Colorado Code — 40
Browse 595 sections in division 40 of the Colorado code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 40-1-101. Short title - public utilities law.
- § 40-1-102. Definitions.
- § 40-1-103. Public utility defined.
- § 40-1-103.3. Alternative fuel vehicles - definition.
- § 40-1-103.5. Limited exemption of master meter operators - conditions - rules.
- § 40-1-104. Securities - issuance.
- § 40-1.1-101. Legislative declaration.
- § 40-1.1-102. Definitions.
- § 40-1.1-103. Classification of transportation.
- § 40-1.1-104. Inapplicable laws and regulations.
- § 40-1.1-105. Insurance for volunteers.
- § 40-1.1-106. Safety and insurance regulation.
- § 40-2-101. Creation - appointment - term - rules - subject to termination - repeal of part.
- § 40-2-102. Oath - qualifications.
- § 40-2-103. Director - duties.
- § 40-2-104. Assistants and employees - utilization of independent experts.
- § 40-2-104.5. Financial disclosures by intervenors.
- § 40-2-105. Office - sessions - seal - supplies.
- § 40-2-106. Reports and decisions of the commission.
- § 40-2-106.5. Transparency about electric and gas investor-owned utility regulatory filings - commission informational meetings - annual reports - summary of public comments in commission decisions.
- § 40-2-107. Compensation and expenses of employees.
- § 40-2-108. Rules - legislative declaration - equity impacts proceedings - equity analyst - equity task force - creation.
- § 40-2-109. Report to executive director of the department of revenue.
- § 40-2-109.3. Study on modernizing commission structure - report - repeal.
- § 40-2-109.5. Incentives for distributed generation - definition.
- § 40-2-110. Appropriation and fees.
- § 40-2-110.5. Annual fees - public utilities commission motor carrier fund - created.
- § 40-2-111. Report of utilities to department of revenue.
- § 40-2-112. Computation of fees.
- § 40-2-113. Collection of fees - limitation - filing fees.
- § 40-2-114. Disposition of fees collected - telecommunications utility fund - public utilities commission fixed utility fund - appropriation.
- § 40-2-115. Cooperation with other states and with the United States - natural gas pipeline safety and repair - customer-owned service line maintenance and repairs notice of responsibility - rules - definitions.
- § 40-2-116. Motor carriers - motor vehicle carriers exempt from regulation as public utilities - safety regulations. (Repealed)
- § 40-2-117. Legislative declaration - commission to conduct review of rate structures. (Repealed)
- § 40-2-118. Comprehensive energy report. (Repealed)
- § 40-2-119. Exemption of rail carrier transportation.
- § 40-2-120. Rail transportation policy.
- § 40-2-121. Transportation of natural gas report - legislative declaration. (Repealed)
- § 40-2-122. Natural gas - deregulation of supply - voluntary separation of service offerings - consumer protection - legislative declaration - definition - rules.
- § 40-2-123. Energy technologies - consideration by commission - incentives - demonstration projects - commission may require specific customer-facing programs - legislative declaration - definitions.
- § 40-2-124. Renewable energy standards - qualifying retail and wholesale utilities - definitions - net metering - exception - legislative declaration - rules.
- § 40-2-125. Eminent domain restrictions.
- § 40-2-125.5. Carbon dioxide emission reductions - goal to eliminate by 2050 - legislative declaration - interim targets - submission and approval of plans - definitions - cost recovery - reports - rules.
- § 40-2-126. Transmission facilities - biennial review - energy resource zones - plans - approval - cost recovery - powerline trail consideration - rules - definitions.
- § 40-2-127. Community energy funds - community solar gardens - definitions - rules - legislative declaration - applicability - repeal.
- § 40-2-127.2. Inclusive community solar development - definitions - subscription requirements - program capacity - energy bill credits - administration - rules - reports - applicability.
- § 40-2-127.5. Community energy funds - community geothermal gardens - rules - legislative declaration - definitions - repeal.
- § 40-2-128. Solar photovoltaic installations - supervision - qualifications of electrical contractors - definitions.
- § 40-2-129. New resource acquisitions - factors in determination - local employment - "best value" employment metrics - rules - report.
