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SB18-216

Alternative Fuel Vehicles Public Utilities

Type Bill
Session 2018 Regular Session
Subjects
Business & Economic Development Transportation & Motor Vehicles

Concerning measures that affect the development of infrastructure used by alternative fuel motor vehicles, and, in connection therewith, establishing a process at the Colorado public utilities commission whereby a public utility may undertake implementation of an alternative fuel motor vehicle infrastructure program within the area covered by the utility's certificate of public convenience and necessity.

Bill Summary:

Currently, resellers of electricity and natural gas may provide charging ports or fueling stations for motor vehicles as unregulated services. The bill authorizes public utilities to provide these services as regulated or unregulated services and allows cost recovery.

The bill allows a utility to apply to build facilities to support alternative fuel vehicles. Standards are set for approval. When a facility is built, the rate and charges for the services:

  • May allow a return on any investment made by an electric or natural gas public utility at the utility's weighted average cost of capital at the public utility's most recent rate of return on equity approved by the public utilities commission; and
  • Must be recovered from all customers of an electric or natural gas public utility in a manner that is similar to the recovery of distribution system investments.
    (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Status

Lost

Introduced

Lost

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
03/19/2018 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
07/19/2018 FN2 PDF
03/20/2018 FN1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.002 The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer Senate Bill 18-216, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion failed on a vote of 2-3. Vote summary
Postpone Senate Bill 18-216 indefinitely. The motion passed on a vote of 3-2. Vote summary
Activity Vote Documents
Date Location Action
03/27/2018 Senate Senate Committee on Transportation Postpone Indefinitely
03/19/2018 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation