§ 30-20-1202 — Definitions

As used in this part 12, unless the context
otherwise requires:

(1) Board means the board of county commissioners of a county or a city
and county.

(2) Clean energy means energy derived from biomass, as defined in section
40-2-124 (1)(a)(I); geothermal energy; solar energy; small hydroelectricity; nuclear
energy, including nuclear energy projects awarded funding through the United
States department of energy's advanced nuclear reactor programs; wind energy;
and hydrogen derived from the other energy sources listed in this subsection (2).

(3) Cooperative electric association shall have the same meaning as set
forth in section 40-9.5-102, C.R.S.

(4) Eligible applicant means an individual property owner or a group of
property owners that do not own the entirety of a cooperative electric association
and that seek to construct, expand, or upgrade an eligible clean energy project
located or to be located on the applicant's property.

(5) Eligible clean energy project means a project owned by an eligible
applicant that produces or transmits clean energy for public benefit only, has a
nameplate rating of no more than fifty megawatts and is not a part of a larger
project with a nameplate rating of more than fifty megawatts, and is located within
the certificated service area of a cooperative electric association. Eligible clean
energy project includes transmission lines to the point of entry to the power grid of
a cooperative electric association, a generation and transmission electric
corporation or association, or any federal agency and any other equipment or
facility, including, but not limited to, substation upgrades needed to deliver the
clean energy produced by an eligible clean energy project to a market.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2008: Entire part added, p. 1315, � 3, effective May 27. L. 2025: (2) amended, (HB 25-1040), ch. 45, p. 209, � 2, effective August 6.