C.R.S. Section 40-3.2-104.6
Commission study on beneficial electrification

  • repeal

(1)

On or before January 1, 2024, the commission shall conduct a study to be completed no later than March 15, 2024, examining existing investor-owned electric utility tariffs and interconnection policies and practices to determine:

(a)

If the tariffs, policies, and practices pose a barrier to the beneficial electrification of transportation and buildings and the offsetting of that energy use with distributed energy resources;

(b)

If the application of traditional cost-causation and cost-recovery principles pose a barrier to such beneficial electrification and the offsetting of that energy use with distributed energy resources; and

(c)

Whether requiring a customer that seeks to interconnect distributed energy resources or beneficial electrification resources to the investor-owned electric utility’s electric grid to bear the full incremental cost of transformer or service upgrades needed at the time of interconnection imposes an undue burden on the customer, with consideration given to methods for sharing the cost recovery among customers.

(2)

In conducting the study pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, the commission shall consider whether to direct an investor-owned electric utility to make changes:

(a)

To its tariffs, policies, practices, or cost allocation;

(b)

In the allocation of distribution system costs, including the costs of transformer, substation, or service upgrades as part of the utility’s investment in its distribution system; and

(c)

To its distribution system planning process to better plan for and accommodate future beneficial electrification and distributed energy resource investments to align with the state’s greenhouse gas emission reduction goals set forth in section 25-7-102 (2)(g).

(3)

Upon completion of the study, the commission shall post written findings and conclusions from the study on the commission’s website.

(4)

This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2025.

Source: Section 40-3.2-104.6 — Commission study on beneficial electrification - repeal, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-40.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

40‑3.2‑101
Legislative declaration 40‑3.2‑102
Recovery of air quality improvement costs 40‑3.2‑103
Gas distribution utility demand-side management programs - recovery of costs - reports 40‑3.2‑104
Electricity utility demand-side management programs - rules - annual report - definition 40‑3.2‑104.3
Eliminating incentives for gas service to properties - gas line extension allowances - exemptions - definitions 40‑3.2‑104.4
Colorado energy office gas investment asset depreciation study - third-party evaluation - commission rules 40‑3.2‑104.5
Customer disconnection from investor-owned gas utility service - rules 40‑3.2‑104.6
Commission study on beneficial electrification - repeal 40‑3.2‑105.5
Labor standards for gas DSM projects 40‑3.2‑105.6
Labor standards for beneficial electrification projects 40‑3.2‑105.7
Labor standards for state thermal energy network and thermal energy system projects - definitions 40‑3.2‑106
Costs of pollution in utility planning - rules 40‑3.2‑107
Costs of methane pollution in gas DSM program planning - rules - definitions 40‑3.2‑108
Clean heat targets - legislative declaration - definitions - plans - rules - reports 40‑3.2‑109
Beneficial electrification plans for electric utilities - definition - rules - recovery of costs - report 40‑3.2‑201
Short title 40‑3.2‑202
Legislative declaration 40‑3.2‑203
Definitions 40‑3.2‑204
Emission control plans - role of the department of public health and environment - timing of emission reductions - approval 40‑3.2‑205
Review - approval 40‑3.2‑206
Coal plant retirements - replacement resources 40‑3.2‑207
Cost recovery - legislative declaration 40‑3.2‑208
Air quality planning 40‑3.2‑209
Early reductions 40‑3.2‑210
Exemption from limits on voluntary emission reductions
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Current through Fall 2024

§ 40-3.2-104.6’s source at colorado​.gov