CO HB 1225

enacted

Distributed Energy Resources Requirements

Colorado · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did CO HB 1225 pass?

Yes. CO HB 1225 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-02-18): Introduced In House - Assigned to Energy & Environment

What is CO HB 1225 about?

Under current law, each subscriber to a community solar garden receives a net metering credit to their electric bill. The community solar subscriber organization can choose between a fixed bill credit or a bill credit that is adjusted annually. The act states that, on and after October 1, 2026, a subscriber organization may choose a fixed bill credit for the subscriber organization's income-qualified subscribers and a bill credit that changes annually for the subscriber organization's other customers. The public utility providing the bill credit must adjust the fixed bill credit annually to ensure that the credit remains aligned with changes in electricity rates over time. A public utility is permitted under current law to recover its prudently incurred costs to facilitate a timely interconnection of a distributed energy resource. The act prohibits a public utility from requiring an interconnection customer to pay the costs associated with interconnection facilities and upgrades until 30 days before the public utility incurs the costs. The act allows a public utility to require an interconnection customer to provide security for the estimated full costs of interconnection at the time of mutual execution of an interconnection agreement. The act requires a public utility with more than 500,000 customers in the state to, on or before August 15, 2026, convene a working group to accelerate distributed generation interconnection. The working group is tasked with discussing, if applicable, a cluster and batch study process for interconnection studies and a process for the public utility to accept a surety bond for interconnection upgrade work. The working group is also directed to discuss, and the public utility is required to implement, a process for third-party interconnection studies and upgrades. On or before December 15, 2026, the public utility is required to file a notice with the public utilities commission (commission) that includes a report on any recommendations of the working group. The public utility is directed to make appropriate filings to implement any recommendations of the working group that require commission approval on or before January 1, 2027. The act specifies that any interconnection upgrades and related utility construction work performed by a contracted third party must meet applicable safety, reliability, labor, and technical standards. The act amends the definition of 'dispatchable distributed generation' and requires the commission to evaluate the size of off-site renewable distributed generation or storage facility and installation limitations as part of a future renewable energy standard compliance plan.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

Who sponsors CO HB 1225?

S. Bright, M. Ball, J. Willford and 1 others are the primary sponsors of CO HB 1225, joined by 22 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: 2026-02-18
Latest action: 2026-02-18 — Introduced In House - Assigned to Energy & Environment
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Energy

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-06-01
Governor Signed
executive-signature
2026-05-29
Signed by the Speaker of the House
passage
2026-05-29
Signed by the President of the Senate
passage
2026-05-29
Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt
2026-05-12
House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
2026-05-09
House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
2026-05-08
Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
passage,reading-3
2026-05-07
Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee
reading-2
2026-05-06
Senate Second Reading Special Order - Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2026-05-04
Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-04-30
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & Energy
introduction
2026-04-27
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
passage,reading-3
2026-04-24
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
2026-04-09
House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
2026-04-06
House Committee on Finance Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
committee-passage,referral-committee
2026-03-25
House Committee on Energy & Environment Refer Amended to Finance
referral-committee
2026-02-18
Introduced In House - Assigned to Energy & Environment
introduction

Versions

Introduced — 2026-02-18Compare
Engrossed — 2026-04-24Compare
Reengrossed — 2026-04-27Compare
Revised — 2026-05-07Compare
Rerevised — 2026-05-08Compare
Final Act — 2026-05-29Compare
Signed Act — 2026-06-03Compare
(document, no version)Compare

