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Other title: House Bill 2043 - Testimony on Behalf of the Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board by David Springe, Consumer Counsel; Other title: House Bill 2051 - Testimony on Behalf of the Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board by David Springe, Consumer Counsel
No full textapplication/pdf; "January 29, 2009."; Includes the exact same testimony which was presented to the House Utilities Committee by David Springe, Consumer Counsel, also on January 29, 2009, concerning House Bill 2051.; Testimony before the Kansas Legislature, House Utilities Committee, presented by David Springe, Consumer Counsel, Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board.Testimony in opposition to House Bills 2043 and 2051. "To the extent that a proposed "net metering" law allows a person that has the financial means to afford a small wind turbine or photo-voltaic system to use the utility system but avoid paying the fixed costs of that utility system, then CURB does not believe this is fair or equitable to those that do not have the means to afford this same technology. ... A customer should not be able to avoid these fixed costs simply because the customer has the means to afford a small generation system."
Other title: House Bill 2457 - Testimony on Behalf of the Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board by David Springe, Consumer Counsel; Other title: Senate Bill 279 - Testimony on Behalf of the Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board by David Springe, Consumer Counsel
No full textapplication/pdf; "January 28. 2014."; Included is this same testimony in opposition to Senate Bill 279, presented to the Senate Utilities Committee by David Springe, Consumer Counsel, Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board, also on January 28. 2014.; Testimony before the Kansas Legislature, House Energy and Environment Committee, presented by David Springe, Consumer Counsel, Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board.Testimony in opposition to House Bill 2457 (and Senate Bill 279). "CURB believes this bill eliminates competition and will result in higher rates for customers. H.B. 2457 [S.B. 279] grants an incumbent utility a right of first refusal to build any new electric transmission lines smaller than 300 kilovolts, or modifications to existing electric transmission lines smaller than 300 kilovolts, within the incumbents utility's territory. Granting this right of first refusal to the incumbent utility effectively stops any competitive transmission supplier from competing to build the line. CURB believes that a competitive framework for transmission construction is essential to maintaining affordable rates for customers."
Other title: House Bill 2549 - Testimony on Behalf of the Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board by David Springe, Consumer Counsel; Other title: Senate Bill 476 - Testimony on Behalf of the Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board by David Springe, Consumer Counsel
No full textapplication/pdf; "February 16, 2010."; Included is this same testimony which was presented concerning Senate Bill 476 by David Springe, Consumer Counsel, Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board, to the Senate Ways and Means Committee on March 15, 2010.; Testimony before the Kansas Legislature, House Taxation Committee, presented by David Springe, Consumer Counsel, Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board.Testimony in opposition to House Bill 2549 "[relating] to those provisions in the bill reinstating the state sales tax on residential electric and natural gas utility bills. ... Passage of H.B. 2549 will mean an immediate 5.3% across the board increase in residential electric and natural gas utility bills. The utility companies in Kansas will simply pass this tax increase directly to customers. Kansans are already facing increasing utility rates and a challenging economy. Maintaining electricity and heat in a home is a lifeline for many residential customers and may be the difference between having a home and being homelessness."
Other title: Senate Bill 224 - Testimony on Behalf of the Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board by David Springe, Consumer Counsel
No full textapplication/pdf; "March 9, 2011."; Included is this same testimony which was presented before the House Utilities Committee by David Springe, Consumer Counsel, Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board on March 21-23, 2011.; Testimony before the Kansas Legislature, Senate Utilities Committee, presented by David Springe, Consumer Counsel, Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board.Testimony in support of Senate Bill 224. "Effectively, if SB 224 is passed, the [natural gas] utility can avoid a full rate case review for a total of 72 months. ... Of importance to CURB is that the extension be no more than 12 months, that the utility must file a motion asking for the extension, allowing CURB the opportunity to object if CURB believes the extension is unwarranted, and maintaining the 40 cent cap on GSRS [gas safety and reliability surcharge] annual increases for residential customers. As drafted, SB 224 meets these important objectives."
Other title: House Bill 2374 - Testimony on Behalf of the Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board by David Springe, Consumer Counsel
No full textapplication/pdf; "February 18, 2003."; Testimony before the Kansas Legislature, House Utilities Committee, presented by David Springe, Consumer Counsel, Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board.Testimony in opposition to House Bill 2374. The Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board is opposed to this bill for the following reasons: 1. The level of secrecy. 2. Hiding the rate increase on consumer bills. 3. Expedited recovery of capital expenditures
Other title: Senate Bill 80 - Testimony on Behalf of the Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board by David Springe, Consumer Counsel
No full textapplication/pdf; "February 12, 2003."; Testimony before the Kansas Legislature, Senate Utilities Committee, presented by David Springe, Consumer Counsel, Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board.Testimony in support of Senate Bill 80. "CURB supports S.B. 80 as a reasonable protection for Kansas consumers against the harm of unregulated utility activities."
Other title: Senate Bill 261 - Testimony on Behalf of the Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board by David Springe, Consumer Counsel
No full textapplication/pdf; "March 19, 2015."; Testimony before the Kansas Legislature, Senate Assessment and Taxation Committe, presented by David Springe, Consumer Counsel, Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board.Testimony in opposition to Senate Bill 261, which "increases the sales tax on utilities from 0% to 6.15%. Passage of S.B. 261 will result in an immediate increase of 6.15% to residential electric and natural gas utility bills because the utility companies in Kansas are allowed to pass on sales tax increases directly to customers."
Other title: House Bill 2843 - Testimony on Behalf of the Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board by David Springe, Consumer Counsel
No full textapplication/pdf; "March 9, 2004."; Testimony before the Kansas Legislature, House Taxation Committee, presented by David Springe, Consumer Counsel, Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board."Testimony "to support H.B. 2843 and to ask [the committee] to consider an amendment aimed at providing an incentive to Kansas homeowners to improve the energy efficiency of their homes and in the process decrease their utility bills." "
Other title: House Bill 2130 - Testimony on Behalf of the Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board by David Springe, Consumer Counsel
No full textapplication/pdf; Testimony before the Kansas Legislature, Senate Utilities Committee, presented by David Springe, Consumer Counsel, Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board.Testimony in opposition to House Bill 2130. "This bill does two things. First, it adds three new tests that the Commission must consider when reviewing an application to site a transmission line. Second, it creates a separate line item on consumer bills to pass through costs associated with transmission of electric power to consumers."
Other title: House Bill 2919 - Testimony on Behalf of the Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board by David Springe, Consumer Counsel
No full textapplication/pdf; "February 25, 2008."; Includes this same testimony to the Senate Utilities Committee, presented by David Springe, Consumer Counsel, Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board on March 20, 2008.; Testimony before the Kansas Legislature, House Appropriations Committee, presented by David Springe, Consumer Counsel, Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board.Testimony in support of House Bill 2919. "The agency recommends the committee pass HB 2919 for the following reasons: • The language in HB 2919 is drawn directly from an existing agency budget proviso. Therefore the agency already follows these procedures in negotiating contracts for professional services. • This type of standardized practice is more appropriate for statutory treatment, as opposed to annual proviso treatment through the appropriations process. • The language in HB 2919 mirrors language in K.S.A. 66-1513, which authorizes and sets forth procedures for negotiating contracts for professional services for the Kansas Corporation Commission. Since CURB is a small board, the Kansas Corporation Commission performs a number of administrative and IT services for the agency."
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