CO SB089

Declares that Colorado electricity consumers have a right to install and use electricity storage systems on their property without burdensome restrictions or discriminatory rates.

Limits electricity storage systems eligible under this law to those with a maximum discharge rate of 25 kilowatts alternating current (kW AC), regardless of total stored electricity capacity.

Directs the Colorado Public Utilities Commission to adopt rules by October 1, 2017, requiring utility approval processes for storage systems paired with photovoltaic equipment to be simple, streamlined, and no more complex than existing photovoltaic approval procedures.

Prohibits utilities from requiring separate revenue meters for storage systems not exceeding 25 kW AC and bars utilities from charging standby, minimum, additional meter, or other fees to storage customers unless the same fees apply to all similarly situated customers without storage.

Applies requirements substantially equally to all electricity suppliers in Colorado, including municipally owned utilities and cooperative electric associations, with violations subject to penalties under state law.