- § 40-2-130. Distributed resources - energy storage systems - definitions - legislative declaration - rules.
- § 40-2-130.5. Dispatchable distributed generation - energy storage - definitions - program capacity - program administration - rules.
- § 40-2-131. State of 911 report.
- § 40-2-132. Distribution system planning - definition - rules.
- § 40-2-132.5. Distribution system planning - grant program - cash fund - requirements - study - staffing - labor - cost recovery - virtual power plant program - undergrounding of power lines - report - rules - legislative declaration - definitions - repeal.
- § 40-2-132.7. Energy planning proceedings - investigation to streamline - report - repeal.
- § 40-2-133. Workforce transition planning filing - definition.
- § 40-2-134. Wholesale electric cooperatives - electric resource planning - definition - rules.
- § 40-2-135. Retail distributed generation - customers' rights - working group - accelerated interconnection - rules - penalties.
- § 40-2-136. Energy storage systems - terms and conditions for installation, interconnection, and use by cooperatives - legislative declaration - definitions.
- § 40-2-137. Investor-owned utility electric resource planning - retirement of electric generating facility - commission to consider securitization as means of financing.
- § 40-2-138. Projects for the production of clean hydrogen - proceeding - hydrogen hub projects - rules - reports - definitions.
- § 40-2-139. Investor-owned utility electric resource planning - maximum discount rate authorized.
- § 40-2-140. Portable-scale solar generation devices - requirements - exemptions - definitions.
- § 40-2-141. Requirements for electric generating units subject to a federal order - reporting - cost recovery - applicability - definitions.
- § 40-2-142. Requirements for commission review of portfolio consisting of supply-side resources - applicability - definition.
- § 40-2-143. Geothermal energy development - small-scale geothermal projects - large-scale geothermal projects - commission duties - labor requirements - rules - definitions.
- § 40-2-144. Joint resource procurement study - report - definition - repeal.
- § 40-2-145. Investor-owned utilities - minimum quality-of-service metrics - rules.
- § 40-2-201. Legislative declaration.
- § 40-2-202. Definitions.
- § 40-2-203. Procurement mechanisms - determination by commission - rules.
- § 40-3-101. Reasonable charges - adequate service.
- § 40-3-102. Regulation of rates - correction of abuses.
- § 40-3-102.5. Limiting rate case expenses for investor-owned utilities - information included in rate case filings - gas cost or electric commodity adjustment filings - rules - definitions.
- § 40-3-103. Utilities to file rate schedules - rules.
- § 40-3-103.5. Medical exemption - tiered electricity rates - rules.
- § 40-3-103.6. Disconnection due to nonpayment - connection and reconnection fees - deposits - standard practices - rules - definitions.
- § 40-3-104. Changes in rates - notice.
- § 40-3-104.3. Manner of regulation - competitive responses - economic development rate - definitions - repeal.
- § 40-3-104.4. Simplified regulatory treatment for small or nonprofit water utilities - study of privately owned water utilities - repeal.
- § 40-3-104.5. Special provisions for rail carrier rate increases.
- § 40-3-105. Free and reduced service or transportation prohibited - exceptions.
- § 40-3-106. Advantages prohibited - graduated schedules - consideration of household income and other factors - definitions.
- § 40-3-107. Transmission of business of other companies.
- § 40-3-107.5. Interconnection with renewable energy cooperatives.
- § 40-3-108. Rates for long and short distances.
- § 40-3-109. Street transportation public utility - transfers.
- § 40-3-110. Information furnished commission - reports.
- § 40-3-111. Rates determined after hearing.
- § 40-3-112. Commission to provide local government with avoided cost information.
- § 40-3-113. Rail rates for transportation of recyclable or recycled materials. (Repealed)
- § 40-3-114. Cost recovery - prohibitions - reporting - penalties - definitions.
- § 40-3-115. Recovery of utility relocation costs.
- § 40-3-116. Electric vehicle programs - rates.
- § 40-3-117. Performance-based rate-making - investigation - report - repeal. (Repealed)
- § 40-3-118. Electric utility retail rates survey - nonadjudicatory proceeding - definition - report - repeal. (Repealed)
- § 40-3-119. Measurement of use for billing - rules.
