4 CCR 723-3-3650 - Applicability

(a) Rules 3650 through 3668 shall apply to all investor owned jurisdictional electric utilities in the state of Colorado that are subject to the Commission's regulatory authority.

(b) Rules 3651, 3652, 3654(b), (d) through (i), and (l), 3659(a)(I) through (a)(V), (b), (d) through (i), 3660(l), 3661(b), (c), (g),and (i), 3662(a)(I), (a)(II), (a)(IV) through (a)(X), (a)(XIII), (a)(XV), (b), (d) and (e), and 3667 shall apply to cooperative electric associations in the state of Colorado.

(c) Rules 3651, 3652, 3653, 3654(b), (c), (d) through (i) and (l), 3659(a)(I) through (a)(V), (b), (d) through (i) shall apply to municipally owned electric utilities in the state of Colorado, which are QRUs.

(d) The board of directors of each municipally owned electric utility not subject to these rules may, at its option, submit the question of whether to be subject to these rules to its consumers on a one meter equals one vote basis. Approval by a majority of those voting in the election shall be required for such inclusion, providing that a minimum of 25 percent of eligible consumers participates in the election.

(I) Within 45 days of the conclusion of any vote to be subject to these rules, the municipally owned electric utility shall provide written notification of the outcome of the vote to the Director of the Commission.

(e) Rules 3650, 3651, 3652, 3662(f), and 3668(d) shall apply to cooperative electric generation and transmission associations.

(f) Nothing in these rules is intended to expand the Commission's regulatory oversight and powers over municipally owned electric utilities, cooperative electric associations, or cooperative electric generation and transmission associations.

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4 CCR 723-3-3650

38 CR 17, September 10, 2015, effective 9/30/2015 39 CR 06, March 25, 2016, effective 4/14/2016 39 CR 08, April 25, 2016, effective 5/15/2016 40 CR 22, November 25, 2017, effective 12/15/2017 42 CR 03, February 10, 2019, effective 3/2/2019 42 CR 07, April 10, 2019, effective 4/30/2019 42 CR 09, May 10, 2019, effective 5/30/2019 43 CR 08, April 25, 2020, effective 5/15/2020 43 CR 12, June 25, 2020, effective 7/15/2020 43 CR 20, October 25, 2020, effective 11/14/2020 44 CR 13, July 10, 2021, effective 7/30/2021 44 CR 24, December 25, 2021, effective 1/14/2022 45 CR 18, September 25, 2022, effective 10/15/2022 46 CR 02, January 25, 2023, effective 2/14/2023