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Commission refers Black Hills’ 50 MW Pueblo battery project to an administrative law judge with targeted guidance
Summary
The commission voted to refer Black Hills Colorado Electric’s application for a 50 MW battery storage Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) to an Administrative Law Judge and instructed the ALJ to consider expedited scheduling, PIM baseline questions, and protection of confidential commercial terms.
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission voted to refer Black Hills Colorado Electric’s application for a 50‑megawatt battery storage project at Pueblo Airport generating station to an Administrative Law Judge for hearing and to draft a procedural schedule that addresses the company’s request for an expedited decision.
The referral matters because the project was one of three utility resources approved in Black Hills’ recent electric resource plan (ERP) and the company asked for several regulatory determinations — including a presumption of prudence for acquisition cost, a change in accounting treatment to allow recovery through construction…
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