- § 40-3-120. Fuel cost sharing - gas utilities - electric utilities - rules.
- § 40-3-121. Natural gas cost causation study - commission proceeding - reporting - repeal. (Repealed)
- § 40-3-122. Energy affordability - percentage-of-income payment plan program - eligibility and participation - cost recovery - definitions - rules.
- § 40-3.2-101. Legislative declaration.
- § 40-3.2-101.5. Definitions.
- § 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. (Repealed)
- § 40-3.2-105. Reporting requirement. (Repealed)
- § 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.
- § 40-3.2-110. Requirements related to heat pumps - definition.
- § 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.
- § 40-3.3-101. Definitions.
- § 40-3.3-102. Request for information - gas planning pilot community - disclosures - repeal.
- § 40-3.3-103. Neighborhood-scale alternatives projects - cost recovery - reporting requirement.
- § 40-3.5-100.3. Definitions.
- § 40-3.5-101. Application - reasonable charges - adequate service.
- § 40-3.5-102. Regulation of rates.
- § 40-3.5-103. Rate schedules.
- § 40-3.5-104. Changes in rates - notice and public hearing.
- § 40-3.5-105. Free and reduced service prohibited - exceptions.
- § 40-3.5-106. Advantages prohibited - graduated schedules.
- § 40-3.5-107. Fees.
- § 40-4-101. Regulations, service, and facilities prescribed.
- § 40-4-102. Extensions and improvements prescribed - when.
- § 40-4-103. Increased transportation facilities prescribed.
- § 40-4-104. Connection of noncompetitive lines - costs and rates apportioned.
- § 40-4-105. Joint use of equipment and facilities.
- § 40-4-106. Rules for public safety - crossings - civil fines - allocation of expenses - definitions.
- § 40-4-107. Time limit regulations. (Repealed)
- § 40-4-108. Standards for electricity, gas, and water.
- § 40-4-109. Entry to premises - testing meters.
- § 40-4-110. Valuations of property.
- § 40-4-111. Uniform system of accounts prescribed.
- § 40-4-112. Depreciation account - rules.
- § 40-4-113. Evaluation of retail electric industry structure - study - repeal. (Repealed)
- § 40-4-114. Funding and appropriations - retail electricity policy development fund - creation - repeal. (Repealed)
- § 40-4-115. Reliable electricity infrastructure - task force - repeal. (Repealed)
- § 40-4-116. Renewable resource generation development areas - task force - fund - definitions - repeal. (Repealed)
- § 40-4-117. Integrated transmission facility planning - review by commission - report - repeal. (Repealed)
- § 40-4-118. Colorado smart grid task force - fund - definition - reports - repeal. (Repealed)
- § 40-4-119. Siting of electric transmission facilities - task force - repeal. (Repealed)
- § 40-4-120. Study of community choice in wholesale electric supply - duties of commission - report - legislative declaration - definition - repeal. (Repealed)
- § 40-4-121. Thermal energy network projects - pilot program for large gas utilities - application - commission proceeding - reporting - thermal energy network for local governments - definitions.
- § 40-4-122. Advanced metering infrastructure on residential property - smart meters - customer communication plan - reporting - definitions.
- § 40-4-123. Electric utilities - interconnection information - disclosure for federal clean electricity investment credit compliance - definitions.
- § 40-5-101. New construction - extension - compliance with local zoning rules.
- § 40-5-101.5. Investor-owned utilities' service extension policies - commission review - rules.
- § 40-5-102. Certificate of public convenience and necessity.
- § 40-5-103. Certificate - application for - issuance.
- § 40-5-104. Acquisition by municipality.
- § 40-5-105. Certificate or assets may be sold, assigned, or leased.
- § 40-5-106. Designation for service of process.
- § 40-5-107. Electric vehicle programs - service connection cost recovery - definitions - repeal.
- § 40-5-108. Electric utility participation in organized wholesale markets required - conditions - authority of commission - legislative declaration - definitions.
- § 40-6-101. Proceedings - delegation of duties - rules.
- § 40-6-102. Service - fees - depositions - examination of witnesses.
- § 40-6-103. Administration of oaths - compulsion of testimony - fees.
