Colorado § 40-43-103 Definitions

Colorado Statutes

§ 40-43-103 — Definitions

Colorado § 40-43-103

Title 40Utilities

Art.Electric Resource Adequacy

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 40-43-103 (2026).

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As used in this article 43, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)Accredited capacity means the capacity value given to a particular resource based on nameplate capacity and the effective load-carrying capability that is applicable to the resource, as identified and explained by the load-serving entity in its resource adequacy annual report.

(2)Colorado energy office means the Colorado energy office created in section 24-38.5-101 (1).

(3)Commission means the public utilities commission created in section 40-2-101 (1).

(4)(a) Load-serving entity means an entity with a load-serving obligation.

(b)Load-serving entity includes:

(I)A cooperative electric association, as defined in section 40-9.5-102 (1), that has voted to exempt itself from commission jurisdiction pursuan

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As used in this article 43, unless the context
otherwise requires:

(1) Accredited capacity means the capacity value given to a particular
resource based on nameplate capacity and the effective load-carrying capability
that is applicable to the resource, as identified and explained by the load-serving
entity in its resource adequacy annual report.

(2) Colorado energy office means the Colorado energy office created in
section 24-38.5-101 (1).

(3) Commission means the public utilities commission created in section
40-2-101 (1).

(4) (a) Load-serving entity means an entity with a load-serving obligation.

(b) Load-serving entity includes:

(I) A cooperative electric association, as defined in section 40-9.5-102 (1),
that has voted to exempt itself from commission jurisdiction pursuant to article 9.5
of this title 40;

(II) A joint action agency established pursuant to law; and

(III) A municipal utility.

(c) Load-serving entity does not include a renewable energy generation
facility exempt from regulation as a public utility pursuant to section 40-1-103
(2)(c).

(5) Load-serving obligation means an obligation to:

(a) Provide retail energy, capacity, or ancillary services to serve electric
customer load; or

(b) Provide wholesale electricity to an entity obligated to provide retail
energy, capacity, or ancillary services to serve electric customer load.

(6) (a) Planning reserve margin means the projected amount of additional
generating capacity available on an annual basis, above forecasted weather-normalized loads, to cover future uncertainties such as temperature variations and
resource outages.

(b) Planning reserve margin is reflected as a fraction that is calculated by
subtracting firm peak demand from the sum of accredited capacity and dividing the
resulting number by the firm peak demand.

(7) (a) Regulatory oversight entity means the entity responsible for
approving the electric resource plans or the retail or wholesale rates of a load-serving entity with respect to a load located in the state.

(b) Regulatory oversight entity includes:

(I) The applicable city council or governing board for a municipal utility or a
joint action agency established pursuant to law;

(II) The governing board for a cooperative electric association; and

(III) The commission for a public utility.

(c) If a load-serving entity does not have an applicable regulatory oversight
entity, the load-serving entity's regulatory oversight entity for the purposes of this
article 43 is the commission.

(8) Resource adequacy annual report means an annual report that a load-serving entity is required to provide to the applicable regulatory oversight entity
pursuant to section 40-43-104.

(9) Resource adequacy reporting period means a period of at least five
consecutive years beginning in the year following the year in which a load-serving
entity provides its resource adequacy annual report.