CO HB1225

Clarifies that the Public Utilities Commission has authority to adjudicate complaints about "just and reasonable" charges between cooperative electric associations, including "exit" charges when a retail cooperative terminates wholesale service contracts.

Expands the definition of "charge" to include any consideration paid by a retail cooperative electric association to a wholesale cooperative in connection with terminating a wholesale electric service contract.

Prohibits wholesale electric cooperatives from imposing unjust, unreasonable, discriminatory, or preferential charges on retail cooperatives installing, interconnecting, or using energy storage systems that remain on the retail cooperative's electrical system.

Requires wholesale electric cooperatives to act in good faith when retail cooperatives withdraw from membership and forbids commercially unreasonable contractual terms; requires facilitation of transition to firm service transmission customer status without diminishing native load priority.

Designates retail cooperative withdrawals from wholesale cooperative membership as a matter of statewide concern subject to Public Utilities Commission jurisdiction for complaint adjudication.