- § 40-6-104. Certified copies - evidence - orders.
- § 40-6-105. Fees - copies of records - disposition.
- § 40-6-106. Power to inspect books and accounts.
- § 40-6-107. Production of documents - transparency in planning for future acquisitions - rules.
- § 40-6-108. Complaints - service - notice of hearing - rules.
- § 40-6-109. Hearings - orders - record - review - representation of entities in nonadjudicatory proceedings - rules.
- § 40-6-109.5. Hearings on applications - time limits for decisions - rules.
- § 40-6-110. Complaint by utility.
- § 40-6-111. Hearing on schedules - suspension - new rates - rejection of tariffs.
- § 40-6-112. Alteration or amendment of decision - decisions final in collateral actions.
- § 40-6-113. Transcripts - record on review.
- § 40-6-114. Reconsideration, reargument, or rehearing - application - basis of review - order - exception.
- § 40-6-115. Review by district court - mandamus.
- § 40-6-116. Suspension of decision - notice - bond - accounting pending review.
- § 40-6-117. Priority on court calendar.
- § 40-6-118. Valuations - hearings - findings - review.
- § 40-6-119. Excess charges - reparation - actions - limitation.
- § 40-6-120. Temporary authority. (Repealed)
- § 40-6-121. Computation of time.
- § 40-6-122. Ex parte communications - disclosure.
- § 40-6-123. Standards of conduct.
- § 40-6-124. Disqualification.
- § 40-6.5-101. Definitions.
- § 40-6.5-102. Office of the utility consumer advocate and utility consumers' board - creation - appointment - attorney general to represent.
- § 40-6.5-103. Qualifications of the director - conflict of interest.
- § 40-6.5-104. Representation by the director - powers of the office.
- § 40-6.5-105. Intervenor compensation - procedures - rules - legislative declaration - definitions.
- § 40-6.5-106. Powers of the director - report.
- § 40-6.5-107. Financing of office.
- § 40-6.5-108. Repeal of article - office of the utility consumer advocate subject to termination.
- § 40-6.5-109. Consumer counsel report. (Repealed)
- § 40-7-101. Enforcement of laws.
- § 40-7-102. Liability for violations - punitive damages.
- § 40-7-103. Not to affect other rights - penalties cumulative.
- § 40-7-104. Actions to restrain violations.
- § 40-7-105. Violations - penalty - separate offenses - rules.
- § 40-7-106. Violations by agents - penalty.
- § 40-7-107. Violations by corporations not public utilities - penalty.
- § 40-7-108. Violations by individuals - penalty.
- § 40-7-109. Action to recover penalties - fines paid to general fund.
- § 40-7-110. Commission to represent people - when.
- § 40-7-111. Not to affect interstate or foreign commerce.
- § 40-7-112. Applicability of civil penalties.
- § 40-7-113. Civil penalties - fines - rules.
- § 40-7-113.5. Civil penalties applicable to public utilities - exclusion from rate base.
- § 40-7-114. Applicability of civil penalties to owners, employers, or other persons. (Repealed)
- § 40-7-115. Each day a separate offense.
- § 40-7-116. Enforcement of civil penalties against carriers.
- § 40-7-116.5. Enforcement of civil penalties against public utilities.
- § 40-7-117. Gas pipeline safety rules - civil penalty for violations - other remedies - rules.
- § 40-7-118. Legal services offset fund - creation - exemption from maximum reserve.
- § 40-7.5-101. Definitions.
- § 40-7.5-102. Civil action allowed.
- § 40-7.5-103. Presumptions.
- § 40-7.5-104. Remedies cumulative.
- § 40-8-101. Undistributed overcharges turned over to municipality.
- § 40-8-102. Undistributed balance to county commissioners - when.
- § 40-8-103. Due and payable by escheat.
- § 40-8-104. Municipality or county liable for three years.
- § 40-8-105. Authority of commission unaffected.
- § 40-8.5-101. Legislative declaration.
- § 40-8.5-102. Applicability.
- § 40-8.5-103. Definitions.
- § 40-8.5-103.5. Commission created - duties.
- § 40-8.5-104. Commencement of program - establishment of system for distribution of moneys to eligible recipients.
