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Code of Colorado Regulations eDocket
Details of Tracking Number
2021-00643
CCR details
| Tracking Number |
2021-00643 |
| Type of Filing |
Permanent Rule |
| Department |
700 Department of Regulatory Agencies |
| Agency |
723 Public Utilities Commission |
| CCR Number |
4 CCR 723-4 |
| CCR Title |
RULES REGULATING GAS UTILITIES |
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Proposed rule
| Notice Filed with SOS |
10/01/2021 |
| Rule |
ProposedRuleAttach2021-00643.doc |
| Additional Information |
AddInfoAttach2021-00643.pdf |
| Statutory Authority |
The statutory authority for the rules proposed here is found at: §§ 29-20-108,
40-1-103.5, 40-2-108, 40-3-102, 40-3-103, 40-3-104.3, 40-3-106, 40-3-111, 40-3-114,
40-3-101, 40-3.2-103, 40-3.2-106, 40-3.2-107, 40-3.2-108, 40-4-101, 40-4-106, 40-4-108,
40-4-109, 40-5-103, 40-7-117, 40-7-113.5, 40-7-116.5, and 40-8.7-105(5), C.R.S. |
| Description of Subjects/Issues |
The proposed amendments would add to as well as revise the existing provisions of the Commission’s Gas Rules. As relevant here, the Gas Rules apply to all jurisdictional gas utilities and to all Commission proceedings concerning such utilities. Through this rulemaking, the Commission intends to establish new rule regulatory requirements for gas utility planning, implement numerous statutory changes and additions adopted in the 2021 Colorado legislative session, and fulfill the express rulemaking requirements placed on the Commission. Among other purposes, this rulemaking is intended to satisfy the requirements of Senate Bill (SB) 21-264, enacted and effective on June 24, 2021, and codified as § 40-3.2-108, C.R.S. SB 21-264 requires Colorado gas utilities with more than 90,000 retail customers to develop comprehensive Clean Heat Plans (CHPs) designed to achieve greenhouse gas emissions reductions. This rulemaking is also intended to satisfy the requirements of House Bill (HB) 21-1238, enacted on June 24, 2021 and effective on September 6, 2021, codified in §§ 40-3.2-103, 40-3.2-106, and 40-3.2-107, C.R.S. HB 21-1238 primarily modifies the statutory provisions governing gas utility demand side management (DSM). As relevant here, § 40-3.2-108(5), C.R.S., requires the Commission to undertake a rulemaking by October 1, 2021, proposing to update its (DSM) rules consistent with the new CHP-oriented clean heat targets established in SB 21-264. |
| Purpose/Objective of Rule |
The proposed amendments would add to as well as revise the existing provisions
of the Commission’s Gas Rules. As relevant here, the Gas Rules apply to all
jurisdictional gas utilities and to all Commission proceedings concerning such
utilities. Through this rulemaking, the Commission intends to establish new rule
regulatory requirements for gas utility planning, implement numerous statutory
changes and additions adopted in the 2021 Colorado legislative session, and fulfill
the express rulemaking requirements placed on the Commission. Among other
purposes, this rulemaking is intended to satisfy the requirements of Senate Bill
(SB) 21-264, enacted and effective on June 24, 2021, and codified as §
40-3.2-108, C.R.S. SB 21-264 requires Colorado gas utilities with more than
90,000 retail customers to develop comprehensive Clean Heat Plans (CHPs)
designed to achieve greenhouse gas emissions reductions. This rulemaking is
also intended to satisfy the requirements of House Bill (HB) 21-1238, enacted on
June 24, 2021 and effective on September 6, 2021, codified in §§ 40-3.2-103,
40-3.2-106, and 40-3.2-107, C.R.S. HB 21-1238 primarily modifies the statutory
provisions governing gas utility demand side management (DSM). As relevant
here, § 40-3.2-108(5), C.R.S., requires the Commission to undertake a rulemaking
by October 1, 2021, proposing to update its (DSM) rules consistent with the new
CHP-oriented clean heat targets established in SB 21-264. |
| Basis And Purpose |
BasisAndPurposeAttachment2021-00643.pdf
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| Comments |
On December 1, 2022, the Commission issued a decision adopting rules revisions. Applications for rehearing, reargument or reconsideration were filed on December 21, 2022, and on February 24, 2023, the Commission granted in part, and denied in part the applications. On March 15, 2023, an errata was issued making corrections to Attachments A and B. A 2nd round of applications for rehearing, reargument or reconsideration were due by March 16, 2023, and no applications were filed. The rules became final March 16, 2023. |
| Submitted in response to issues raised by COLS/OLLS? |
No
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| Is this rule adopted in response to recent legislation? |
Yes
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| Recent legislation bill number |
Senate Bill 21-264
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| Hearing Date |
02/17/2022 |
| Hearing Time |
09:00 AM |
| Hearing Location |
02/18/2022 is the second day of hearings. Commission Hearing Room A, 1560 Broadway, Suite 250, Denver, Colorado 80202 |
| Contact Name |
Becky Quintana |
| Contact Title |
Deputy Director Commission Policy and Research Support |
| Contact Telephone |
303-894-2881 |
| Contact email |
rebecca.quintana@state.co.us |
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Adopted rule
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