Regulatory Information
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission requires a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) for construction and operation of an electric transmission line if the proposed project is out of the ordinary course of business of a utility. It is an application submitted by a utility to prove that a proposed project is necessary and would serve the present or future public convenience and necessity. CPCNs have been filed for the following SB100 projects:
Rule 3206
Rule 3206 concerns the construction or extension of transmission facilities.
- 2011 Rule 3206 Report
- 2011 Rule 3206 Supplemental Report
- 2010 Rule 3206 Report
- 2009 Rule 3206 Report
- 2009 Rule 3206 Supplemental Report (Missile Site 345kV Switching Station)
- 2008 Rule 3206 Report (Missile Site 230kV Switching Station)
- 2008 Rule 3206 Supplemental Report
Colorado Resource Plans
The state of Colorado requires a process for regulatory-governed utilities to determine the need for additional electrical resources. Acquiring those resources through a competitive acquisition process results in cost-effective resource portfolios, consideration of projected system needs, proposed resources’ reliability, benefits of new clean energy and energy-efficient technologies, expected generation and various risk factors. Xcel Energy filed its first resource plan on October 31, 2003; subsequent plans are filed every four years, or more often if utilities desire.
