4 Colo. Code Regs. § 723-3-3207
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 20, October 25, 2024
Section 4 CCR 723-3-3207 - Construction or Extension of Distribution Facilities(a) Extension of distribution facilities, as authorized in § 40-5-101, C.R.S., is deemed to occur in the ordinary course of business and shall not require a certificate of public convenience and necessity.(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the utility shall include consideration of energy storage systems in its planning processes as an alternative to construction or extension of distribution facilities where appropriate.(c) No later than April 30 of each year, each utility shall file with the Commission a report detailing how it has complied with paragraph (b) for the preceding calendar year.(d) The utility shall install and maintain service connections from distribution extensions, which is any construction of distribution facilities, including primary and secondary distribution lines, transformers, service laterals, and appurtenant facilities (except meters and meter installation facilities) that are necessary to supply service to one or more additional customers, consistent with conditions contained in the utility's tariff.(e) When a customer or potential customer requests a cost estimate of a distribution line extension, the utility shall provide a photovoltaic system cost comparison, if the following conditions are met:(I) the customer or potential customer provides the utility with load data (estimated monthly kWh usage) as requested by the utility to conduct the comparison;(II) the customer or potential customer's peak demand is estimated to be less than 25 KW.(f) In performing a photovoltaic system cost comparison analysis, the utility will consider line extension distance, overhead/underground construction, terrain, other variable construction costs, and the probability of additions to the line extension within the life of the open extension period.(g) If the customer or potential customer has a ratio of estimated monthly kWh usage divided by line extension mileage that is less than or equal to 1,000 (i.e., kWh/Mileage is <=1,000), the utility shall provide the photovoltaic system cost comparison at no cost to the customer or potential customer. If the ratio is greater than 1,000, the customer or potential customer shall bear the cost of the comparison, if the cost comparison is requested by the customer or potential customer.38 CR 17, September 10, 2015, effective 9/30/201539 CR 06, March 25, 2016, effective 4/14/201639 CR 08, April 25, 2016, effective 5/15/201640 CR 22, November 25, 2017, effective 12/15/201742 CR 03, February 10, 2019, effective 3/2/201942 CR 07, April 10, 2019, effective 4/30/201942 CR 09, May 10, 2019, effective 5/30/201943 CR 08, April 25, 2020, effective 5/15/202043 CR 12, June 25, 2020, effective 7/15/202043 CR 20, October 25, 2020, effective 11/14/202044 CR 13, July 10, 2021, effective 7/30/202144 CR 24, December 25, 2021, effective 1/14/202245 CR 18, September 25, 2022, effective 10/15/202246 CR 02, January 25, 2023, effective 2/14/2023