{"operation":"document","citation":"4 CCR 723-4 Rule 4101","title":"Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for Service Territory","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 in a new service territory shall file an application pursuant to this rule. A utility cannot provide service to a new geographic area without authority from the Commission, unless the utility extends its facilities and service: (I) within a city and","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/co-ccr-4-723-4-4101.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/co-ccr-4-723-4-4101.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/co-ccr-4-723-4-4101","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 in a new service territory shall file an\napplication pursuant to this rule. A utility cannot provide service to a new\ngeographic area without authority from the Commission, unless the utility extends\nits facilities and service:\n(I) within a city and county or city or town within which the utility has lawfully\ncommenced operations;\n(II) into territory contiguous to the utility’s facility, line, plant, or system that is\nnot served by a public utility providing the same commodity or service; or\n(III) within or to territory already served by the utility and the extension is\nnecessary in the ordinary course of business.\n(b) An application for certificate of public convenience and necessity to provide\nservice in a new territory shall include, in the following order and specifically\nidentified, the following information, either in the application or in appropriately\nidentified attachments:\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 description of the type of utility service to be rendered and a description\nof the area sought to be served;\n(IV) a map showing the specific geographic area that the applying utility\nproposes to serve. If the applying utility intends to phase in service in the\nterritory over time, specific areas and proposed in-service dates shall be\nincluded. The map shall describe the geographic areas in section,\ntownship, and range convention;\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 territory sought;\n(VI) a statement of the names of public utilities and other entities of like\ncharacter providing similar service in or near the area involved in the\napplication;\n\n(VII) a feasibility study for the proposed area to be served, which shall at least\ninclude estimated investment, income, and expense. An applying utility\nmay request that its most recent audited balance sheet, income\nstatement, statement of retained earnings, and statement of cash flows be\nsubmitted in lieu of a feasibility study; and\n(VIII) 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":2479}