Title
Review of Draft Decision and Order and Draft Resolution Rescinding The Colorado Springs Utilities’ Open Access Transmission Tariff in Conjunction with the Transfer of Functional Control of Utilities’ Transmission Facilities to Southwest Power Pool Regional Transmission Organization
Presenter:
Travas Deal, Chief Executive Officer, Colorado Springs Utilities
Tristan Gearhart, Chief Planning and Finance Officer, Colorado Springs Utilities
David Beckett, Senior Attorney, City Attorney’s Office - Utilities Division
Summary:
The City Attorney’s Office - Utilities Division will present a Decision and Order and Resolution for Colorado Springs Utilities’ Open Access Transmission Tariff (OATT) Rescission Filing based upon the October 14, 2025, public hearing held for Colorado Springs Utilities’ OATT Rescission Filing filed on September 9, 2025.
Background:
On September 9, 2025, Colorado Springs Utilities filed the OATT Rescission Filing, including a resolution and all supporting documentation for the proposed change. The Staff of Utilities proposed that City Council rescind the entirety of Colorado Springs Utilities OATT on the day on which Utilities transfers functional control of Utilities’ transmission facilities to SPP (scheduled for April 1, 2026, as of the date of the Resolution).
In accordance with the City Code of the City of Colorado Springs § 12.1.108, copies of the filing were available for public inspection in the City Clerk office beginning on September 9, 2025. Utilities filed supplemental information to the 2026 Rate Case on October 1, 2025, and October 9, 2025. Notices of the proposed changes were provided by publication in The Gazette on September 11, 2025, and October 3, 2025. The OATT Rescission Filing was also posted on the Colorado Springs Utilities’ website at www.csu.org, and electronic and paper copies were provided to City Council members.
The draft Decision and Order summarizes Colorado Springs Utilities’ OATT Rescission Filing and the record of the public hearing held on October 14, 2025. The Decision and Order also contains City Council’s initial directions at that public hearing regarding the OATT Rescission Filing. The final Decision and Order and final Resolution presented for approval by City Council at the October 28, 2025, meeting includes any City Council directed revisions from the October 27, 2025, Work Session meeting.
Previous Council Action:
City Council held a public hearing on October 14, 2025, regarding Colorado Springs Utilities’ OATT Rescission Filing filed on September 9, 2025.
Financial Implications:
The Decision and Order and the Resolution authorize the rescission of Colorado Springs Utilities’ OATT City Council Volume No. 3 in its entirety on the day on which Utilities transfers functional control of Utilities’ transmission facilities to SPP (scheduled for April 1, 2026, as of the date of the Resolution) as reflected in the OATT Rescission Filing.
City Council Appointed Board/Commission/Committee Recommendation:
N/A
Stakeholder Process:
Public hearing held on October 14, 2025.
Alternatives:
N/A
Proposed Motion:
Move approval of the Resolution.
Summary of Ordinance Language
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