The general assembly hereby finds and declares that cooperative electric associations which are owned by the member-consumers they serve are regulated by the member-consumers themselves acting through an elected governing body. It is further declared that the regulation by the public utilities commission under the "Public Utilities Law", articles 1 to 7 of this title, may be duplicative of the self-regulation by the association and may be neither necessary nor cost-effective. It is therefore the purpose of this part 1 to determine the necessity of regulation by the public utilities commission by allowing cooperative electric associations to exempt themselves from regulation by the public utilities commission.
Source: L. 83: Entire article added, p. 1567, § 1, effective July 1. L. 86: Entire section amended, p. 1162, § 3, effective May 27.
Structure Colorado Code
Article 9.5 - Cooperative Electric Associations
§ 40-9.5-101. Legislative Declaration
§ 40-9.5-103. Exemption From "Public Utilities Law"
§ 40-9.5-104. Procedure for Exemption - Election
§ 40-9.5-105. Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity
§ 40-9.5-107. Duties of Cooperative Electric Associations
§ 40-9.5-108. Public Meetings - Definition
§ 40-9.5-108.5. Public Posting of Documents
§ 40-9.5-109. Regulations Governing Consumer Complaints
§ 40-9.5-109.5. Election Policy - Adoption - Publication - Contents
§ 40-9.5-110. Board of Directors of Cooperative Electric Associations - Nomination - Elections
§ 40-9.5-110.5. Directors - Required Policies
§ 40-9.5-111. Notice of Meeting - Agenda
§ 40-9.5-112. Provisions Applicable to Cooperative Electric Associations
§ 40-9.5-113. Method of Reimposing Public Utilities Commission Regulation
§ 40-9.5-114. Public Utilities Commission - Fees
§ 40-9.5-114.5. Applicability of Sections 40-9.5-108 to 40-9.5-112
§ 40-9.5-116. Investment in Public-Private Transportation Facilities
§ 40-9.5-117. Surcharge for Underground Conversion of Facilities