Colorado Public Utilities Commission Extends Deadline for Final Decision on Public Service Company of Colorado's Demand-Side Management and Beneficial Electrification Plan

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The Colorado Public Utilities Commission has issued a decision extending the deadline for a final decision on Public Service Company of Colorado's demand-side management and beneficial electrification plan. The new deadline for a final Commission decision is February 3, 2025, a 130-day extension from the original deadline of September 24, 2024.

As part of the decision, the Commission has scheduled a fully remote evidentiary hearing on the anticipated settlement agreement for July 15 and 16, 2024. The parties must file and serve any settlement agreement they reach on or by May 30, 2024, and a motion in support of such an agreement must be filed on or by July 10, 2024. The parties will be permitted to provide live testimony during the evidentiary hearing on the anticipated settlement agreement.

The Commission has also established new deadlines for the parties to file additional exhibits prompted by the settlement agreement, Statements of Position, and established a remote evidentiary hearing schedule. The statutory deadline for a final Commission decision to issue in this Proceeding is extended by 130 days to February 3, 2025 as permitted by SS 40-6-109.5(4), C.R.S.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Colorado Public Utilities Commission has extended the deadline for a final decision on Public Service Company of Colorado's demand-side management and beneficial electrification plan to February 3, 2025.
  • The new deadline is a 130-day extension from the original deadline of September 24, 2024.
  • The Commission has scheduled a fully remote evidentiary hearing on the anticipated settlement agreement for July 15 and 16, 2024.
  • The parties must file and serve any settlement agreement they reach on or by May 30, 2024, and a motion in support of such an agreement must be filed on or by July 10, 2024.
  • The parties will be permitted to provide live testimony during the evidentiary hearing on the anticipated settlement agreement.
  • The statutory deadline for a final Commission decision to issue in this Proceeding is extended by 130 days to February 3, 2025 as permitted by SS 40-6-109.5(4), C.R.S.
  • The Commission has also established new deadlines for the parties to file additional exhibits prompted by the settlement agreement and Statements of Position.

Statistics:

  • The original deadline for a final decision was September 24, 2024.
  • The new deadline for a final Commission decision is February 3, 2025.
  • The extension is 130 days.
  • The Commission has scheduled a fully remote evidentiary hearing on the anticipated settlement agreement for July 15 and 16, 2024.
  • The parties must file and serve any settlement agreement they reach on or by May 30, 2024.
  • A motion in support of such an agreement must be filed on or by July 10, 2024.

Sources:

  • Decision No. R24-0347-I (May 23, 2024)
  • Decision No. R24-0330-I (May 14, 2024)
  • Decision No. R24-0086-I (February 12, 2024)