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PUC votes at a glance: temporary railroad rule, waivers and rehearings
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Summary
At its Dec. 3 meeting the Public Utilities Commission approved a temporary rule for railroad wayside detector reporting, denied a limousine-waiver petition, denied rehearing requests on a street-lighting tariff and scheduled a Dec. 16 information meeting on large-load issues; the panel also approved a conditional one-year extension for Pueblo Unit 2.
The Public Utilities Commission took several procedural and substantive actions at its Dec. 3 meeting:
- Temporary railroad detector rule approved: The commission adopted a temporary rule to implement wayside detector reporting for railroads so reporting requirements are in place before Jan. 1, 2026. Staff said a prior temporary rule expired July 21, 2025. (SEG 016–055)
- Denied Book and Ride waiver: The commission denied a petition for a waiver of rule 6305 for a 2020 Nissan Altima submitted by Book and Ride; staff recommended denial because the petitioner provided insufficient documentation of hardship and minimal evidence the vehicle meets luxury-limousine standards. (SEG 056–161)
- Denied rehearing on street-lighting tariff: Commission counsel summarized applications by Public Service Company and the Colorado Department of Transportation seeking rehearing of a recommended decision about which party pays for certain streetlights; counsel recommended denying both rehearing petitions and the commission affirmed that recommendation. (SEG 162–307)
- Commissioner Information Meeting scheduled: The commission set a Commissioner Information Meeting for Dec. 16, 2025, from 1–4 p.m., to hear staff's large-load outreach report (staff will file the report Dec. 8). (SEG 308–366)
- Comanche Unit 2 extension: As summarized in a separate article, the commission granted a conditional variance to extend Pueblo Unit 2's retirement to Dec. 31, 2026, with reporting requirements and an operational cap for 2026; commissioners discussed prudence and cost-recovery issues. (SEG 379–SEG 1454)
Meeting adjourned at SEG 1540.
Each of these actions will be memorialized in staff-drafted ABC orders or subsequent filings as directed by the commission.
