CO HB1064

Directs the Public Utilities Commission to oversee a third-party financial and technical feasibility study on community choice energy (CCE) in Colorado, examining whether communities can achieve renewable energy goals through wholesale electricity supplier choice while maintaining incumbent utility delivery services.

Requires the PUC to conduct a separate investigatory docket to study regulatory and legal implications of CCE, accepting testimony from stakeholders including utilities, renewable energy developers, consumer advocates, and regulators from states with existing CCE programs.

Mandates financial study assess rate competitiveness, transition fees for communities leaving incumbent utilities, and various participation scenarios; technical study must address transmission access, resource adequacy, reliability, and legislative recommendations for implementing wholesale CCE.

Investigatory docket must explore topics including regulatory oversight scope, exit fee considerations, customer opt-out procedures, consumer protections, and the relationship between CCE and distributed energy resources.

Feasibility study report due November 30, 2020, and investigatory docket report due January 1, 2021, to the transportation and energy committees; the entire section is repealed effective September 1, 2023.