{"operation":"document","citation":"4 CCR 723-4 Rule 4732","title":"Approval of a Clean Heat Plan","source_type":"regulation","agency":"Colorado Public Utilities Commission","status":"current","official":true,"published_on":null,"effective_on":null,"summary":"(a) The Commission shall approve a clean heat plan, including the associated forecasts set forth in paragraph 4731(b), if it finds the plan to be in the public interest. The Commission may modify the plan if the modifications are necessary to ensure the plan is in the public interest. (b) In evaluat","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/co-ccr-4-723-4-4732.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/co-ccr-4-723-4-4732.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/co-ccr-4-723-4-4732","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) The Commission shall approve a clean heat plan, including the associated\nforecasts set forth in paragraph 4731(b), if it finds the plan to be in the public\ninterest. The Commission may modify the plan if the modifications are necessary\nto ensure the plan is in the public interest.\n(b) In evaluating whether the clean heat plan is in the public interest, the\nCommission shall consider, at a minimum, the following factors:\n(I) whether the plan achieves the clean heat targets using clean heat\nresources that, in aggregate, maximize greenhouse gas emission\nreductions;\n(A) The Commission shall consult with the Air Pollution Control Division\nto estimate reductions of emissions of greenhouse gases and other\nair pollutants under the portfolios and verify the utility’s calculations.\n(B) The Air Pollution Control Division may participate as a party in the\nproceeding in which a utility files for approval of a clean heat plan.\n(II) whether the plan can be implemented at the lowest reasonable cost and\nrate impact, taking into account savings to customer bills resulting from\ninvestments made pursuant to the plan. In determining the\nreasonableness of the cost and the cost impact, the Commission shall\nconsider:\n(A) fuel costs;\n(B) non-fuel direct investment associated with the clean heat plan;\n(C) gas infrastructure costs;\n(D) gas system operation costs;\n(E) a cost test that includes both the social cost of carbon and the\nsocial cost of methane; and\n(F) any other costs and benefits found relevant by the Commission.\n\n(III) whether the plan provides additional air quality, environmental, and health\nbenefits in addition to the greenhouse gas emission reductions, and\notherwise supports environmental justice goals;\n(IV) whether the utility has demonstrated the investments in the clean heat\nplan prioritize serving customers participating in income-qualified\nprograms and communities historically impacted by air pollution and other\nenergy-related pollution;\n(V) whether the plan presents risks to the utility’s customers, including the risk\nof market volatility and the risk of stranded investment costs;\n(VI) whether the plan provides long-term impacts on Colorado’s utility\nworkforce as part of a just transition including consideration of the labor\nmetrics and benefits as specified in § 40-3.2-108(8), C.R.S., and defined\nin paragraph 4001(j); and\n(VII) whether the plan maintains system safety and reliability.\n(c) The Commission may approve a utility’s proposed rate adjustment clause or\nstructure that allows for current recovery of the utility’s clean heat plan costs.\n(d) The utility may recover the prudently incurred costs associated with actions\nunder an approved clean heat plan or other actions to meet any additional\nemission reduction requirements imposed on the utility pursuant to § 25-7-\n105(l)(e), C.R.S.\n(e) In evaluating clean heat plans addressing emission reductions to meet clean\nheat targets after 2030, the Commission will approve recovered methane\nresources only where the Commission finds that inclusion of the recovered\nmethane resources in the approved portfolio furthers investment in Colorado\ncommunities, reduces greenhouse gas emissions, is cost-effective, and is in the\npublic interest.","truncated":false,"body_characters":3233}