Public Utilities Commission of Colorado Issues Decision on Public Service Company's Application to Join Southwest Power Pool's Markets+

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The Public Utilities Commission of Colorado has issued a decision on Public Service Company of Colorado's application to join Southwest Power Pool's Markets+, a regional, day-ahead and real-time energy and flexibility reserve product market in the Western Interconnection. The commission has established a shortened notice and intervention period for the application, with the notice period extending through March 4, 2025. Public Service Company seeks a determination that its participation in Markets+ is in the public interest and requests recovery of associated costs through the Electric Commodity Adjustment.

Key Takeaways:

  • Public Service Company of Colorado has applied to join Southwest Power Pool's Markets+, a regional, day-ahead and real-time energy and flexibility reserve product market in the Western Interconnection.
  • The Public Utilities Commission of Colorado has issued a decision providing notice of the application and establishing a shortened notice and intervention period.
  • The commission has set a notice period that extends through March 4, 2025, and interventions, including from Commission Staff, are due by 12:00 p.m. on March 4, 2025.
  • Public Service Company seeks recovery of Phase 1 funding fees incurred and will continue to incur through March 31, 2025, as well as Phase 2 costs, including administrative fees, software and information technology upgrades, and fees associated with entering and participating in the Western Resource Adequacy Program.
  • The commission has not deemed the application to be complete and may determine any verified application or petition that is uncontested or unopposed without a hearing or further notice.
  • Procedures applicable to a possible evidentiary hearing in this matter will be established through a future commission decision.

Statistics:

  • The notice period for the application extends through March 4, 2025.
  • Interventions, including from Commission Staff, are due by 12:00 p.m. on March 4, 2025.
  • Responses to intervention filings and motions shall be filed by March 7, 2025, at 12:00 p.m.

Sources:

  • Decision No. C25-0129-I, Public Utilities Commission of the State of Colorado, February 21, 2025.
  • Rule 3753(a) and Rule 3753(b), Commission's Rules Regulating Electric Utilities, 4 Code of Colorado Regulations, 723-3.
  • Order Accepting Proposed Tariff, Subject to Condition, Southwest Power Pool, Inc., 190 FERC P 61,030, FERC Docket No. ER24-1658, January 16, 2025.