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CO Code § 40-3-103.5 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 40 - Utilities|Article 3 - Regulation of Rates and Charges|§ 40-3-103.5. Medical Exemption - Tiered Electricity Rates - Rules

  Notwithstanding any provision of articles 1 to 7 of this title 40 to the contrary, the commission shall adopt rules to create an exemption from any tiered electricity rate plan based on a customer's medical condition. The commission's rules must provide a mechanism for the recovery of costs associated with implementing and providing the medical exemption.    The commission may determine the definition of “medical condition”; except that the definition must include multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, quadriplegia, and paraplegia. The medical exemption is for individuals who have the verification of a physician licensed in Colorado of a heat-sensitive medical condition or the need for the use of an essential life support device.    If the commission determines that a means test is necessary for the medical exemption, the commission shall use no less than four hundred percent of the federal poverty level for the customer's household as the maximum income to be eligible for the medical exemption.    If the low-income energy assistance program is used to certify eligibility, the medical exemption under this section must be distinguishable from the heat assistance benefits offered under the low-income energy assistance program because these programs may have different eligibility requirements.    On and after September 1, 2020, the commission shall require utilities periodically to report, pursuant to section 40-3-110, the number of their customers who receive the medical exemption under this section and to describe the efforts the utilities have made during each reporting period to facilitate the enrollment of qualified persons in their medical exemption programs.     History. Source: L. 2011: Entire section added, (SB 11-087), ch. 80, p. 218, § 1, effective March 29. L. 2013: Entire section amended, (SB 13-282), ch. 292, p. 1562, § 1, effective May 28. L. 2020: (1) and (3) amended and (5) added, (SB 20-030), ch. 148, p. 637, § 1, effective June 29.
CO Code § 40-3-103.6 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 40 - Utilities|Article 3 - Regulation of Rates and Charges|§ 40-3-103.6. Disconnection Due to Nonpayment - Connection and Reconnection Fees - Deposits - Standard Practices - Rules

  On or before September 1, 2020, the commission shall commence a rule-making proceeding to adopt standard practices for gas and electric utilities to use when disconnecting service due to nonpayment. At a minimum, the rules must address the following subjects:   Resources to support customers in multiple languages, as appropriate to the geographic areas served;    Limiting shut-off times to reasonable hours of the day Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, so that customers can attempt to reconnect on the same day;    Prescribed terms and conditions for payment plans to cure delinquency;    Referral of delinquent customers to energy payment assistance resources such as Energy Outreach Colorado, charities, nonprofits, and state agencies that provide, or that administer federal funds for, low-income energy assistance;    For each utility, standardized methodology to be used in determining reconnection fees and deposit requirements for reconnection;    Protection policies for customers for whom electricity is medically necessary;    Prohibitions on the disconnection of service during periods of extreme heat or cold, as appropriate to the geographic area served;    A prohibition on the remote disconnection of service for nonpayment, through advanced metering infrastructure or otherwise, without a reasonable attempt to make contact with the customer of record by telephone or engaging in a personal, physical visit to the premises; and    Reporting requirements, no less frequently than annually, to provide the commission with standardized information from all utilities about disconnections and delinquencies. For the purpose of trend analysis, utilities may disaggregate data by month or by quarter, as the commission deems appropriate. Reporting requirements must take into consideration existing utility reporting and must allow the utilities a reasonable ability to ascertain data.       The commission shall publish on its website, or require utilities to publish on their websites:   Information regarding the standard practices and fees specified in rules adopted pursuant to subsection (1) of this section; and    The information periodically reported in accordance with subsection (1)(i) of this section.        History. Source: L. 2020: Entire section added, (SB 20-030), ch. 148, p. 638, § 2, effective June 29.
CO Code § 40-3-104.4 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 40 - Utilities|Article 3 - Regulation of Rates and Charges|§ 40-3-104.4. Simplified Regulatory Treatment for Small or Nonprofit Water Companies

