5647551 Public Hearing on B21-241, Heat Wave Safety Amendment Act of 2015 and B21-330, Community Renewable Energy Emergency Amendment Act of 2015
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Council of the District of Columbia
Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs
Notice of a Public Hearing
John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 119 Washington, DC 20004
Councilmember Vincent B. Orange, Sr., Chair
Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs
Announces a Public Hearing
on
· B21-241, the “Heat Wave Safety Amendment Act of 2015”
· B21-330, the “Community Renewable Energy Emergency Amendment Act of 2015”
Friday, October 30, 2015, 10:00 A.M.
John A. Wilson Building, Room 412
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20004
Councilmember Vincent B. Orange, Sr., announces the scheduling of a public hearing by the Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs on B21-241, the “Heat Wave Safety Amendment Act of 2015” and B21-330 the “Community Renewable Energy Amendment Act of 2015”. The public hearing is scheduled for Friday, October 30, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 412 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20004.
B21-241, the “Heat Wave Safety Amendment Act of 2015”, would prohibit the electric company from disconnecting service to residences the day preceding and the day of a forecast of extreme temperature of 95 degrees or higher. The electric company will also be prohibited from disconnecting residential services if the forecast of extreme temperature precedes a weekend or holiday.
B21-330, the “Community Renewable Energy Emergency Amendment Act of 2015”, amends the Retail Electric Competition and Consumer Protection Act of 1999 to include the definition of “CREF credit rate” to require that the CREF credit rate approximates customers' full retail electric rates.
Individuals and representatives of organizations who wish to testify at the public hearing are asked to contact Faye Caldwell of the Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs at (202) 727-6683 or by email at fcaldwell@dccouncil.us and provide their name(s), address, telephone number, email address and organizational affiliation, if any, by close of business Wednesday, October 28, 2015. Each witness is requested to bring 20 copies of his/her written testimony. Representatives of organizations and government agencies will be limited to 5 minutes in order to permit each witness an opportunity to be heard. Individual witnesses will be limited to 3 minutes.
If you are unable to testify at the public hearing, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record. The official record will remain open until close of business Friday, November 13, 2015. Copies of written statements should be submitted to the Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs, Council of the District of Columbia, Suite 119 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004.
