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PUC to deny exceptions on Public Service Company renewable plan but flags community solar costs
Summary
Commissioners agreed to deny exceptions to the ALJ’s recommended decision approving Public Service Company’s renewable energy settlement but voiced concern about a 206 MW standalone community solar expansion and roughly $484 million in related costs; Energy Outreach Colorado's $25 million bill-relief request was rejected for now.
The Public Utilities Commission on March 18 signaled it will deny exceptions to the Administrative Law Judge’s recommended decision approving a settlement in Public Service Company of Colorado’s 2026–27 renewable energy compliance plan but recorded commissioners’ concerns about the scale and cost of expanded standalone community solar.
Advisory staff member Erin Hardick summarized the case history and settlement: Public Service filed a 2026–27 renewable plan proposing roughly 230 megawatts of distributed energy resources for the two-year plan and an initial $730,000,000 budget. The settlement seeks approval of required dispatchable distributed generation (DDG) components under Senate Bill 24207, an inclusive community solar (ICS) program, and a simplified cost recovery approach allocating distributed energy resource costs to the Renewable Energy Standard Adjustment (RESA) and other…
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