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    The document discusses Colorado's renewable portfolio standard (RPS) and the various attempts to pass RPS legislation between 2002-2004. It summarizes that an RPS bill was introduced each year but failed to pass. Supporters then took the initiative to voters through a ballot measure in 2004, which passed narrowly. The amendment required 10% renewables by 2015 for large utilities but was vague. Subsequent legislation in 2007 and 2013 further modified and increased the RPS requirements over time.

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    The document discusses Colorado's renewable portfolio standard (RPS) and the various attempts to pass RPS legislation between 2002-2004. It summarizes that an RPS bill was introduced each year but failed to pass. Supporters then took the initiative to voters through a ballot measure in 2004, which passed narrowly. The amendment required 10% renewables by 2015 for large utilities but was vague. Subsequent legislation in 2007 and 2013 further modified and increased the RPS requirements over time.

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    The Colorado RPS story

    RPS: 3 strikes in the CO Legislature


    -RPS bill introduced in the Colorado legislature:
    2002, 2003, 2004
    -Failed each time
    RPS: 3 strikes in the CO Legislature
    -Support due to promise of rural economic development
    RPS: 3 strikes in the CO Legislature
    -Opposition from rural electric cooperatives
    -Fear of electricity price increases
    -Philosophical opposition to ‘mandates’

    “We are not opposed to renewables…is it the best public


    policy to put into Colorado statutes a mandate for a
    particular fuel mix? We would also have this position if they
    legislated requirements on the use of coal, nuclear or gas”
    -Exec. Director, CO Rural Elec. Assoc.
    RPS: 3 strikes in the CO Legislature
    -After 2004 failure, RPS supporters changed
    tactics. (the 3 strikes rule)
    2004: RPS by ballot initiative
    -RPS advocates bypassed the Legislature and the PUC, and went
    straight to the voters
    -An expensive and controversial strategy
    -’Amendment 37’ opposed by Xcel and many others
    -Proposed amendment more aggressive than failed bill
    2004: RPS by ballot initiative
    -’Amendment 37’ approved by voters, ~ 54%-
    46%
    -10% renewables by 2015, of which 4% solar.
    -Applied only to larger (40,000+ customers)
    municipal utilities (“munis”) and rural electric
    associations (“REAs”).
    -These munis and REAs can “opt out” if their
    members vote to do so.
    more details on how the 2004
    amendment worked
    -Amendment set 1% cap on cost
    -Amendment itself vague on details -
    PUC filled them in
    more on the solar requirement
    -4% of 10% = 0.4%, of which half must be
    customer-sited
    -Xcel built 8 MW solar plant in San Luis Valley
    still more solar

    Xcel offered generous subsidies for customer-


    sited PV systems: $2/watt, plus another
    $2.50/watt for the future REC stream.
    10/09 update: $2/watt, plus $1.50/watt
    2/09 update: $2/watt, plus $0.70/watt
    9/10 update: $2/watt, plus $0.45/watt
    10/11 update: $1/watt, plus 9¢/kWh
    10/12 update: $0/watt, plus 15¢/kWh
    8/14 update: $0/watt, plus 1¢/kWh
    Differing views on the CO RPS…

    Dave Lock, Executive Director, Colorado Municipal Utility’


    Association, presentation at the ABA Renewables Conference,
    July 20th, 2005
    CO RPS - summary
    Amendment 37, passed in 2004
    Required 10% renewables by 2015
    Applied mostly to Xcel - others could “opt out”
    Had a 4% (of the 10%) solar requirement
    CO RPS – 2007 update
    HB 1281, passed in 2007, significantly modified
    the CO RPS
    Raised the numbers to 20% by 2020 for Xcel
    10% by 2020 for REAs, munis
    CO RPS – 2013 update
    •HB 10-1001, passed in 2010, significantly
    modified the CO RPS - again
    •Raised the numbers to 30% by 2020 for Xcel
    and Black Hills.
    •Still 10% by 2020 for REAs, munis
    •Changed the solar requirement to 3% of IOU’s
    retail sales must come from ‘distributed
    generation’ by 2020.
    – Half of that (1.5%) must be customer sited.
    CO RPS – 2013 update
    •SB 252 signed by Governor Hickenlooper 6/13
    •Added coal bed methane and landfill gas to list of ‘qualifying
    renewables’
    •Increased co-op renewables requirement from 10% to 20%
    by 2020
    •Set a 2% cost cap
    •Has an ‘out’ via reporting

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