{"operation":"document","citation":"4 CCR 723-4 Rule 4100","title":"Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for a Franchise","source_type":"regulation","agency":"Colorado Public Utilities Commission","status":"current","official":true,"published_on":null,"effective_on":null,"summary":"(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","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/co-ccr-4-723-4-4100.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/co-ccr-4-723-4-4100.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/co-ccr-4-723-4-4100","source_url":"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","body":"(a) A utility seeking authority to provide service pursuant to a franchise shall file an\napplication pursuant to this rule. When a utility enters into a franchise agreement\nwith a municipality for the first time, it shall obtain authority from the Commission\npursuant to § 40-5-102, C.R.S. prior to providing service under that initial\nfranchise agreement. A utility maintains the right and obligation to serve a\nmunicipality within its service territory after the expiration of any franchise\nagreement.\n(b) An application for certificate of public convenience and necessity to exercise\nfranchise rights shall include, in the following order and specifically identified, the\nfollowing information, either in the application or in appropriately identified\nattachments:\n(I) the information required in paragraphs 4002(b) and 4002(c);\n(II) a statement of the facts (not conclusory statements) relied upon by the\napplying utility to show that the public convenience and necessity require\nthe granting of the application;\n(III) a statement describing the franchise rights proposed to be exercised. The\nstatement shall include a description of the type of utility service to be\nrendered and a description of the city or town sought to be served;\n(IV) a certified copy of the franchise ordinance; proof of publication, adoption,\nand acceptance by the applying utility; a statement as to the number of\ncustomers served or to be served and the population of the city or town;\nand any other pertinent information;\n(V) a statement describing in detail the extent to which the applying utility is\nan affiliate of any other utility which holds authority duplicating in any\nrespect the authority sought;\n(VI) the feasibility study for areas previously not served by the applying utility,\nwhich study shall at least include estimated investment, income, and\nexpense. An applying utility may request that its most recent audited\nbalance sheet, income statement, statement of retained earnings, and\nstatement of cash flows be submitted in lieu of a feasibility study; and\n(VII) a statement of the names of public utilities and other entities of like\ncharacter providing similar service in or near the area sought to be served.","truncated":false,"body_characters":2209}