House Committee of Reference Report
Committee on Energy & Environment
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March 25, 2026
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
HB26-1225 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee on Finance with favorable recommendation:
Page 1, Line 1Amend printed bill, page 4, strike line 24.
Page 1, Line 2Page 5, line 1, strike "incomes." and substitute "incomes; and
Page 1, Line 3(c) Require the state's investor-owned public utilities to make
Page 1, Line 4appropriate adjustments to bill credits for participants in community solar
Page 1, Line 5gardens and develop processes to facilitate more expeditious and
Page 1, Line 6economical interconnection studies and perform required system upgrades
Page 1, Line 7for community solar and distributed generation resources.".
Page 1, Line 8Page 5, lines 2 and 3, strike "amend (5)(b)(II)(C)" and substitute "add
Page 1, Line 9(2)(b)(I.5) and (5)(b)(II)(J)".
Page 1, Line 10Page 5, after line 6 insert:
Page 1, Line 11"(2) Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context
Page 1, Line 12otherwise requires:
Page 1, Line 13(b) In addition:
Page 1, Line 14(I.5) "Income-qualified subscriber" has the meaning set
Page 1, Line 15forth in section 40-2-127.2 (1)(f).".
Page 1, Line 16Page 5, strike lines 8 through 27 and substitute:
Page 1, Line 17"(b) (II) (J) On and after October 1, 2026, a subscriber
Page 1, Line 18organization may direct the qualifying retail utility to provide
Page 1, Line 19the subscriber organization's income-qualified subscribers with
Page 1, Line 20a fixed bill credit pursuant to subsection (5)(b)(II)(C) of this
Page 1, Line 21section and to provide the subscriber organization's other
Page 1, Line 22subscribers with a bill credit that changes annually pursuant
Page 2, Line 1to subsection (5)(b)(II)(B) of this section. The qualifying retail
Page 2, Line 2utility shall index the value of the fixed bill credit to an
Page 2, Line 3income-qualified subscriber by applying an annual adjustment
Page 2, Line 4mechanism to the bill credit equal to the most recent annual
Page 2, Line 5percentage change in the United States department of labor's
Page 2, Line 6bureau of labor statistics consumer price index, or a successor
Page 2, Line 7index, for Denver-Aurora-Lakewood for energy paid for by
Page 2, Line 8urban consumers.".
Page 2, Line 9Page 6, strike lines 1 through 3.
Page 2, Line 10Page 6, line 26, strike "July" and substitute "September".
Page 2, Line 11Page 7, line 24, strike "standards." and substitute "standards,
Page 2, Line 12including the applicable requirements of the "Colorado Energy
Page 2, Line 13Sector Public Works Project Craft Labor Requirements Act",
Page 2, Line 14part 3 of article 92 of title 24.".
Page 2, Line 15Page 7, strike lines 25 through 27.
Page 2, Line 16Page 8, strike line 1 and substitute:
Page 2, Line 17"(e) This subsection (7) only applies to a public utility with
Page 2, Line 18more than five hundred thousand customers in the state.
Page 2, Line 19SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 40-2-130.5, amend
Page 2, Line 20(1)(a) introductory portion and (1)(a)(II) as follows:
Page 2, Line 2140-2-130.5. Dispatchable distributed generation - energy
Page 2, Line 22storage - definitions - program capacity - program administration -
Page 2, Line 23rules.
Page 2, Line 24(1) Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context
Page 2, Line 25otherwise requires:
Page 2, Line 26(a) "Dispatchable distributed generation" means distributed
Page 2, Line 27generation paired with either a co-located energy storage system or a
Page 2, Line 28standalone energy storage system that is:
Page 2, Line 29(II) Measured by the capacity of the distributed generation
Page 2, Line 30energy storage system in alternating current.".
Page 2, Line 31Page 8, strike lines 2 through 6 and substitute:
Page 2, Line 32"SECTION 6. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act
Page 2, Line 33takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the
Page 2, Line 34ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly (August
Page 3, Line 112, 2026, if adjournment sine die is on May 13, 2026); except that, if a
Page 3, Line 2referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the
Page 3, Line 3state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act
Page 3, Line 4within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect
Page 3, Line 5unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in
Page 3, Line 6November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the
Page 3, Line 7official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.".