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The House Consumer Affairs Committee will hold a series of 4 hearings starting April 8 on House Bill 11 (Mehaffie-R-Lancaster) adding nuclear power plants to the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards to provide financial support to the industry.
Expected to testify at the first hearing are--
-- Panel In Support
-- Fmr Gov. Tom Ridge
-- Mike Pries, Dauphin County Commissioner
-- Steve Brame, PA Rural Electric Association
-- David Griffing, FirstEnergy Solutions
-- Panel In Opposition
-- Kevin Sunday, PA Chamber Of Business & Industry
-- Glen Thomas, Fmr Chair PUC; GT Power Group
-- Todd Snitchler, American Petroleum Institute
-- Desierre Hung, AARP
The hearing will be held in Room 140 of the Main Capitol starting at 11:00. Click Here to watch the meeting online.
Future Hearings
The tentative agendas for the 3 other hearings scheduled in the House include--
-- April 15: Electric power generators and resources, Room 140 Main Capitol, 9:00;
-- April 29: Electric utilities, suppliers, consumers, organized labor, Room 205 Ryan Building, Noon; and
-- May 6: Regulators of the electric market, industry, Room 140 Main Capitol, 11:00.
Agendas are subject to change, but indicate the types of witnesses the Committee intents to hear from on this issue.
Rep. Brad Roae (R-Crawford) serves as Majority Chair of the Committee and can be contacted by calling 717-787-2353 or sending email to: broae@pahousegop.com. Rep. Robert Matzie (D-Beaver) serves as Minority Chair and can be contacted by calling 717-787-4444 or sending email to: rmatzie@pahouse.net.
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[Posted: April 5, 2019]
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