# Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for a Franchise

**Citation:** 4 CCR 723-4 Rule 4100  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Colorado Public Utilities Commission  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** Not stated

(a) A utility seeking authority to provide service pursuant to a franchise shall file an application pursuant to this rule. When a utility enters into a franchise agreement with a municipality for the first time, it shall obtain authority from the Commission pursuant to § 40-5-102, C.R.S. prior to p

## Document text

(a) A utility seeking authority to provide service pursuant to a franchise shall file an
application pursuant to this rule. When a utility enters into a franchise agreement
with a municipality for the first time, it shall obtain authority from the Commission
pursuant to § 40-5-102, C.R.S. prior to providing service under that initial
franchise agreement. A utility maintains the right and obligation to serve a
municipality within its service territory after the expiration of any franchise
agreement.
(b) An application for certificate of public convenience and necessity to exercise
franchise rights shall include, in the following order and specifically identified, the
following information, either in the application or in appropriately identified
attachments:
(I) the information required in paragraphs 4002(b) and 4002(c);
(II) a statement of the facts (not conclusory statements) relied upon by the
applying utility to show that the public convenience and necessity require
the granting of the application;
(III) a statement describing the franchise rights proposed to be exercised. The
statement shall include a description of the type of utility service to be
rendered and a description of the city or town sought to be served;
(IV) a certified copy of the franchise ordinance; proof of publication, adoption,
and acceptance by the applying utility; a statement as to the number of
customers served or to be served and the population of the city or town;
and any other pertinent information;
(V) a statement describing in detail the extent to which the applying utility is
an affiliate of any other utility which holds authority duplicating in any
respect the authority sought;
(VI) the feasibility study for areas previously not served by the applying utility,
which study shall at least include estimated investment, income, and
expense. An applying utility may request that its most recent audited
balance sheet, income statement, statement of retained earnings, and
statement of cash flows be submitted in lieu of a feasibility study; and
(VII) a statement of the names of public utilities and other entities of like
character providing similar service in or near the area sought to be served.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.sos.state.co.us/CCR/DisplayRule.do?action=ruleinfo&ruleId=2260&deptID=18&agencyID=96&deptName=Department%20of%20Regulatory%20Agencies&agencyName=Public%20Utilities%20Commission&seriesNum=4%20CCR%20723-4>
- Source ID: `co-sos-ccr`
- SHA-256: `f2f5a95f85bcd1b0bcf400bc7015a84f13b3a16c86bcf091828be7132fac6448`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-12T04:36:48.096Z
- Exported: 2026-08-26T14:46:40.204Z
- Document slug: `co-ccr-4-723-4-4100`

### Source metadata

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  "legalScope": "Current 4 CCR 723-4 rules regulating Colorado jurisdictional gas utilities and gas master-meter operators, including construction, operation, system safety, gas infrastructure planning, metering, service, and enforcement provisions. This is an adjacent gas-utility corpus, not a replacement for the repealed dedicated 4900-series pipeline-safety rules.",
  "applicabilityCaveat": "Part 4 applies according to Colorado Public Utilities Commission jurisdiction and each rule's scope. The former dedicated pipeline-safety rules 4900 through 4975 are reserved after repeal; this connector does not represent them as current. Part 4 does not replace federal pipeline-safety requirements, determine whether a facility is interstate or intrastate, or resolve operator-specific orders, waivers, tariffs, or later rulemaking.",
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  "editionEffectiveOn": "2026-06-14",
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