Colorado § 40-43-102 Legislative declaration

Colorado Statutes

§ 40-43-102 — Legislative declaration

Colorado § 40-43-102

Title 40Utilities

Art.Electric Resource Adequacy

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 40-43-102 (2026).

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(1)The general assembly finds that:

(a)Maintaining electric reliability and resource adequacy in the transition to clean energy is of great importance to Colorado and its electricity customers;

(b)The development of a comprehensive resource adequacy reporting structure for all wholesale and retail load-serving entities will help position Colorado utilities for entry into an optimal organized wholesale market, as defined in section 40-5-108 (1)(a), that will increase the efficient and cost-effective use of capacity resources and enable resource adequacy across a broader footprint throughout the state;

(c)The North American Electric Reliability Corporation has identified resource adequacy and energy risks in the western interconnection of the electric power grid; and

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(1) The general assembly finds that:

(a) Maintaining electric reliability and resource adequacy in the transition to
clean energy is of great importance to Colorado and its electricity customers;

(b) The development of a comprehensive resource adequacy reporting
structure for all wholesale and retail load-serving entities will help position
Colorado utilities for entry into an optimal organized wholesale market, as defined
in section 40-5-108 (1)(a), that will increase the efficient and cost-effective use of
capacity resources and enable resource adequacy across a broader footprint
throughout the state;

(c) The North American Electric Reliability Corporation has identified
resource adequacy and energy risks in the western interconnection of the electric
power grid; and

(d) Colorado can begin to address these risks by adding resource adequacy
reporting requirements for all load-serving entities to help measure the sufficiency
of reliable and resilient electric service to all Colorado electricity customers.

(2) The general assembly declares that all load-serving entities in the state
should be required to provide resource adequacy annual reports to the applicable
regulatory oversight entity.