---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Utilities Commission Evaluation Of Energy Storage Systems"
description: "The bill directs the public utilities commission to adopt rules establishing mechanisms for the procurement of energy storage systems by investor-owned electric utilities, based on an analysis of costs and benefits as well as factors such as grid reliability and a reduction in the need for additional peak generation capacity. The information supplied by the utilities must include appropriate data and must specify interconnection points to enable independent evaluation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2018A"
identifier: "HB 18-1270"
citation: "Colorado HB 18-1270 (2018A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chris Hansen", "Jack Tate", "Jon Becker"]
version_count: 10
action_count: 24
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2018-03-06T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2018-06-01T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/48ebbfe3-3490-44ee-a431-2e587c2df11b"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb18-1270"
source_hash: "3b2cff280667f06e9c3a23f3b5d4ca3bc58f1bbd108c85d2802df7c4b107d356"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-co"]
---

# Colorado HB 18-1270 (2018A) — Public Utilities Commission Evaluation Of Energy Storage Systems

The bill directs the public utilities commission to adopt rules establishing mechanisms for the procurement of energy storage systems by investor-owned electric utilities, based on an analysis of costs and benefits as well as factors such as grid reliability and a reduction in the need for additional peak generation capacity. The information supplied by the utilities must include appropriate data and must specify interconnection points to enable independent evaluation.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018a/bills/cr/2018a_hb1270_s_agr_001.pdf)
2. **Conference Committee (05/15/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_hb18-1270cc.pdf)
3. **Engrossed (04/04/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1270_eng.pdf)
4. **Final Act (05/22/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1270_enr.pdf)
5. **Introduced (03/06/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1270_01.pdf)
6. **PA1 (04/13/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1270sagr_01.pdf)
7. **Reengrossed (04/05/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1270_ren.pdf)
8. **Rerevised (04/23/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1270_rer.pdf)
9. **Revised (04/19/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1270_rev.pdf)
10. **Signed Act (06/01/2018)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2018A/bills/2018a_1270_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- ADOPT — **51–14** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **62–0** (pass) · lower
- NOTCNCR — **45–19** (pass) · lower
- ADOPT CCR — **35–0** (pass) · lower
- REPASS — **56–9** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **26–9** (pass) · lower
- REPASS — **35–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Chris Hansen — primary (person)
- Jack Tate — primary (person)
- Jon Becker — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-06-01T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2018-05-22T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-05-22T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2018-05-22T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2018-05-08T06:00:00+00:00** House Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass
- **2018-05-07T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Consideration of First Conference Committee Report result was to Adopt Committee Report - Repass
- **2018-05-04T06:00:00+00:00** First Conference Committee Result was to Adopt Rerevised w/ Amendments
- **2018-05-03T06:00:00+00:00** First Conference Committee Result was to Adopt Rerevised w/ Amendments
- **2018-04-26T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Not Concur - Request Conference Committee
- **2018-04-23T06:00:00+00:00** House Considered Senate Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2018-04-23T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-20T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
- **2018-04-19T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor `reading-2`
- **2018-04-17T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Laid Over to 04/19/2018 - No Amendments
- **2018-04-12T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2018-04-05T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Agriculture, Natural Resources, & Energy `introduction`
- **2018-04-05T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2018-04-04T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor `reading-2`
- **2018-04-03T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over to 04/04/2018 - No Amendments
- **2018-03-29T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over to 04/03/2018 - No Amendments
- **2018-03-28T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over to 03/29/2018 - No Amendments
- **2018-03-27T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over to 03/28/2018 - No Amendments
- **2018-03-22T06:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2018-03-06T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation & Energy `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/48ebbfe3-3490-44ee-a431-2e587c2df11b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).