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DEMAND SIDE MANAGEMENT
Section 4 CCR 723-4-4750 - Overview and Purpose

4 Colo. Code Regs. § 723-4-4750

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Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 22, November 25, 2024
Section 4 CCR 723-4-4750 - Overview and Purpose

These rules implement §§ 40-1-102, 40-3.2-101, 40-3.2-103, and 40-3.2-105, C.R.S. for LDCs required by statute to be rate-regulated. Consistent with statutory requirements, the purpose of these Demand Side Management (DSM) rules is to reduce end-use natural gas consumption in a cost effective manner, in order to save money for consumers and utilities, and protect the environment by encouraging the reduction of emissions and air pollutants. These rules direct natural gas utilities in the design and implementation of programs that will enable sales customers to participate in DSM. The LDC shall design DSM programs for its full service customers to achieve cost-effective energy savings, considering factors such as: achievable energy savings, customer benefits, cost effectiveness ratios, adoption potential, market transformation capability and ability to replicate in the utility service territory.

(a) Each utility shall file an application for approval of a DSM plan within the parameters set forth in these rules. In the application, the utility shall include a proposed expenditure target, savings target, funding mechanism, and cost-recovery mechanism.
(b) Each utility shall annually file an advice letter or application for cost recovery, as permitted herein.
(c) Each utility shall annually file a DSM report. The DSM report shall include the results of any measurement and verification (M&V) evaluation conducted during the DSM report period.

4 CCR 723-4-4750

38 CR 17, September 10, 2015, effective 9/30/2015
40 CR 01, January 10, 2017, effective 1/30/2017
41 CR 11, June 10, 2018, effective 6/30/2018
42 CR 07, April 10, 2019, effective 4/30/2019
43 CR 08, April 25, 2020, effective 5/15/2020
44 CR 04, February 25, 2021, effective 3/17/2021
44 CR 24, December 25, 2021, effective 1/14/2022
45 CR 18, September 25, 2022, effective 10/15/2022
46 CR 06, March 25, 2023, effective 1/25/2023
46 CR 08, April 25, 2023, effective 5/15/2023