- § 40-8.5-105. Eligibility.
- § 40-8.5-106. Unclaimed deposits.
- § 40-8.5-107. Disbursement of moneys.
- § 40-8.7-101. Short title.
- § 40-8.7-102. Legislative declaration.
- § 40-8.7-103. Definitions.
- § 40-8.7-104. Energy assistance program - creation - energy assistance contribution - energy assistance system benefit charge.
- § 40-8.7-104.3. Water assistance program - creation - water assistance contribution.
- § 40-8.7-105. Customer opt-in provision.
- § 40-8.7-105.5. Energy assistance system benefit charge - repeal.
- § 40-8.7-106. Municipally owned gas, electric, and gas and electric utilities and cooperative electric associations.
- § 40-8.7-107. Disposition of contributions and charges.
- § 40-8.7-108. Energy outreach Colorado - administration of energy assistance contributions and the system benefit charge.
- § 40-8.7-108.5. Energy outreach Colorado - administration of water assistance contributions.
- § 40-8.7-109. Low-income energy assistance program - eligibility.
- § 40-8.7-110. Reports.
- § 40-8.7-111. Jurisdiction of the public utilities commission.
- § 40-8.7-112. Department of human services low-income energy assistance fund - energy outreach Colorado low-income energy assistance fund - Colorado energy office low-income energy assistance fund - creation - definitions.
- § 40-9-101. Application of sections.
- § 40-9-102. Definitions.
- § 40-9-103. Liability for damages.
- § 40-9-104. Violation - penalty.
- § 40-9-105. Diligence in transporting - penalty for failure.
- § 40-9-106. Transportation of livestock - not less than ten miles per hour.
- § 40-9-107. Damages for failure to comply.
- § 40-9-108. Accidents - notice - investigation.
- § 40-9-109. Transportation of service animals accompanying individuals with disabilities.
- § 40-9-110. Railroad freight transport - number of crew members required - penalty - legislative declaration - definitions.
- § 40-9.5-101. Legislative declaration.
- § 40-9.5-102. Definitions.
- § 40-9.5-103. Exemption from "Public Utilities Law".
- § 40-9.5-104. Procedure for exemption - election.
- § 40-9.5-105. Certificate of public convenience and necessity.
- § 40-9.5-106. Prohibited acts.
- § 40-9.5-107. Duties of cooperative electric associations.
- § 40-9.5-108. Public meetings - definition.
- § 40-9.5-108.5. Public posting of documents.
- § 40-9.5-109. Regulations governing consumer complaints.
- § 40-9.5-109.5. Election policy - adoption - publication - contents.
- § 40-9.5-109.7. Electronic participation - meetings - elections conducted by mail or electronic means - definition.
- § 40-9.5-110. Board of directors of cooperative electric associations - nomination - elections.
- § 40-9.5-110.5. Directors - required policies.
- § 40-9.5-111. Notice of meeting - agenda.
- § 40-9.5-112. Provisions applicable to cooperative electric associations.
- § 40-9.5-113. Method of reimposing public utilities commission regulation.
- § 40-9.5-114. Public utilities commission - fees.
- § 40-9.5-114.5. Applicability of sections 40-9.5-108 to 40-9.5-112.
- § 40-9.5-115. Repeal of article. (Repealed)
- § 40-9.5-116. Investment in public-private transportation facilities.
- § 40-9.5-117. Surcharge for underground conversion of facilities.
- § 40-9.5-118. Net metering - rules.
- § 40-9.5-201. Legislative declaration.
- § 40-9.5-202. Definitions.
- § 40-9.5-203. Service rights and facilities of cooperative electric associations within municipalities or within areas to be annexed by municipalities which own and operate electric utilities.
- § 40-9.5-204. Just compensation for service rights and facilities by municipality.
- § 40-9.5-205. Purchase by cooperative electric association of electric distribution facilities and service rights of municipality.
- § 40-9.5-206. Provisions on purchase nonexclusive - no effect on existing contracts.
- § 40-9.5-207. Applicability.
- § 40-9.8-101. Short title.
- § 40-9.8-102. Legislative declaration.
- § 40-9.8-103. Definitions - rules.