  The commission, with due consideration to public interest, quality of service, financial condition, and just and reasonable rates, shall grant regulatory treatment that is less comprehensive than otherwise provided for under this article 3 to small, privately owned water companies that serve fewer than one thousand five hundred customers. The commission, when considering policy statements and rules, shall balance reasonable regulatory oversight with the cost of regulation in relation to the benefit derived from the regulation.      Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2)(b) of this section, a water company registered as a nonprofit organization under section 501 (c) of the federal “Internal Revenue Code of 1986”, as amended, 26 U.S.C. sec. 501 (c), is exempt from regulation under the “Public Utilities Law”, articles 1 to 7 of this title 40.    Notwithstanding subsection (2)(a) of this section, all rates, charges, and terms and conditions of service between a water company described in subsection (2)(a) of this section and its customers must be just and reasonable. The commission shall resolve any complaint alleging a violation of this subsection (2)(b) in accordance with articles 6 and 7 of this title 40 if the complaint is signed by:   The mayor, the president of the board of trustees, or a majority of the council, commission, or other governing body of an affected city, county, city and county, or town;    The chief executive officer of an affected public utility; or    The lesser of:   At least twenty-five customers or prospective customers of the water company complained of; or    At least twenty-five percent of the current customers of the water company complained of.               History. Source: L. 2001: Entire section added, p. 1469, § 1, effective August 8. L. 2018: Entire section amended, (SB 18-134), ch. 91, p. 729, § 1, effective August 8.
CO Code § 40-3-104.5 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 40 - Utilities|Article 3 - Regulation of Rates and Charges|§ 40-3-104.5. Special Provisions for Rail Carrier Rate Increases

 Notwithstanding section 40-3-105 and any other provision of this title to the contrary, the commission shall not exercise any jurisdiction over rates with respect to intrastate rail carriers.   History. Source: L. 84: Entire section added, p. 1037, § 3, effective July 1. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 215, § 2, effective March 29.
CO Code § 40-3-107 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 40 - Utilities|Article 3 - Regulation of Rates and Charges|§ 40-3-107. Transmission of Business of Other Companies

 Every telephone public utility operating in this state shall receive, transmit, and deliver, without discrimination or delay, the conversations and messages of every other telephone public utility with whose line a physical connection may have been made.   History. Source: L. 13: P. 473, § 19. C.L. § 2930. CSA: C. 137, § 20. CRS 53: § 115-3-7. C.R.S. 1963: § 115-3-7. L. 69: P. 932, § 16. L. 2008: Entire section amended, p. 1792, § 7, effective July 1. History. Source: L. 13: P. 473, § 19. C.L. § 2930. CSA: C. 137, § 20. CRS 53: § 115-3-7. C.R.S. 1963: § 115-3-7. L. 69: P. 932, § 16. L. 2008: Entire section amended, p. 1792, § 7, effective July 1.    Cross references:   For fixing of joint rates, see § 40-4-104 .
CO Code § 40-3-107.5 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 40 - Utilities|Article 3 - Regulation of Rates and Charges|§ 40-3-107.5. Interconnection With Renewable Energy Cooperatives

 Electric utilities shall interconnect with renewable energy cooperatives organized pursuant to section 7-56-210 , C.R.S. Every renewable energy cooperative that desires to interconnect its system with any facilities owned or operated by a public utility shall comply with applicable interconnection rules and with reasonable standards and policies related to the reliability of the public utility system. All such standards and policies, as well as all costs for the interconnection, shall be fair, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory to each renewable energy cooperative.   History. Source: L. 2004: Entire section added, p. 1123, § 4, effective May 27.
CO Code § 40-3-108 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 40 - Utilities|Article 3 - Regulation of Rates and Charges|§ 40-3-108. Rates for Long and Short Distances

