. He emphasized that data centers are now the dominant driver in the pipeline, with 22 data center projects representing about 8.7 of the 9.7 gigawatts of potential demand, alongside other manufacturing and commercial projects.
A major focus was how data centers choose sites and how utilities respond. Bevington explained that hyperscale data centers typically approach utilities first because they need transmission-level access, and that utilities then conduct internal analyses, estimate infrastructure needs, and require financial security before proceeding. He said the company is working through formal transmission studies and long-lead infrastructure planning, and noted that Kentucky’s sales tax exemption for data centers helped attract interest. He also outlined the economic benefits of data centers, citing an announced Louisville project of 525 megawatts and about $11 billion in investment, with an estimated $500 million in new tax revenue over 10 years, plus broader job and GDP impacts.
Members asked about whether data centers could generate their own power, the reliability of the pipeline numbers given confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements, and cybersecurity concerns. Bevington said the company does not assume all pipeline projects will materialize in Kentucky and instead assigns probabilities to avoid overbuilding. He also said he was not the right person to address cybersecurity in detail but offered to return to a committee focused on IT or security. In response to questions about future supply, he said LG&E and KU are adding generation through a 120-megawatt solar facility in Mercer County, a 120-megawatt solar purchase in Marion County, and a 645-megawatt natural gas combined-cycle plant in Louisville, with PSC approval recently granted for additional generation and related system upgrades.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Energy Finance and Policy Committee 3/20/25
Energy Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- We have a 100% clean energy by 2040 and carbon neutral by 2050.
- </c><00:08:56.320><c> neutral</c> clean energy by 2040 and carbon neutral clean energy by 2040 and carbon
- If you don’t, you make carbon that is still remaining.
- can sell carbon credits to like<00:42:50.720><c> California.
- <00:42:59.760><c> of</c><00:42:59.920><c> broadly</c> carbon credits are kind of broadly carbon credits
Committee:
House Energy Finance and Policy
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Water and Natural Resources Nov 18th, 2025
Water & Natural Resources Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- So, when an entire program is canceled, like Carbon Safe, it leaves established programs in limbo and
- One of them was a Four Corners carbon storage hub.
- Emissions reductions, another 10 million dollars.
- I know the DOE Secretary just wants to cancel the entire carbon program, red and blue states.
- Bush has increased carbon storage credits. Including Trump 1 and Trump 2 earlier this year.
Committee:
House Water & Natural Resources Committee
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 4 on Climate Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation Mar 4th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- I worked for Governor Brown a decade ago, and we set a goal of 1.5 million zero-emission vehicles, and
- How do we reduce dust emissions that impact communities and restore vital habitat?
- the health of our landscapes and our waterways, our watersheds, to actually not only absorb more carbon
- emissions in California?
- To provide a bit of context here, the per-ton price of lithium carbonate fell to all-time lows in 2024
Summary:
The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Climate, Crisis, Resources, Energy, and Transportation opened its first hearing on the governor’s natural resources budget with Secretary Wade Crowfoot of the Natural Resources Agency. Crowfoot reviewed California’s recent climate and environmental challenges—drought, wildfire, heat, sea level rise, and federal uncertainty—and highlighted progress on clean energy, zero-emission vehicles, wildfire resilience, water management, coastal planning, conservation, tribal land return, and streamlined project delivery. Members praised his engagement and the administration’s work with tribes, and Crowfoot emphasized that the administration is focused on finishing major projects, improving nature-based solutions, and considering whether some temporary streamlining measures should be codified. He also discussed the Mediterranean Climate Action Partnership and said the state is working with other Mediterranean-climate governments on wildfire, drought, and heat response.
Members and the LAO then focused on budget conditions and priorities. The Legislative Analyst’s Office said the state budget remains precarious despite strong revenues, with the governor’s proposal relying on borrowing and reserves and leaving large out-year deficits unresolved. The LAO urged a high bar for new spending, especially in a deficit environment, and recommended prioritizing immediate health and safety needs, avoiding new ongoing commitments, and thinking carefully about special funds. On Proposition 4, the LAO said the administration’s approach generally appeared reasonable and consistent with the bond, but noted implementation has been slow and that the Legislature may want to use appropriations language to shape broad programs such as home hardening, outdoor recreation, and climate education. The chair stressed that climate and environmental funds should be used for their intended purposes and that wildfire spending should shift more toward community hardening and home protection.
The hearing then turned to water resilience and Proposition 4 spending. Department of Finance and department staff outlined the bond’s water-related funding for safe drinking water, drought, flood, water recycling, stormwater, groundwater management, dam safety, and the State Water Project. Members pressed for details on how funds would be prioritized, how grants would reach disadvantaged communities, and how the state would track the bond’s 40% target for vulnerable communities. Staff said new tools and reporting systems are being used to monitor allocations, and that AB 107 and related changes should speed up grant implementation by reducing redundant regulatory steps. The committee also discussed dam safety needs, State Water Project repairs, groundwater implementation grants, and the risk of relying on uncertain future revenues from the Salton Sea lithium tax. No votes were taken, and the hearing was informational only.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee Feb 25th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- of the electric sector, and in fact, carbon emissions from the electricity sector are down by over 45
- I think the term is zero carbon, right? And so we've been... Thank you, yes. Yeah.
