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House committee narrows HB 12‑60 after testimony on grid resilience, adopts amendment to rely on existing FERC/NERC reports
Summary
After testimony from utilities, the PUC and federal‑sector experts, the committee adopted amendment L005 to shift reporting work to utilities and rely on FERC/NERC Critical Energy Infrastructure Information (CEII) reports; the amended bill moved to Committee of the Whole on an 8–5 vote.
Representative De Graaf introduced House Bill 12‑60 as a review and reporting requirement to help the legislature understand Colorado’s ability to respond to geomagnetic disturbances and other large threats to the electric grid. Sponsors framed the bill as an information-gathering measure to identify shortfalls, timelines for restoring power and whether federal resilience funds could be leveraged for upgrades.
During the witness phase, the committee heard from public utilities, trade groups and security experts. The Public Utilities Commission director said the PUC shares the intent of improving resilience but cautioned that Colorado is part of an integrated regional grid and that major investments to harden equipment…
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