C.R.S. Section 24-38.5-405
High-efficiency electric heating and appliances grant program

  • creation
  • report
  • legislative declaration
  • repeal

(1)

The general assembly hereby finds, determines, and declares that:

(a)

Emissions from heating buildings are one of the five largest sources of greenhouse gas pollution in Colorado;

(b)

Over a million Coloradans live in energy burdened households that spend five percent or more of their household income on energy expenditures;

(c)

Newer technologies such as cold climate heat pumps and heat pump water heaters offer many opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas and nitrogen oxide emissions and improve indoor air quality;

(d)

Energy upgrades to residential and commercial buildings may be more cost effective and easier to implement when deployed at the neighborhood scale, and neighborhood-scale upgrades may allow utilities to avoid or defer investments in gas and electric distribution, thereby reducing costs for all utility ratepayers; and

(e)

Therefore, it is important for the state to support investments in neighborhood-scale energy efficiency upgrades.

(2)

There is created in the Colorado energy office the high-efficiency electric heating and appliances grant program to provide grants to institutions of higher education, local governments, utilities, nonprofit organizations, businesses and other entities as determined by the Colorado energy office, and housing developers for the installation of high-efficiency electric heating equipment in multiple structures within a neighborhood.

(3)

Grantees may use the money received through the high-efficiency electric heating and appliances grant program for the following purposes:

(a)

The purchase and installation of high-efficiency electric equipment for space heating, water heating, or cooking in multiple residential or commercial buildings located in close proximity;

(b)

The purchase of electrical installations and upgrades necessary to support the installation of high-efficiency electric equipment;

(c)

The purchase and installation of other innovative building heating technologies that the Colorado energy office determines will likely achieve equal or lower levels of greenhouse gas emissions than high-efficiency heat pumps operated on the projected 2030 electric grid; and

(d)

In the case of local governments, electric and gas utilities, nonprofit organizations, businesses and other entities as determined by the Colorado energy office, or housing developers that operate in low-income, disproportionately impacted communities or just transition communities as those communities are identified by the Colorado energy office, to cover the administrative costs associated with the purchase and installation described in subsections (3)(a), (3)(b), and (3)(c) of this section.

(4)

The Colorado energy office shall administer the high-efficiency electric heating and appliances grant program, award grants as provided in this section, and develop policies and procedures as necessary to implement the grant program.

(5)

Grants shall be paid out of the clean air buildings investments fund created in section 24-38.5-406.

(6)

The Colorado energy office may develop policies and procedures prioritizing the grant applications of local governments, electric and gas utilities, nonprofit organizations, businesses and other entities as determined by the Colorado energy office, or housing developers that operate in low-income, disproportionately impacted communities or just transition communities as those communities are identified by the Colorado energy office, and the Colorado energy office shall award at least thirty percent of the total amount of money it awards through grants pursuant to the high-efficiency electric heating and appliances grant program to such local governments, electric and gas utilities, nonprofit organizations, businesses and other entities as determined by the Colorado energy office, or housing developers.

(7)

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(a)

To receive a grant, a local government, electric or gas utility, nonprofit organization, business and other entity as determined by the Colorado energy office, or housing developer must submit an application to the Colorado energy office in accordance with the policies and procedures specified by the Colorado energy office.

(b)

The Colorado energy office shall provide technical assistance in applying for grants through the high-efficiency electric heating and appliances grant program as needed to local governments, electric and gas utilities, nonprofit organizations, businesses and other entities as determined by the Colorado energy office, or housing developers that operate in low-income, disproportionately impacted communities or just transition communities as those communities are identified by the Colorado energy office.

(8)

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(a)

Each grantee that receives a grant through the high-efficiency electric heating and appliances grant program shall submit a report to the Colorado energy office the first five years after receiving the grant.

(b)

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(I)

On or before February 1, 2024, and on each year thereafter, the Colorado energy office shall submit a summarized report to the transportation and energy committee of the senate and the energy and environment committee of the house of representatives, or their successor committees, on the high-efficiency electric heating and appliances grant program. At a minimum, this summarized report must include:

(A)

A description of the grants awarded, including a description of the projects funded by the grants as described to the Colorado energy office in the grant applications;

(B)

The percentage of grants awarded to low-income, disproportionately impacted communities or just transition communities and to individuals with a disability or entities that used the grants to provide a service for individuals with a disability; and

(C)

To the extent available, the impacts of the grants on gas use, electricity use, emissions, and energy costs.

