{"operation":"document","citation":"4 CCR 723-4 Rule 4210","title":"Line Extension","source_type":"regulation","agency":"Colorado Public Utilities Commission","status":"current","official":true,"published_on":null,"effective_on":null,"summary":"(a) A utility shall have tariffs which set out its line extension policies, procedures, and conditions. (b) In its tariff a utility shall include the following provisions for gas main extensions and service lateral extensions from its distribution system: (I) the terms and conditions, by customer cl","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/co-ccr-4-723-4-4210.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/co-ccr-4-723-4-4210.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/co-ccr-4-723-4-4210","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 shall have tariffs which set out its line extension policies, procedures, and\nconditions.\n(b) In its tariff a utility shall include the following provisions for gas main extensions\nand service lateral extensions from its distribution system:\n(I) the terms and conditions, by customer class, under which an extension\nwill be made;\n(II) provisions requiring the utility to provide to a customer or to a potential\ncustomer, upon request, service lateral connection information necessary\nto allow the customer's or potential customer's facilities to be connected to\nthe utility's system;\n(III) provisions requiring the utility to exercise due diligence in providing the\ncustomer or potential customer with an estimate of the anticipated cost of\na connection or extension; and\n(IV) provisions addressing steps to ameliorate the rate and service impact\nupon existing customers, including stating in the tariff the procedures by\nwhich future customers would share costs incurred by the initial or existing\ncustomers served by a connection or extension (as, for example, by\nincluding the procedures by which a refund of customer connection or\nextension payments would be made when appropriate).\n(c) Line extension policies, procedures, and conditions shall be based on the\nprinciple that the connecting customer pays its share of the estimated full\nincremental cost of growth, including any costs associated with increases in\ndesign peak demand.\n(d) Line extension allowances shall be updated pursuant to paragraph 4210(c) in a\nbase rate proceeding, or in a separately filed application, as required, but should\nbe implemented no later than December 31, 2024. If a utility utilizes standardized\ncosts in calculating one or more portions of its line extension policies, the\nstandardized costs must be updated in a base rate proceeding, utilizing the\naverage actual cost across the applicable customer class and line extension type\n\nfor the most recent consecutive 12-month period for which compiled cost data is\navailable at the time it initiates a base rate proceeding. Exemptions from updated\nline extension allowances and standardized costs shall not extend to applications\nfor line extensions submitted after May 1,2023, unless otherwise ordered by the\nCommission.\n(e) Line extension policies, procedures, and conditions shall generally align with the\ngreenhouse gas emission reduction goals established in § 25-7-102(2)(g), C.R.S.","truncated":false,"body_characters":2440}