(1) Intentionally left blank —Ed. (a) On and after October 1, 2021, and except as provided in section 40-8.7-104 (2.5)(b), each investor-owned energy utility shall include on its customers’ monthly bills a flat energy assistance system benefit charge that a customer is assessed to help finance the low-income energy assistance program. (b) Intentionally left blank —Ed. (I) Except as provided in subsections (1)(b)(II) and (1)(b)(III) of this section, the monthly energy assistance system benefit charge is seventy-five cents for electric service provided and seventy-five cents for natural gas service provided. (II) Repealed. (III) Commencing October 1, 2023, the monthly energy assistance system benefit charge shall be adjusted in accordance with changes in the United States department of labor’s bureau of labor statistics consumer price index for Denver-Aurora-Lakewood for all items and all urban consumers, or its successor index. (2) Each investor-owned utility shall use the most cost-effective method for implementing the program. (3) This section is repealed, effective January 1, 2029.
C.R.S. § 40-8.7-105.5
Energy assistance system benefit charge
Known as the Low-income Energy Assistance Act
The act spans §§ 40-8.7-101 to 40-8.7-112 (15 sections).
Digitized from: Public.Law — Colorado Revised Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Colorado statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.