CO SB033

Creates the Colorado Clean Energy Permitting Coordination Office within the Colorado Energy Office to serve as a single point of contact for owners/operators, local governments, and permitting authorities regarding clean energy facility projects

Requires project owners/operators to submit community engagement plans at least 90 days before filing first state permit application (effective July 1, 2027), including identification of host communities, public meetings, and a community liaison

Mandates community benefit agreements addressing jobs, workforce development, tax impacts, supply chain needs, housing/transportation impacts during construction, and decommissioning plans; projects in coal transition communities or on brownfield sites must negotiate in good faith toward signed agreements

Prioritizes technical assistance for projects that repower retired fossil fuel sites, are located in coal transition communities, or use brownfield sites; requires the office to publish an annually-updated inventory of suitable redevelopment sites by December 1, 2027

Requires safety and emergency preparedness plans (effective July 1, 2027) and grid reliability/security statements (effective November 1, 2027); the office is scheduled for sunset review and repeal on September 1, 2031