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Colorado – Electric Vehicle Policies

Colorado – Electric Vehicle PoliciesEV Policies: 2021 legislation created fees on retail deliveries and TNCs to invest $845 million over 10 years in EV infrastructure, electric trucks, buses and school buses, and fleet electrification (SB21-261) . CO adopted CA’s ZEV sales requirements and LEV standards. 2021 Transportation Commission adopted transportation GHG pollutions standard for transportation…
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Colorado – Energy Efficiency Policies

Colorado – Energy Efficiency PoliciesEnergy Efficiency Resource Standard: In 2007, CO adopted HB 1037 that requires electric and gas utilities to provide demand-side programs. IOUs required to offer customers demand-side programs that achieve savings targets. Statutory goal to reduce 2006 electricity sales by 5% in 2018. The COPUC periodically adjusted the targets for the two…
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Colorado – Distributed Energy Policy – Net Metering

Colorado – Distributed Energy Policy – Net MeteringNet Metering: Net metering available to customer renewable generators that provide net excess generation (NEG). NEG kwh in one month may be credited against a kwh in the next month. IOU customers may qualify for systems up to 200% of annual load. Municipal utilities with more than 5000…
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Colorado – Energy Storage Policy

Colorado – Energy Storage PolicyEnergy Storage: 2018 legislation directed the CO PUC to establish by 2019, mechanisms for utilities to procure energy storage system (HB18-1270). CO PUC adopted rules requiring utilities to include energy storage in their electric resource planning processes. Also, 2018 legislation established the right for electric consumers to use energy storage systems…
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Colorado – Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets Economy-wide

Colorado – Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets Economy-wideGHG Reduction Targets: GHG reductions from 2005 baseline: 26% by 2025 50% by 2030 90% by 2050 (HB19-1261);  Air Quality Control Commission (AQCC) must adopt regulations requiring 60% reduction by 2030 from oil and gas industry and 20% from other industry; Gas utilities must reduce emissions 22% below 2015…
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Colorado – Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS)

Colorado – Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS)RPS targets: Applies to IOUs, Munis, Coops: 30% in 2020+ for IOUs 10% in 2020+ for Munis >40k customers 20% in 2020+ for Coops >100k meters 10% in 2020+ for Coops < 100k meters 20% in 2020+ for G&T Coops DG minimum: IOUs: 3% of retail sales; Coops >100k meters:…
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