 No telephone public utility subject to articles 1 to 7 of this title shall charge or receive any greater compensation in the aggregate for the transmission of any long distance message or conversation for a shorter than for a longer distance over the same line or route in the same direction within this state, the shorter being included within the longer distance, or charge any greater compensation for a through service than the aggregate of the intermediate rates or tolls subject to articles 1 to 7 of this title. Upon application to the commission, a telephone public utility may be authorized by the commission to charge less for a longer than a shorter distance service for the transmission of messages or conversations in special cases, after investigation; and the commission may from time to time prescribe the extent to which such telephone public utility may be relieved from the operation and requirements of this section.   History. Source: L. 13: P. 473, § 20. C.L. § 2931. CSA: C. 137, § 21. CRS 53: § 115-3-8. C.R.S. 1963: § 115-3-8. L. 69: P. 932, § 17. L. 2008: Entire section amended, p. 1793, § 8, effective July 1. History. Source: L. 13: P. 473, § 20. C.L. § 2931. CSA: C. 137, § 21. CRS 53: § 115-3-8. C.R.S. 1963: § 115-3-8. L. 69: P. 932, § 17. L. 2008: Entire section amended, p. 1793, § 8, effective July 1.
CO Code § 40-3-109 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 40 - Utilities|Article 3 - Regulation of Rates and Charges|§ 40-3-109. Street Transportation Public Utility - Transfers

 Every street transportation public utility shall, upon such terms as the commission finds to be just and reasonable, furnish to its passengers transfers entitling them to one continuous trip in the same general direction over and upon the portions of its lines within the same city and county, city, or town not reached by the originating vehicle.   History. Source: L. 13: P. 474, § 21. C.L. § 2932. CSA: C. 137, § 22. CRS 53: § 115-3-9. C.R.S. 1963: § 115-3-9. L. 69: P. 933, § 18. History. Source: L. 13: P. 474, § 21. C.L. § 2932. CSA: C. 137, § 22. CRS 53: § 115-3-9. C.R.S. 1963: § 115-3-9. L. 69: P. 933, § 18.    ANNOTATION   Applied in Denver & S. Pac. Ry. v. City of Englewood, 62 Colo. 229 , 161 P. 151, 4 A.L.R. 956 (1916).
CO Code § 40-3-110 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 40 - Utilities|Article 3 - Regulation of Rates and Charges|§ 40-3-110. Information Furnished Commission - Reports

  Every public utility shall furnish to the commission, at such time and in such form as the commission may require, one or more reports in which the utility shall specifically answer all questions propounded by the commission upon or concerning which the commission may desire information. All reports must be made under oath or affirmation.    The commission may require a public utility to file monthly reports of earnings and expenses and to file periodic or special reports, or both periodic and special reports, concerning any matter about which the commission is authorized by articles 1 to 7 of this title 40 or in any other law to inquire or to keep itself informed or which it is required to enforce.    The commission shall require every public utility that reports information on disconnections and delinquencies pursuant to section 40-3-103.6 (1)(i) to also file an annual narrative containing the utility's analysis of any trends or inconsistencies revealed by the data.     History. Source: L. 13: P. 474, § 22. C.L. § 2933. CSA: C. 137, § 23. CRS 53: § 115-3-10. C.R.S. 1963: § 115-3-10. L. 2020: Entire section amended,(SB 20-030), ch. 148, p. 639, § 4, effective June 29. History. Source: L. 13: P. 474, § 22. C.L. § 2933. CSA: C. 137, § 23. CRS 53: § 115-3-10. C.R.S. 1963: § 115-3-10. L. 2020: Entire section amended,(SB 20-030), ch. 148, p. 639, § 4, effective June 29.    Cross references:   For duty of common carriers to report accidents, see § 40-9-108 .   ANNOTATION   Law reviews. For article, “Extraterritorial Service of Municipally Owned Water Works in Colorado”, see 21 Rocky Mt. L. Rev. 56 (1948).
CO Code § 40-3-112 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 40 - Utilities|Article 3 - Regulation of Rates and Charges|§ 40-3-112. Commission to Provide Local Government With Avoided Cost Information