- emissions.
- So, for instance, carbon capture and storage is not an input.
- Today, that leaves us without the untapped potential of 5,000 megawatts of carbon-free energy.
Summary:
The Assembly Committee on Utilities and Energy held an oversight hearing with leaders from the CPUC, Public Advocates Office, CAISO, the Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety, and the Energy Commission. Chair Petrie-Norris framed the hearing around high utility bills, wildfire risk, grid reliability, clean energy buildout, and the state’s long-term decarbonization goals, and also noted it was CPUC President Alice Reynolds’ final week at the commission. Each agency gave an update on its role: the CPUC described efforts to reduce rate increases while maintaining reliability and clean energy procurement; the Public Advocates Office focused on affordability and the need to control underlying utility costs; CAISO discussed transmission planning, market operations, and the upcoming extended day-ahead market; Energy Safety reviewed wildfire mitigation oversight and inspections; and the Energy Commission highlighted clean energy growth, EV adoption, storage, efficiency, and gasoline price monitoring.
A major theme was affordability versus the costs of the clean energy transition. Reynolds said the CPUC has lowered utility revenue requests, reduced utility returns, adopted a base services charge, and reworked net metering, while also continuing to manage wildfire-related costs and support resource adequacy and demand flexibility. Sarazawa argued that recent rate decreases may not be durable because billions of dollars in wildfire and other utility costs are still pending or unbilled, and she urged tighter use of general rate cases, lower-cost financing, program reform, and more equitable rate design. Members pressed the agencies on whether state policy is sufficiently accounting for labor, local economic development, and the cost impacts of transmission and procurement decisions, especially where out-of-state resources are being considered.
CAISO and the Energy Commission emphasized that the state’s planning and market reforms are helping lower costs and improve reliability. CAISO said the Western Energy Imbalance Market has produced billions in benefits, the extended day-ahead market is on track to launch, and transmission planning is being aligned with long-term resource needs while reducing queue delays. The Energy Commission said California is now getting roughly two-thirds of its power from clean sources, has added massive amounts of storage and renewables, and is seeing strong EV and charger growth that can help spread fixed grid costs. Energy Safety reported thousands of inspections, hundreds of notices of non-performance, and a decline in reportable ignitions, while noting that major fires show more work is needed. Members also raised concerns about the SB 100 report delay, memo and balancing accounts, the future of battery storage, and whether decarbonization zone pilots will affect residential and commercial customers.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee Feb 25th, 2026
Utilities and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- of the electric sector, and in fact, carbon emissions from the electricity sector are down by over 45
- I think the term is zero carbon, right? And so we've been... Thank you, yes. Yeah.
- emissions.
- So, for instance, carbon capture and storage is not an input.
- Today, that leaves us without the untapped potential of 5,000 megawatts of carbon-free energy.
Committee:
House Utilities and Energy
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
Business meeting to markup an original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034. Feb 12th, 2025 at 09:00 am
Senate Budget
Transcript Highlights:
- And the document says so: stopping the methane emissions fee. Right there. I'll be brief. Mr.
- emissions.
- If we don't cut carbon emissions, the planet we're leaving our kids and future generations is going to
- emissions.
- emissions.
Committee:
Senate Senate Budget
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- To hit those highlights in 2015 to 2022, methane emissions dropped 42% in key production regions.
- Methane emissions from oil and natural gas production operations in the Permian Basin in 202023.
- Decreased 26% from the previous year equal to the total amount of carbon emissions avoided by every electric
- It's emissions and carbon-free, it's protected from the weather.
- They are part of the manufacturing renaissance. 43, I'm sorry, 44 0 emission.
Committee:
House Energy Resources
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- made by the industry, and it's just as amazing to hit those high... ...in 2015 to 2022, methane emissions
- in the Permian Basin in 2013. decreased 26% from the previous year equal to the total amount of carbon
- emissions aborted by every electric vehicle on the road in the United States last year.
- Affordable, renewable... it's baseload, dispatchable 24-7, it's emissions and carbon-free.
- They are part of the manufacturing renaissance. emission, hydrogen fuel cell class 8 trucks will soon
Committee:
House Energy Resources
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Government, Elections And Indian Affairs Feb 13th, 2026 at 08:39 am
House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- adding investor-owned electric utilities may calculate the benefit of avoided utility greenhouse gas emissions
- adding: investor-owned electric utilities may calculate the benefit of avoided utility greenhouse gas emissions
- adding: investor-owned electric utilities may calculate the benefit of avoided utility greenhouse gas emissions
- HB 54 allows utilities to consider the value of avoided greenhouse gas emissions when evaluating energy
- It's basically a carbon copy of the previous leader.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 098 Apr 21st, 2026
Colorado House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> Control Commission to adopt emissions Control Commission to adopt emissions limits<01:54:14.800>
- </c> you're getting 10 times more carbon you're getting 10 times more carbon dioxide<02:25:20.360><c>
- </c> if you actually believe that carbon if you actually believe that carbon dioxide<02:25:26.400><c>
- It's also the largest source of carbon dioxide emissions globally, which is driving climate change.
