State wants your comments – rules for turning off gas & electricity for nonpayment

Public Utilities Commission (PUC)
PUBLIC COMMENT HEARING
Amendments to Gas and Electric Disconnection Rules

DENVER- The Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) will commence a rulemaking, public
comment proceeding to adopt standard practices for gas and electric utilities to use when
disconnecting services due to nonpayment.

Meeting Details
● Proceeding Number 22R-0557EG, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
● Tuesday, April 4, 11:30 a.m.
● Virtual meeting, via Zoom here.
● Requests for language accommodations should be made at least one week prior to the
event by completing the Language Access Form. Requests can also be made directly by
contacting Holly Bise at 303.894.2024 or holly.bise@state.co.us.

What You Need to Know
The PUC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) to consider amendments to certain
Commission Rules Regulating Electric Utilities, 4 Code of Colorado Regulations (CCR) 723-3
(Electric Rules), and Rules Regulating Gas Utilities, 4 CCR 723-4 (Gas Rules), in order to
implement the recent statutory changes enacted in House Bill (HB) 22-1018, effective April
21, 2022, regarding state regulated utilities’ practices regarding a customer’s ability to pay
their utility bill. Additional Information on this proceeding can be found by visiting
Proceeding No: 22R-0557EG.

A public comment hearing was held on Feb. 27, and the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ)
continued the public comment hearing by scheduling an additional public comment hearing to
be held on April 4. For more information, see Decision Number R23-0169-I.

Comment Process
If you would like to provide oral comments at the hearing, please click Zoom here.
Details on how to access the public comment hearing can be found on the Commission’s
Calendar of Events.

Public comments can also be provided by:
● Submitting written comments through the Commission’s Electronic Filing System (E-
Filings)
● Submitting written comments using the Commission’s online form