  The general assembly hereby finds that it is in the interest of the people of this state to promote the production of energy and the disposal of solid waste in a manner designed to protect the environment; therefore, the general assembly hereby declares that it is the policy of this state to promote the development of systems which generate energy through the burning of solid waste in a manner designed to insure the maintenance of clean air standards.    Prior to the construction of a solid waste-to-energy incineration facility, any unit of local government contemplating construction of such a facility may, by written request, require the commission to calculate the avoided cost to a specified electric utility for the purchase of energy and capacity by said utility from said contemplated facility. Pursuant to such request the utility shall provide the commission with all data necessary to calculate said cost.    As used in this section, “solid waste-to-energy incineration facility” means a facility where flammable waste material is used as a primary fuel for the production of electrical power the total output of which exceeds one hundred kilowatts.     History. Source: L. 83: Entire section added, p. 1556, § 1, effective June 1.    Cross references:   For the authority of counties and municipalities relating to solid waste-to-energy incineration systems, see part 9 of article 20 of title 30 and part 10 of article 15 of title 31.   ANNOTATION   Law reviews. For article, “The Legal Structure and Financing of Waste-to-Energy Projects -- Part I”, see 14 Colo. Law. 574 (1985).
CO Code § 40-3-114 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 40 - Utilities|Article 3 - Regulation of Rates and Charges|§ 40-3-114. Cost Allocation - Effect on Competitive Markets

 The commission shall ensure that regulated electric and gas utilities do not use ratepayer funds to subsidize nonregulated activities.   History. Source: L. 93: Entire section added, p. 2062, § 13, effective July 1.
CO Code § 40-3-115 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 40 - Utilities|Article 3 - Regulation of Rates and Charges|§ 40-3-115. Recovery of Utility Relocation Costs

  As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Political subdivision” means a county, city and county, city, town, home rule city, home rule town, service authority, school district, local improvement district, law enforcement authority, water, sanitation, fire protection, metropolitan, irrigation, drainage, or other special district, or any other kind of municipal, quasi-municipal, or public organization organized pursuant to law.    “State” means the state government, any state agency, state department, state institution, or state-level authority.         Notwithstanding the provisions of section 40-15-502 (3)(b)(I) to (3)(b)(V), local exchange providers of basic local exchange service subject to regulation pursuant to part 2, part 3, or part 5 of article 15 of this title may request authorization from the commission to recover the actual costs incurred for the relocation of infrastructure or facilities requested by the state or a political subdivision. Actual costs are the nonfacility costs incurred in the relocation plus the undepreciated amount of the facilities being replaced. Recovery of actual costs incurred for relocation is intended for those state and political subdivision requests that are determined by the commission to be beyond the normal course of business.    The commission shall verify the actual costs that may be recovered, determine the allocation of costs to various customers and services, and prescribe the method of such recovery. In no event shall the period of recovery of the relocation costs exceed three years.    In determining the allocation of the costs to be recovered, the commission shall consider the jurisdiction requiring the relocation and the geographic area that most directly benefits from the required relocation to determine the customers or services that will bear the costs.         History. Source: L. 2003: Entire section added, p. 2640, § 1, effective August 6.
CO Code § 40-3-116 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 40 - Utilities|Article 3 - Regulation of Rates and Charges|§ 40-3-116. Electric Vehicle Programs - Rates

