Title
Review of Draft Decision and Order and Draft Resolution Accepting the Conclusions and Recommendations of the Staff of Colorado Springs Utilities Concerning the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 Standards Amending the Federal Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act
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' 2022 Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) Proceeding Filing based upon the October 14, 2025, public hearing held for Colorado Springs Utilities' 2022 PURPA Proceeding Filing filed on September 9, 2025.
Background:
By Resolution No. 180-22, dated November 8, 2022, City Council opened a proceeding to consider two new standards of PURPA. The two items relate to demand response/demand flexibility and electric vehicle charging rates. City Council directed the Staff of Utilities to evaluate the new standards and bring the matter back to City Council for a decision. The Staff of Utilities has compiled the relevant information.
On September 9, 2025, Colorado Springs Utilities filed the 2026 Rate Case Filing, including a resolution and all supporting documentation for the 2022 PURPA Proceeding Filing proposed changes. The 2026 Rate Case Filing supporting documentation contains a summary of the information the Staff of Utilities compiled. It also contains the Staff of Utilities' recommendation not to separately adopt the two new PURPA standards added to PURPA by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) of 2021. Utilities filed supplemental information to the 2026 Rate Case on October 1, 2025, and October 9, 2025.
In accordance with the City Code of the City of Colorado Springs ? 12.1.108, cop...
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