(excerpts from SB07-100)

(2) ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 31 OF EACH ODD-NUMBERED YEAR, COMMENCING IN 2007, EACH COLORADO ELECTRIC UTILITY SUBJECT TO RATE REGULATION BY THE COMMISSION SHALL:

(a) DESIGNATE ENERGY RESOURCE ZONES;
(b) DEVELOP PLANS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OR EXPANSION OF TRANSMISSION FACILITIES NECESSARY TO DELIVER ELECTRIC POWER CONSISTENT WITH THE TIMING OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF BENEFICIAL ENERGY RESOURCES LOCATED IN OR NEAR SUCH ZONES;
(c) CONSIDER HOW TRANSMISSION CAN BE PROVIDED TO ENCOURAGE LOCAL OWNERSHIP OF RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITIES, WHETHER THROUGH RENEWABLE ENERGY COOPERATIVES AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 7-56-210, C.R.S., OR OTHERWISE; AND
(d) SUBMIT PROPOSED PLANS, DESIGNATIONS, AND APPLICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY TO THE COMMISSION FOR SIMULTANEOUS REVIEW PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (3) OF THIS SECTION.

Docket No.08M-521E

PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO SENATE BILL 07-100 DESIGNATION OF ENERGY RESOURCE ZONES AND TRANSMISSION PLANNING INFORMATIONAL REPORT.

• Public Service Company of Colorado informational report: Senate Bill 07-100 Designation of Energy Resource Zones and Transmission Planning Informational Report - PDF

Docket No. 07M-446E
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO SENATE BILL 07-100 DESIGNATION OF ENERGY RESOURCE ZONES AND TRANSMISSION PLANNING REPORT.

• PSCo Report: Senate Bill 07-100 Designation of Energy Resource Zones and Transmission Planning Report - PDF (available through Xcel Energy SB07-100 website)

Docket No. 07M-454E

AQUILA, INC., DOING BUSINESS AS AQUILA NETWORKS - WPC, DESIGNATION OF AN ENERGY RESOURCE ZONE REPORT.

Report originally filed as an application in Docket No. 07A-422E - PDF