# Overview and Purpose

**Citation:** 4 CCR 723-4 Rule 4725  
**Type / status:** regulation / current  
**Agency:** Colorado Public Utilities Commission  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** Not stated

These rules implement § 40-3.2-108, C.R.S., for gas distribution utilities and small gas distribution utilities. Consistent with statutory requirements including the statewide greenhouse gas pollution goals set forth in § 25-7-102(2)(g), C.R.S., the purpose of these clean heat plan rules is to maxim

## Document text

These rules implement § 40-3.2-108, C.R.S., for gas distribution utilities and small gas
distribution utilities. Consistent with statutory requirements including the statewide
greenhouse gas pollution goals set forth in § 25-7-102(2)(g), C.R.S., the purpose of

these clean heat plan rules is to maximize methane and carbon dioxide emissions
reductions from the distribution and end-use consumption of gas while also maintaining
just and reasonable rates, maintaining system safety, reliability and resiliency, and
prioritizing investments in disproportionately impacted communities. The utility must
utilize clean heat resources to the maximum extent practicable and count greenhouse
gas emission reductions resulting from the use of those resources.

## 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: `5acea98923c6dc6f815f8f33044c9b619002854ed062996b6d889d9f0b1ae4a4`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-12T04:36:48.096Z
- Exported: 2026-08-24T17:45:43.604Z
- Document slug: `co-ccr-4-723-4-4725`

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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 This is an adjacent gas-utility corpus, not a replacement for the repealed dedicated 4900-series pipeline-safety rules.",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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