4 Colo. Code Regs. § 723-3-3951
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 11, June 10, 2024
Section 4 CCR 723-3-3951 - Discontinuance of Sales or Purchases During System Emergencies, and Notice(a) A qualifying facility shall provide energy or capacity to a utility during a system emergency on the utility's system to the extent required by 18 C.F.R. § 292.307.(b) Unless waived by the utility, a qualifying facility which discontinues sales to or purchases from a utility due to a system emergency:(I) shall make a reasonable effort to notify the utility by telephone prior to discontinuance. If the qualifying facility is unable to give prior telephone notice to the utility, the qualifying facility shall notify the utility by telephone no later than two hours after the termination of the emergency. No utility shall be entitled to telephone notification under this rule unless it provides its current telephone number to the qualifying facility; and(II) shall give written notice to the utility no later than five days after the termination of the emergency causing the discontinuance. The written notice shall describe the emergency, the duration of the emergency, and the reasons for the discontinuance.(c) During a system emergency, a utility may discontinue purchases from a qualifying facility as provided in 18 C.F.R. § 292.307. Unless waived by the qualifying facility, a utility which discontinues purchases from or sales to a qualifying facility due to a system emergency shall give written notice to the qualifying facility no later than ten days after termination of the emergency causing the discontinuance. The written notice shall describe the emergency, the duration of the system emergency, and the reasons for the discontinuance.(d) As used in this rule, "system emergency" means a condition on a utility's system that is likely to result in imminent and significant disruption of service to customers or that is likely imminently to endanger life or property.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