(II)

This subsection (8)(b) is repealed, effective July 1, 2026.

Source: Section 24-38.5-405 — High-efficiency electric heating and appliances grant program - creation - report - legislative declaration - repeal, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-24.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

24‑38.5‑101
Colorado energy office - creation 24‑38.5‑102
Colorado energy office - duties and powers - definitions 24‑38.5‑102.4
Energy fund - creation - use of fund - definitions - report - repeal 24‑38.5‑102.5
Innovative energy fund - creation - use of fund - definitions - repeal 24‑38.5‑102.6
Climate change mitigation and adaptation fund - creation - use 24‑38.5‑102.7
Colorado energy saving mortgage program - definitions 24‑38.5‑103
Electric vehicle grant fund - creation - administration - legislative declaration 24‑38.5‑105
Clean energy improvement debt reserve fund - authorization - use 24‑38.5‑106
Financing of capital projects to make state government more energy efficient - financed purchase of asset agreements - legislative declaration - definition 24‑38.5‑107
Colorado energy office - subject to audit 24‑38.5‑108
State agency coordination of review of federal license and license exemption applications for hydroelectric energy projects - legislative declaration - definitions - guidelines 24‑38.5‑109
Aggregation of efficiency or renewable energy projects in small or rural schools and small or rural communities in order to attract private sector investment through performance contracting - legislative declaration - definitions 24‑38.5‑110
Electric vehicle plan and greenhouse gas pollution reduction roadmap - annual progress reports 24‑38.5‑111
Social cost of greenhouse gas pollution - estimate methodology 24‑38.5‑112
Building performance program - duties of the office - county assessor records database - fees - definitions 24‑38.5‑113
Grid resilience and reliability roadmap - microgrid development - stakeholder input - definitions - reporting 24‑38.5‑114
Ozone season transit grant program - fund - creation - policies - report - definitions - repeal 24‑38.5‑115
Sustainable rebuilding program - fund - creation - policies - report - definitions 24‑38.5‑116
Industrial and manufacturing operations clean air grant program - creation - eligibility - fund created - gifts, grants, or donations - transfer - legislative declaration - definitions - reporting - repeal 24‑38.5‑117
Cannabis resource optimization cash fund - creation - gifts, grants, or donations 24‑38.5‑118
Geothermal energy grant program - creation - procedures - fund - report - definitions - legislative declaration - repeal 24‑38.5‑119
Streamlined solar permitting and inspection grant program - creation - eligibility - fund created - gifts, grants, or donations - reporting - legislative declaration - definitions - repeal 24‑38.5‑120
Decarbonization tax credits administration cash fund - definitions - repeal 24‑38.5‑121
Assessment of advanced energy solutions in rural Colorado - northwestern and west end of Montrose county Colorado study - southeastern Colorado study - report - legislative declaration - definitions - repeal 24‑38.5‑122
Carbon management roadmap - creation - requirements - report - definitions - repeal 24‑38.5‑301
Legislative declaration 24‑38.5‑302
Definitions 24‑38.5‑303
Community access enterprise - creation - board - powers and duties - fund - fee - transparency and reporting 24‑38.5‑401
Energy code board - appointment - creation - duties - definitions - repeal 24‑38.5‑402
Model green energy code 24‑38.5‑403
Energy code training - energy code adoption - grant writing assistance 24‑38.5‑404
Building electrification for public buildings grant program - creation - report - legislative declaration 24‑38.5‑405
High-efficiency electric heating and appliances grant program - creation - report - legislative declaration - repeal 24‑38.5‑406
Clean air building investments fund - creation - use of fund 24‑38.5‑501
Legislative declaration 24‑38.5‑502
Definitions 24‑38.5‑503
Community access to electric bicycles grant program - creation - eligibility 24‑38.5‑504
Community access to electric bicycles rebate program - eligibility - reimbursement 24‑38.5‑505
Reporting 24‑38.5‑506
Community access to electric bicycles cash fund - creation - gifts, grants, or donations - transfer 24‑38.5‑507
Repeal of part
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 24-38.5-405’s source at colorado​.gov