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First Regular Session | 75th General Assembly
Colorado General Assembly
HB18-1270

Public Utilities Commission Evaluation Of Energy Storage Systems

Type Bill
Session 2018 Regular Session
Subjects
Energy Business & Economic Development

Concerning energy storage, and, in connection therewith, requiring the public utilities commission to establish mechanisms for investor-owned electric utilities to procure energy storage systems if certain criteria are satisfied.

Bill Summary:

Electric utilities - resource planning - energy storage systems - rules and conditions for procurement. The act directs the public utilities commission to adopt rules, by February 1, 2019, establishing mechanisms for the procurement of energy storage systems by investor-owned electric utilities, based on an analysis of costs and benefits as well as factors such as grid reliability and a reduction in the need for additional peak generation capacity. The information supplied by the utilities must include appropriate data and must specify interconnection points to enable independent evaluation.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Prime Sponsors

Senator Chris Hansen

Representative

Chris Hansen

Representative Jon Becker

Representative

Jon Becker

Senator Jack Tate

Senator

Jack Tate

Committees

House

Transportation & Energy

Senate

Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
06/01/2018 Signed Act PDF
05/22/2018 Final Act PDF
04/23/2018 Rerevised PDF
04/19/2018 Revised PDF
04/05/2018 Reengrossed PDF
04/04/2018 Engrossed PDF
03/06/2018 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
04/13/2018 PA1 PDF
05/15/2018 Conference Committee PDF
Date Version Documents
06/22/2018 FN3 PDF
04/09/2018 FN2 PDF
03/09/2018 FN1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.006 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer House Bill 18-1270, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 9-2. Vote summary
Reconsider The motion passed on a vote of 11-0. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
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Committee Report:  PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Refer House Bill 18-1270 to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0. Vote summary
Hearing Summary
|
Committee Report:  PDF
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
05/08/2018 Conference Committee Report REPASS
56
AYE
9
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
05/08/2018 Conference Committee Report ADOPT
51
AYE
14
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
04/26/2018 Senate Amendments NOTCNCR
45
AYE
19
NO
1
OTHER
 		Vote record
04/05/2018 Third Reading BILL
62
AYE
0
NO
3
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
05/07/2018 Conference Committee Report REPASS
35
AYE
0
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
05/07/2018 Conference Committee Report ADOPT CCR
35
AYE
0
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
04/23/2018 Third Reading BILL
26
AYE
9
NO
0
OTHER
 		Vote record
Date Location Action
06/01/2018 Governor Governor Signed
05/22/2018 Governor Sent to the Governor
05/22/2018 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
05/22/2018 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/08/2018 House House Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass
05/07/2018 Senate Senate Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass
05/03/2018 ConfComm First Conference Committee Result was to Adopt Rerevised w/ Amendments
04/26/2018 Senate House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Not Concur - Request Conference Committee
04/23/2018 Senate House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
04/23/2018 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/20/2018 Senate Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
04/19/2018 Senate Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
04/17/2018 Senate Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/19/2018 - No Amendments
04/12/2018 Senate Senate Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
04/05/2018 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy
04/05/2018 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
04/04/2018 House House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor
04/03/2018 House House Second Reading Laid Over to 04/04/2018 - No Amendments
03/29/2018 House House Second Reading Laid Over to 04/03/2018 - No Amendments
03/28/2018 House House Second Reading Laid Over to 03/29/2018 - No Amendments
03/27/2018 House House Second Reading Laid Over to 03/28/2018 - No Amendments
03/22/2018 House House Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
03/06/2018 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Energy
Effective Date Chapter # Title Documents
08/08/2018 360 PUC Evaluation Of Energy Storage Systems PDF

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