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Public Utilities Commission Schedules Public Comment Hearings on Public Service Company of Colorado's 2024 Just Transition Solicitation

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The Colorado Public Utilities Commission has issued a decision, effective March 25, 2025, announcing the scheduling of three public comment hearings in response to Public Service Company of Colorado's 2024 Just Transition Solicitation. The Commission's Decision No. C25-0219-I is part of Proceeding No. 24A-0442E and is tied to the Updated Non-Unanimous Partial Settlement Agreement ("USA") that Public Service filed in the 2021 Electric Resource Plan/Clean Energy Plan in April 2022. The USA contemplates the early retirement of coal-fired facilities, including the Pawnee coal-fired power plant in Morgan County, which will be converted to natural gas by January 1, 2026. The Just Transition Solicitation aims to acquire sufficient resources to fulfill resource adequacy, while achieving an 80 percent emissions reduction by 2030.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Colorado Public Utilities Commission has scheduled three public comment hearings in response to Public Service Company of Colorado's 2024 Just Transition Solicitation.
  • The hearings are scheduled for April 17, 2025, in Pueblo, Colorado; May 1, 2025, in Hayden, Colorado; and a remote hearing on April 28, 2025.
  • The Commission will live transcribe each hearing to create a written record of the comments received, and commenters are requested to give their full name and spell it before providing comments.
  • Written public comments can be filed at any time in the Proceeding and will be afforded the same weight as oral comments.
  • Parties to the Proceeding and their representatives are not permitted to present comments, and individuals may present comments on their own behalf.
  • The Commission will publicize the public comment hearings by press release, announcement on the Commission's public calendar, and other avenues.
  • Members of the public can provide written comments through the Commission's Electronic Filing System (E-Filings), submit written comments using the Commission's online form or through email, or mail comments to the Commission's offices.

Statistics:

  • Public Service Company of Colorado will need to acquire almost 14 GW of new generation and storage resources as part of the Just Transition Solicitation.
  • The Commission will hold three public comment hearings, one in-person in Pueblo, Colorado, and a second in-person in Hayden, Colorado, as well as a remote public comment hearing using the Zoom web conferencing platform.
  • The Commission will live transcribe each hearing to create a written record of the comments received, with time limits ranging from one to three minutes for each commenter.

Sources:

  • Decision No. C25-0219-I, Colorado Public Utilities Commission, issued March 25, 2025.
  • Decision No. C22-0459, Colorado Public Utilities Commission, issued in Proceeding No. 21A-0141E.
  • Public Service Company of Colorado's 2024 Just Transition Solicitation (Hr. Ex. 101, Ihle Direct, p. 46).

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