4 Colo. Code Regs. § 723-5-5210

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 1, January 10, 2025

Section 4 CCR 723-5-5210 - Line Extension

(a) Each utility shall have tariffs which set out its line extension policies, procedures, and conditions.

(b) Specific tariff provisions for making service connections, for transmission line extensions, and for distribution line extensions shall include:

(I) service connections and distribution line extensions by customer class and the appropriate terms and conditions under which those connections and extensions will be made;

(II) provisions requiring the utility to provide to a customer or to a potential customer, upon request, service connection information necessary to allow the customer's or potential customer's facilities to be connected to the utility's system;

(III) provisions requiring the utility to exercise due diligence in providing the customer or potential customer with an estimate of the anticipated cost of a connection or extension;

(IV) provisions addressing steps to ameliorate the rate and service impact upon existing customers, including equitably allowing future customers to share costs incurred by the initial or existing customers served by a connection or extension (as, for example, by including a refund of customer connection or extension payments when appropriate); and

(V) a description of specific customer categories (such as permanent, indeterminate, and temporary) within each customer class.

4 CCR 723-5-5210

42 CR 07, April 10, 2019, effective 4/30/2019

45 CR 17, September 10, 2022, effective 9/10/2022

45 CR 17, September 10, 2022, effective 9/30/2022