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Measures to Promote Energy Efficiency Programs
- Demand Side Management

House Bill 07-1037 - PDF

Public Utilities Commission Report to the Colorado General Assembly on Demand Side Management (DSM) Pursuant to HB 07-1037 (40-3.2-105, C.R.S.)
- issued April 28, 2009 - PDF

House Bill 07-1037 directs Colorado’s investor-owned electric and gas utilities to pursue energy efficiency (“demand-side management” or DSM). The report is the first annual report on actions and accomplishments resulting from HB 07-1037. This report presents the progress made by the Public Utilities Commission and the energy utilities regulated by the Commission to fully implement DSM programs.

The Commission’s Gas DSM Rules went into effect on May 30, 2008 - see rules adopted in Decision No. C08-0248 - DOC

Investigation into Rules to Implement HB 07-1037

Docket No. 07I-251G

Commission inquiry into regulatory changes required for the adoption of natural gas demand-side management (DSM) rules as required by recently enacted House Bill 07-1037.  This inquiry is intended to gather information and comments from stakeholders to assist in the promulgation of natural gas demand-side management rules for qualifying retail utilities in Colorado.

House Bill 07-1037 requires that on or before September 30, 2007, the Commission is required to “commence a rule-making proceeding, … to develop expenditure and natural gas savings targets, funding and cost-recovery mechanisms, and a financial bonus structure for demand-side management programs implemented by an investor-owned gas distribution utilities …”

  • Suggested Rules, and Comments on questions posed by the Commission, and a workshop presentation by Staff, are posted on the docket index in E-Filings .

Rulemaking to Implement HB 07-1037

Docket No. 07R-371G

IN THE MATTER OF THE PROPOSED RULES REGARDING NATURAL GAS DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT, PURSUANT TO HOUSE BILL 07-1037, ENACTED AS §40-3.2-103.

Decision No. C07-0830, NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING, issued September 28, 2007 - PDF | rules in native format - DOC

  • Hearing set for 9:00 am, December 3, 2007
    Commission Hearing Room, Suite 250, 1560 Broadway, Denver, Colorado

  • The Commission prefers that comments be submitted in both paper and electronic format no later than November 1, 2007.  Reply comments should be submitted by November 20, 2007
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