§ 40-3-103 — Utilities to file rate schedules - rules

Colorado § 40-3-103

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 40: Utilities
• Art.: Regulation of Rates and Charges

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(1) Under the rules
prescribed by the commission, each public utility shall file with the commission,
within the time and in the form designated by the commission, and shall print and
keep open to public inspection, schedules showing all rates, tolls, rentals, charges,
and classifications collected or enforced, or to be collected and enforced, together
with all rules, regulations, contracts, privileges, and facilities that in any manner
affect or relate to rates, tolls, rentals, classifications, or service.

(2) (a) On or after January 1, 2018, on a schedule determined by the
commission, each investor-owned electric utility shall file for the commission's
review a comprehensive billing format that the investor-owned electric utility has
developed for its monthly billing of customers. The comprehensive billing format
must include the following components of a customer's monthly bill:

(I) A line-item representation of all monthly charges and credits applied to
the customer and an indication of whether the charges have changed from the prior
month as a result of changes in fuel costs;

(II) For months in which tiered rates are applied, a breakdown of the tiered
rates and the amount of usage to which each rate was applied for the month;

(III) The daily average cost for the current month compared to the same
month in the previous calendar year;

(IV) A glossary of terms used by the utility in the monthly bill;

(V) A description of each of the monthly fees that the utility may charge the
customer;

(VI) The usage for the current month and each of the previous twelve
months, as shown in a bar graph or similar visual format; and

(VII) For customers to which demand rates apply, a listing of the applicable
demand charge, the peak demand during the billing period, and, provided the utility
can reasonably ascertain such data, the date and time at which the peak demand
occurred.

(b) Each investor-owned electric utility shall provide its customers, on a
biannual basis, with either an onsert or an insert that indicates, as a percentage,
each fuel source used in power generation and purchased for that utility, including
renewable energy sources, natural gas, and coal.

(c) (I) The commission shall review a filing submitted pursuant to subsection
(2)(a) of this section within thirty days after the filing. If the commission determines
that the filing does not meet the comprehensive billing format requirements set
forth in subsection (2)(a) of this section, the commission may require the investor-owned electric utility to resubmit a comprehensive billing format in compliance with
the requirements. The commission shall notify the investor-owned electric utility in
writing of the reasons for the deficiency, and the investor-owned electric utility
shall resubmit a comprehensive billing format in compliance with the requirements
of subsection (2)(a) of this section within sixty days after the date of the
commission's notice of deficiency; except that the commission may, upon request,
extend the deadline.

(II) After the commission has approved a comprehensive billing format
submitted by an investor-owned electric utility pursuant to subsection (2)(a) of this
section, the investor-owned electric utility need not resubmit a comprehensive
billing format unless the investor-owned electric utility makes changes to its
comprehensive billing format.

Legislative History

Source: L. 13: p. 469, � 15. C.L. � 2926. CSA: C. 137, � 16. CRS 53: � 115-3-3. C.R.S. 1963: � 115-3-3. L. 69: p. 964, � 75. L. 91: Entire section amended, p. 2427, � 1, effective June 8. L. 2006: Entire section amended, p. 1103, � 26, effective August 7. L. 2007: Entire section amended, p. 1244, � 1, effective May 24. L. 2017: Entire section amended, (SB 17-105), ch. 224, p. 862, � 1, effective May 22.