Votes

Adopt amendment L.007
2026-03-25 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (1)
- Manny Rutinel: excused
Adopt amendment L.010
2026-03-25 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (1)
- Manny Rutinel: excused
Adopt amendment L.008
2026-03-25 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (1)
- Manny Rutinel: excused
Adopt amendment L.005
2026-03-25 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (1)
- Manny Rutinel: excused
Adopt amendment L.004
2026-03-25 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (1)
- Manny Rutinel: excused
Adopt amendment L.011
2026-03-25 · pass · 0-0
Refer House Bill 26-1225, as amended, to the Committee on Finance.
2026-03-25 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (13)
- Lori Goldstein: yes
- Manny Rutinel: yes
- Scott Slaugh: no
- Lesley Smith: yes
- Jenny Willford: yes
- Dan Woog: no
- Elizabeth Velasco: yes
- Alex Valdez: yes
- Carlos Barron: no
- Ken DeGraaf: yes
- Jamie Jackson: yes
- Junie Joseph: yes
- Amy Paschal: no
Adopt amendment L.006
2026-03-25 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (1)
- Manny Rutinel: excused
Refer House Bill 26-1225 to the Committee of the Whole.
2026-04-06 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Max Brooks: no
- Sean Camacho: yes
- Ken DeGraaf: yes
- Lorena Garcia: yes
- Ryan Gonzalez: no
- Anthony Hartsook: no
- Bob Marshall: yes
- Rebekah Stewart: yes
- Yara Zokaie: yes
- Brianna Titone: yes
- Steven Woodrow: yes
AMD (H.001)
2026-04-24 · fail · 0-0
Member-level votes (65)
- Bacon: no
- Barron: yes
- Boesenecker: no
- Bottoms: yes
- Bradfield: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Brown: no
- Caldwell: excused
- Camacho: no
- Carter: no
- Clifford: no
- DeGraaf: excused
- Duran: no
- English: no
- Espenoza: no
- Feret: no
- Flanell: yes
- Froelich: no
- Garcia: no
- Garcia Sander: yes
- Gilchrist: no
- Goldstein: no
- Gonzalez R.: yes
- Hamrick: no
- Hartsook: yes
- Jackson: no
- Johnson: yes
- Joseph: no
- Keltie: yes
- Lieder: no
- Lindsay: no
- Luck: yes
- Lukens: no
- Mabrey: excused
- Marshall: no
- Martinez: no
- Mauro: no
- McCormick: no
- Nguyen: no
- Paschal: no
- Phillips: no
- Richardson: yes
- Ricks: no
- Rutinel: no
- Rydin: no
- Sirota: no
- Slaugh: yes
- Smith: excused
- Soper: excused
- Stewart K.: excused
- Stewart R.: no
- Story: no
- Suckla: yes
- Taggart: excused
- Titone: no
- Valdez: excused
- Velasco: no
- Weinberg: yes
- Willford: no
- Winter T.: yes
- Woodrow: no
- Woog: yes
- Zokaie: no
- McCluskie: no
BILL
2026-04-27 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (65)
- Bacon: yes
- Barron: no
- Boesenecker: yes
- Bottoms: no
- Bradfield: no
- Bradley: yes
- Brooks: no
- Brown: yes
- Caldwell: no
- Camacho: yes
- Carter: yes
- Clifford: yes
- DeGraaf: yes
- Duran: yes
- English: yes
- Espenoza: yes
- Feret: yes
- Flanell: no
- Froelich: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Garcia Sander: no
- Gilchrist: yes
- Goldstein: yes
- Gonzalez R.: no
- Hamrick: yes
- Hartsook: no
- Jackson: yes
- Johnson: no
- Joseph: yes
- Keltie: no
- Lieder: yes
- Lindsay: yes
- Luck: yes
- Lukens: yes
- Mabrey: yes
- Marshall: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Mauro: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Paschal: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Richardson: no
- Ricks: yes
- Rutinel: yes
- Rydin: yes
- Sirota: yes
- Slaugh: yes
- Smith: yes
- Soper: excused
- Stewart K.: yes
- Stewart R.: yes
- Story: yes
- Suckla: no
- Taggart: no
- Titone: yes
- Valdez: excused
- Velasco: yes
- Weinberg: no
- Willford: yes
- Winter T.: no
- Woodrow: yes
- Woog: no
- Zokaie: yes
- McCluskie: yes
Adopt amendment L.015
2026-05-04 · pass · 0-0
Refer House Bill 26-1225, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole.
2026-05-04 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Marc Catlin: yes
- Tony Exum: yes
- William Lindstedt: yes
- Kyle Mullica: excused
- Rod Pelton: no
- Tom Sullivan: yes
- Lynda Zamora Wilson: no
- Matt Ball: yes
- Lisa Cutter: yes
REPASS
2026-05-12 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (65)
- Bacon: yes
- Barron: no
- Boesenecker: yes
- Bottoms: no
- Bradfield: no
- Bradley: yes
- Brooks: no
- Brown: yes
- Caldwell: no
- Camacho: yes
- Carter: yes
- Clifford: yes
- DeGraaf: yes
- Duran: yes
- English: yes
- Espenoza: yes
- Feret: yes
- Flanell: no
- Froelich: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Garcia Sander: no
- Gilchrist: yes
- Goldstein: yes
- Gonzalez R.: no
- Hamrick: yes
- Hartsook: no
- Jackson: yes
- Johnson: no
- Joseph: yes
- Keltie: no
- Lieder: yes
- Lindsay: yes
- Luck: yes
- Lukens: yes
- Mabrey: yes
- Marshall: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Mauro: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Paschal: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Richardson: no
- Ricks: yes
- Rutinel: excused
- Rydin: yes
- Sirota: yes
- Slaugh: yes
- Smith: yes
- Soper: no
- Stewart K.: yes
- Stewart R.: yes
- Story: excused
- Suckla: no
- Taggart: no
- Titone: yes
- Valdez: yes
- Velasco: yes
- Weinberg: no
- Willford: yes
- Winter T.: no
- Woodrow: yes
- Woog: no
- Zokaie: yes
- McCluskie: yes
CONCUR
2026-05-12 · pass · 0-0
Member-level votes (65)
- Bacon: yes
- Barron: yes
- Boesenecker: yes
- Bottoms: no
- Bradfield: yes
- Bradley: no
- Brooks: no
- Brown: yes
- Caldwell: no
- Camacho: yes
- Carter: yes
- Clifford: yes
- DeGraaf: yes
- Duran: yes
- English: yes
- Espenoza: yes
- Feret: yes
- Flanell: no
- Froelich: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Garcia Sander: yes
- Gilchrist: yes
- Goldstein: yes
- Gonzalez R.: yes
- Hamrick: yes
- Hartsook: no
- Jackson: yes
- Johnson: no
- Joseph: yes
- Keltie: no
- Lieder: excused
- Lindsay: yes
- Luck: yes
- Lukens: yes
- Mabrey: yes
- Marshall: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Mauro: yes
- McCormick: yes
- Nguyen: yes
- Paschal: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Richardson: no
- Ricks: yes
- Rutinel: excused
- Rydin: yes
- Sirota: yes
- Slaugh: yes
- Smith: yes
- Soper: no
- Stewart K.: yes
- Stewart R.: yes
- Story: excused
- Suckla: yes
- Taggart: yes
- Titone: yes
- Valdez: yes
- Velasco: yes
- Weinberg: no
- Willford: yes
- Winter T.: no
- Woodrow: yes
- Woog: no
- Zokaie: yes
- McCluskie: yes

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https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1225

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