SB 17-105

  • Colorado Senate Bill
  • 2017 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Feb 27, 2017
  • Senate
  • House
  • Signed by Governor May 22, 2017

Consumer Right To Know Electric Utility Charges

Abstract

The bill requires an investor-owned electric utility to file with the public utilities commission (commission) for the commission's review a comprehensive billing format that the investor-owned electric utility has developed for its monthly billing of customers. An investor-owned electric utility shall file the comprehensive billing format pursuant to a schedule determined by the commission. The comprehensive billing format must include the following: A line-item representation of all monthly charges and credits applied to the customer and an indication whether the charges have increased from the prior month as a result of increased fuel costs; For months in which tiered rates are applied, a breakdown of the tiered rates and the amount of usage to which each rate was applied for the month; The rate and usage for the current month and each of the previous 12 months, as shown in a bar graph or other visual format; and For customers to which demand rates apply, a listing of the demand charge, aggregated data about the demand during the billing period, and, if the customer is a residential customer, a calculation of the amount that the customer would have been billed had standard residential rates applied. The bill also requires each investor-owned utility to provide its customers, on a biannual basis, with an insert that indicates, as a percentage, each fuel source used in power generation and purchased for the utility. The bill sets forth procedures for the commission's review of a filed comprehensive billing format and provides that once a comprehensive billing format has been approved by the commission, the investor-owned utility need not refile it unless changes have been made to it. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Bill Sponsors (3)

Votes


Actions


May 22, 2017

Office of the Governor

Governor Signed

May 01, 2017

Office of the Governor

Sent to the Governor

Colorado General Assembly

Signed by the Speaker of the House

Apr 27, 2017

Colorado General Assembly

Signed by the President of the Senate

Apr 21, 2017

Colorado General Assembly

Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass

Apr 20, 2017

Colorado General Assembly

Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily

Apr 19, 2017

Colorado General Assembly

House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor

Apr 18, 2017

Colorado General Assembly

House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor

Apr 17, 2017

Colorado General Assembly

House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments

Apr 12, 2017

Colorado General Assembly

House Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole

  • Referral-Committee
  • Committee-Passage
House Committee of the Whole Transportation & Energy

Feb 27, 2017

Colorado General Assembly

Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Energy

  • Introduction
Transportation & Energy

Feb 23, 2017

Colorado General Assembly

Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments

Feb 22, 2017

Colorado General Assembly

Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee

Feb 16, 2017

Colorado General Assembly

Senate Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole

  • Referral-Committee
  • Committee-Passage
Senate Committee of the Whole

Jan 27, 2017

Colorado General Assembly

Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy

  • Introduction
Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Amendment L.002 PDF
Amendment L.013 PDF
Amendment L.012 PDF
Amendment L.011 PDF
Amendment L.010 PDF
Committee Amendment PDF
PA1 (02/17/2017) PDF
PA2 (04/17/2017) PDF
Introduced (01/27/2017) PDF
Engrossed (02/22/2017) PDF
Reengrossed (02/23/2017) PDF
Revised (04/18/2017) PDF
Rerevised (04/19/2017) PDF
Final Act (05/01/2017) PDF
Signed Act (05/22/2017) PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Note FN1 (02/13/2017) PDF
Fiscal Note FN2 (03/02/2017) PDF
Fiscal Note FN3 (08/21/2017) PDF

Sources

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