§ 40-2-126. Transmission Facilities – Biennial Review – Energy Resource Zones – Definition – Plans – Approval – Cost Recovery
As used in this section, “energy resource zone” means a geographic area in which transmission constraints hinder the delivery of electricity to Colorado consumers, the development of new electric generation facilities to serve Colorado consumers, or both. Biennially, on or before a date determined by the commission, commencing in 2016, each Colorado electric utility subject […]
§ 40-2-127. Community Energy Funds – Community Solar Gardens – Definitions – Rules – Legislative Declaration – Repeal
Legislative declaration. The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: Local communities can benefit from the further development of renewable energy, energy efficiency, conservation, and environmental improvement projects, and the general assembly hereby encourages electric utilities to establish community energy funds for the development of such projects; It is in the public interest that broader […]
§ 40-2-128. Solar Photovoltaic Installations – Supervision by Certified Practitioners – Qualifications of Electrical Contractors – Definitions
For all photovoltaic installations allowed under section 40-2-124 with a direct current design capacity of less than three hundred kilowatts: The performance of all photovoltaic electrical work, the installation of photovoltaic modules, and the installation of photovoltaic module mounting equipment is subject to on-site supervision by a certified photovoltaic energy practitioner, as designated by the […]
§ 40-2-129. New Resource Acquisitions – Factors in Determination – Local Employment – “Best Value” Metrics – Performance Audit
When evaluating electric resource acquisitions and requests for a certificate of convenience and necessity for construction or expansion of generating facilities, including but not limited to pollution control or fuel conversion upgrades and conversion of existing coal-fired plants to natural gas plants, the commission shall consider, in all decisions involved in electric resource acquisition processes, […]
§ 40-2-130. Distributed Resources – Energy Storage Systems – Definitions – Legislative Declaration – Rules
Legislative declaration. The general assembly finds and determines that: Colorado’s economy, as well as the health and safety of its residents, depends on a reliable and efficient supply of electricity; and The threat of interruptions in electric supply due to weather, malicious interference, or malfunctions in centralized generation and transmission facilities makes distributed resources, including […]
§ 40-2-131. State of 911 Report
Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), on or before September 15, 2018, and on or before September 15 of each year thereafter, the commission shall publish a “state of 911” report and submit the report to the members of the general assembly. The report must provide an overall understanding of the state of 911 service in Colorado […]
§ 40-2-132. Distribution System Planning – Definition – Rules
The commission shall promulgate rules establishing the filing of a distribution system plan. The commission’s rules must: Define the following terms: Distributed energy resources that include: Distributed renewable electric generation; Energy storage systems connected to the distribution grid; Microgrids; Energy efficiency measures; and Demand response measures; and Non-wires alternatives; Develop a methodology for evaluating the […]
§ 40-2-133. Workforce Transition Planning Filing – Definition
A qualifying retail utility regulated by the commission that submits a filing, including a resource plan or application, that includes a proposed accelerated retirement of an electric generating facility shall also include a workforce transition plan as part of its filing. To the extent practicable, a workforce transition plan must include estimates of: The number […]
§ 40-2-134. Wholesale Electric Cooperatives – Electric Resource Planning – Definition – Rules
The commission shall promulgate rules that require each wholesale electric cooperative to submit to the commission an application for approval of an integrated or electric resource plan. The commission shall evaluate a wholesale electric cooperative plan using rules that the commission has adopted that are applicable to wholesale electric cooperatives. In developing rules for a […]
§ 40-2-135. Retail Distributed Generation – Customers’ Rights – Rules
A retail electric utility customer is entitled to generate, consume, store, and export electricity produced from eligible energy resources to the electric grid through the use of customer-sited retail distributed generation, as defined in section 40-2-124 (1)(a)(VIII), subject to reliability standards, interconnection rules, and procedures, as determined by the commission. Source: L. 2019: Entire section […]