  The rates and charges schedule for services provided by a program created under section 40-5-107 may allow:   A return on any investment made under section 40-5-107 by an electric public utility at the electric public utility's weighted average cost of capital, including the most recent rate of return on equity, approved by the commission, including by allowing a utility to earn a rate of return on rebates provided to customers through a transportation electrification program;    Rate recovery mechanisms that allow earlier, as determined by the commission, recovery of costs, including the use of rate adjustment clauses; and    Performance-based incentive returns or similar investment incentives.       By May 15, 2020, an electric public utility shall submit to the commission a proposal for a specific rate or rates for electricity supplied to commercial and industrial facilities used to charge electric vehicles that encourage vehicle charging and that support the operation of the electric grid.     History. Source: L. 2019: Entire section added,(SB 19-077), ch. 383, p. 3434, § 3, effective May 31.    Cross references:   For the legislative declaration in SB 19-077, see section 1 of chapter 383, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.
CO Code § 40-3.5-101 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 40 - Utilities|Article 3.5 - Regulation of Rates and Charges by Municipal Utilities|§ 40-3.5-101. Application - Reasonable Charges - Adequate Service

  This article shall be applicable within the authorized electric and natural gas service areas of each municipal utility that lie outside the jurisdictional limits of such municipality. Insofar as municipal utilities establish rates, charges, and tariffs and any regulations pertaining thereto in accordance with the provisions of this article, the provisions of section 40-1-104 and articles 4, 6, and 7 of this title shall not apply; except that section 40-4-105 shall apply with respect to the crossing of railroad rights-of-way. Nothing in this article shall be construed as limiting the applicability of article 5 of this title.    All charges made, demanded, or received by any municipal utility for any rate, product, or commodity furnished or to be furnished or any service rendered or to be rendered shall be just, reasonable, and sufficient.    Every municipal utility shall furnish, provide, and maintain such service, instrumentalities, equipment, and facilities as shall promote the safety, health, comfort, and convenience of its patrons, its employees, and the public, and as shall in all respects be adequate, efficient, just, and reasonable.    For the purposes of this article, “municipal utility” means a municipal natural gas or electric utility.     History. Source: L. 83: Entire article added, p. 1553, § 2, effective June 17. L. 2002: (1) amended, p. 1947, § 3, effective June 8.    Cross references:   For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 350, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.
CO Code § 40-3.5-102 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 40 - Utilities|Article 3.5 - Regulation of Rates and Charges by Municipal Utilities|§ 40-3.5-102. Regulation of Rates

 The power and authority is hereby vested in the governing body of each municipal utility and it is hereby made the duty of each such governing body to adopt all necessary rates, charges, and regulations to govern and regulate all rates, charges, and tariffs of its municipal utility within its authorized electric and natural gas service areas which lie outside the jurisdictional limits of the municipality. No rate, charge, tariff, or voluntary plan approved pursuant to section 40-2-122 shall unjustly discriminate between or among those customers or recipients of any commodity, service, or product of the municipal utility within the authorized service area. In the event that any rate, charge, tariff, or voluntary plan established within the authorized service area which lies outside the jurisdictional limits of the municipality varies from the rate, charge, tariff, or voluntary plan established for the same class of customers or recipients of any such service within the authorized service area which lies inside the jurisdictional limits of the municipality, such rate, charge, tariff, or voluntary plan shall not become effective until reviewed and approved by the commission. Such review and approval shall be in accordance with the provisions of article 3 of this title; except that in no event shall the commission modify or establish such rate, charge, or tariff to an amount lower than that established by the municipality, or approve a voluntary plan that differs from the voluntary plan, for the same class of customers or recipients of any utility service within the authorized service area which lies inside the jurisdictional limits of the municipality.   History. Source: L. 83: Entire article added, p. 1553, § 2, effective June 17. L. 99: Entire section amended, p. 964, § 2, effective August 4.
CO Code § 40-3.5-103 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 40 - Utilities|Article 3.5 - Regulation of Rates and Charges by Municipal Utilities|§ 40-3.5-103. Rate Schedules

 Municipal utilities shall print and keep open for public inspection schedules showing all rates and charges collected or enforced, or to be collected or enforced, together with all rules, regulations, contracts, privileges, and facilities which in any manner affect or relate to rates and service within the authorized electric and natural gas service areas of the municipal utility which lie outside the jurisdictional limits of the municipality.   History. Source: L. 83: Entire article added, p. 1553, § 2, effective June 17.