WITNESS LIST
Regulated Industries Committee
March 29, 2005-12:00P
HB 555
For: Biedrzycki, Carol (Texas Ratepayers Organization to Save
Energy)
Smith, Tom (Public Citizen)
Against: Burke, Jim (AECT)
Jewell, Michael (Direct Energy, CPL Retail Energy, WTU
Retail Energy, Alliance for Retail Markets)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Chapman, Randall (Self)
Hadden, Karen (Sustainable Energy and Economic
Development (SEED) Coalition)
Metzger, Luke (Texas Public Interest Research Group
(TexPIRG))
Rodriguez, Stella (Texas Association of Community Action
Agencies)
HB 1777
For: Eddleman, Neil (Alliance for a Competitive Electric
Market)
Fainter, John (Association of Electric Companies of
Texas, Inc.)
Jewell, Michael (Direct Energy, CPL Retail Energy, WTU
Retail Energy & Alliance for Retail Markets)
Kolodziej, Eddie (DFW Electric Consumer Coalition)
McCalla, David (GEUS (City of Greenville's
Municipally-owned Electric System))
Mian, Amy (Fire Fly Electricity, LLC)
Potosky, Rob (Utility Choice Electric & ACEM (Alliance
for Competitive Electric Markets))
Rainey, John (Denton Municipal Electricity)
Sherman, Fred (Garland Power and Light)
Trostle, Kay (TXI-Chaparral Steel Midlothian, Nucor
Steel and Structural Metals, Inc.)
Zion, Mark (Texas Public Power Association)
Against: Fehrenbach, Nick (The City of Dallas Texas and The
Committee of Concerned Load)
On: Biedrzycki, Carol (Texas Ratepayers Organization to Save
Energy)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Darte, Tom (GEUS)
Doegey, Jay (Cities Aggregation Power Project, Inc.
(CAPP) and City of Arlington)
Gahn, Scott (Just Energy Texas, LLC and Alliance for a
Competitive Electric Market)
Valdez, Jerry (Texas Competitive Power Advocates)
Williams, Mike (Texas Electric Cooperatives)
Against: Frazier, Charles (Frazier & Frazier Ind., Inc.)
Gay, Geoffrey (Cities Aggregation Power Project, Inc.
(CAPP) and South Texas Aggregation Project, Inc.
(STAP))
Ragsdale, David (Self)
Wilkins, Patrick (Cities Aggregation Power Project and
South Texas Aggregation Project)
On: Chapman, Randall (Self)
Darling, Jim (South Texas Aggregation Project (STAP) and
City of McAllen)
Oldham, Phillip (Texas Coalition for Competitive
Electricity)
Schrader, Thomas (Electric Reliabity Council of Texas)
Smith, Tom (Public Citizen Members)
HB 2201
For: McDonald, Donna (Clean Coal Technology Foundation of
Texas)
Nasi, Mike (Clean Coal Technology Foundation)
Smith, Steve (Texas Mining & Reclamation Association)
Stansell, Wade (Association of Electric Compnaies of
Texas)
Walker, Marty (The North American Coal Corp)
Against: Call, Alesia (Tom "Smitty" Smith; Public Citizen - Texas
Office)
Hadden, Karen (Sustainable Energy & Economic Development
(SEED) Coalition)
Smith, Tom (Public Citizen)
On: Anderson, Scott (Environmental Defense)
Eminger, Randy (Center for Energy & Economic
Development)
Williams, Michael (Governor's Clean Coal Technology
Council)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Hazlewood, Steve (The Dow Chemical Co.)
Kearns, Dennis (BNSF Railway)
Matz, Laura (Texas Railroad Association)
Miksa, Mary (Texas Association of Business)
Olson, Ron (Union Pacific RR)
Trouart, Joel (Texas Westmoreland Coal Co.)
Turner, Bronwen (Westmorland Coal Co. DBA
Texas-Westmorland)
Williams, Mike (Texas Electric Cooperatives)
Zion, Mark (Texas Public Power Association)
Against: Biedrzycki, Carol (Texas Ratepayers Organization to Save
Energy)
Carter, Stephanie (Texas Public Interest Research Group
(TexPIRG))
Metzger, Luke (Texas Public Interest Research Group
(TexPIRG))
Reed, Cyrus (Lone Star Chapter of Sierra Club)
HB 2245
For: Chapman, Randall (Self)
Darling, Jim (South Texas Aggregation Project (STAP) and
the Cities of Alamo & McCallen)
Doegey, Jay (Cities Aggregation Power Project, Inc.
(CAPP))
Gay, Geoffrey (Cities Aggregation Power Project, Inc.
(CAPP) & South Texas Aggregation Project, Inc.
(STAP))
Smith, Tom (Public Citizens Texas Office)
Starnes, Bill (Cities Aggregation Power Project & South
Texas Aggregation Project)
Against: Jewell, Michael (CPL Retail Energy & WTU Retail Energy)
Seidlits, Curt (TXU & ACET)
On: Schrader, Thomas (Electric Reliability Council of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Akers, Monte (The Texas Coalition of Cities for Utility
Issues)
Arambala, Felix (Self)
Biedrzycki, Carol (Texas Ratepayers Organization to Save
Energy)
Boyd, Phillip (City of Lewisville)
Dolton, Odis (Self)
Pitts, Rachael (Texas Municipal League)
Ragsdale, David (Self)
Sokoll, Bob (City of Waxahachie)
Wilson, Don (Self and City of Grand Prairie)
Against: Griffey, Charles (Self and AECT)