- ><c> different</c><02:35:01.960><c> than</c> Now, carbon goals are different than Now, carbon goals are
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
EIG-HRE, EIG DEFER, EIG, EIG Public Hearings 02-04-2025
Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs
Transcript Highlights:
- One was reducing carbon emissions from agriculture.
- A second was reducing carbon sequestration in aquaculture.
- </c><00:16:01.880><c> uh</c> reduce heat stress due to carbon uh reduce heat stress due to carbon uh
- There is no such thing as a zero or close to zero-emission nuclear reactor.
- </c><00:21:49.880><c> and</c> get us all the way to our uh carbon and get us all the way to our uh carbon
Committee:
Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs
Summary:
The committees heard testimony on several measures, with the main discussion centered on energy policy. SB 993 on geothermal exploration drew support from the State Energy Office and others, who described geothermal as a key low-cost, firm renewable resource and said the state should fund community outreach and resource research. However, the chairs deferred further action on SB 993 because a similar bill, SB 1068, had already passed the prior week. SB 202 on renewable energy also received broad support, including testimony that net energy metering benefits households and helps clean energy adoption, while Hawaiian Electric opposed the bill’s changes to the NEM forfeit feature as unfair to non-solar customers. SB 1588 on nuclear energy drew sharply divided testimony: supporters argued the bill would only study nuclear options and that the state should consider all tools, while opponents from 350 Hawaii and Greenpeace said nuclear is unsafe, costly, and inconsistent with Hawaii’s clean energy goals and constitution.
The committee also heard SB 73 on county permits, SB 100 on intoxicating liquor, SB 1234 on government efficiency, and SB 1336 on a greenhouse gas sequestration task force. SB 100 was described as helping a Maui nonprofit recruit board members by addressing liquor commission-related fingerprinting or background-check issues, and the Attorney General’s technical amendments were accepted. SB 1234 was framed as improving coordination among state, federal, and local agencies, though HGEA opposed it as an opening to privatize government services. SB 1336, which would establish a task force to study greenhouse gas sequestration and related mitigation topics, drew some questions about its scope but was supported as a way to study climate mitigation and green infrastructure.
In the later portion of the meeting, the committee took votes and adopted recommendations on several bills. SB 73 was passed with an amendment setting a defective date of May 13, 2040. SB 100 was passed with amendments, SB 202 was passed with amendments including technical changes and allowing the PUC to set the customer credit rate, SB 1234 was passed with amendments and a defective date of May 13, 2040, SB 1336 was passed as is, and SB 1588 was passed with amendments and a defective date of May 13, 2040. The committee also took up SB 161 on county permitting and inspection, agreeing to a package of amendments that would soften exemption language, remove some inspection and certificate-of-occupancy provisions, add flood-hazard language, require reporting and a working group, and set a defective date of May 13, 2040; the bill was then passed with those amendments. SB 635 on energy efficiency was passed with amendments assigning the State Energy Office to lead a survey and prioritizing first responder facilities, and SB 700 on renewable energy was introduced with proposed amendments, though the transcript cuts off before its final disposition.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Tax, Business and Transportation Feb 12th, 2026 at 06:04 pm
Senate Tax, Business & Transportation
Committee:
Senate Senate Tax, Business & Transportation
Keywords:
horse racing, program training, program owning, state licensing, racehorses, regulation, local news, newspaper printing, journalism, media tax credit, print media, digital news, news publisher, newsprint, press operator, printing industry, local journalism, tax credit, income tax, corporate income tax
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
Senate - Tax, Business and Transportation Feb 12th, 2026 at 06:04 pm
Senate Tax, Business & Transportation
Committee:
Senate Senate Tax, Business & Transportation
Keywords:
horse racing, program training, program owning, state licensing, racehorses, regulation, local news, newspaper printing, journalism, media tax credit, print media, digital news, news publisher, newsprint, press operator, printing industry, local journalism, tax credit, income tax, corporate income tax
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
House Science, Technology and Energy (01/28/2025)
Science, Technology and Energy
Transcript Highlights:
- So if we're planning to look into hydrogen, we need a low-emission natural...
- Carbon Price Gap, which is my collection of information that leads me to believe that a carbon price
- Carbon Price Gap, which is my collection of information that leads me to believe that a carbon price
- Carbon Price Gap, which is my collection of information that leads me to believe that a carbon price
- Carbon Price Gap, which is my collection of information that leads me to believe that a carbon price
Committee:
House Science, Technology and Energy
VT