Updated Clean Energy Plan Municipally Owned Utility
Current law requires certain entities to file, or allows certain entities to voluntarily file, a clean energy plan to achieve an 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions caused by the entity's electricity sales in Colorado by 2030, relative to 2005 levels (2030 emission reductions). The act repeals current law stating that clean energy plans submitted by a cooperative electric association or a municipally owned utility under certain circumstances are deemed approved by the public utilities commission (commission) and requiring the division of administration in the department of public health and environment (division) to consult with the commission in verifying a clean energy plan submitted by a cooperative electric association or a municipally owned utility. The act also repeals current law stating that voluntary submission of a clean energy plan by a cooperative electric association or a municipally owned utility does not alter the entity's regulatory status with respect to the commission. A municipally owned utility that has encountered challenges in achieving the 2030 emission reductions may submit to the division, no later than December 31, 2026, an updated clean energy plan that demonstrates achievement of the 2030 emission reductions by the earliest date possible on or after December 31, 2029, but no later than December 31, 2032. A municipally owned utility that submits an updated clean energy plan to the division must:Provide a detailed generation and transmission plan to the division with the updated clean energy plan;Provide an annual report to the division beginning January 1, 2028, and continuing each year until December 31, 2033, that contains certain information related to the updated clean energy plan;Cease burning coal by December 31, 2032; andSeek to achieve certain additional reductions in greenhouse gas emissions without impairing the municipally owned utility's ability to maintain certain electric reliability standards. The updated clean energy plan must be verified by the division.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Colorado SB 182 (2026A) — Updated Clean Energy Plan Municipally Owned Utility
Current law requires certain entities to file, or allows certain entities to voluntarily file, a clean energy plan to achieve an 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions caused by the entity's electricity sales in Colorado by 2030, relative to 2005 levels (2030 emission reductions). The act repeals current law stating that clean energy plans submitted by a cooperative electric association or a municipally owned utility under certain circumstances are deemed approved by the public utilities commission (commission) and requiring the division of administration in the department of public health and environment (division) to consult with the commission in verifying a clean energy plan submitted by a cooperative electric association or a municipally owned utility. The act also repeals current law stating that voluntary submission of a clean energy plan by a cooperative electric association or a municipally owned utility does not alter the entity's regulatory status with respect to the commission. A municipally owned utility that has encountered challenges in achieving the 2030 emission reductions may submit to the division, no later than December 31, 2026, an updated clean energy plan that demonstrates achievement of the 2030 emission reductions by the earliest date possible on or after December 31, 2029, but no later than December 31, 2032. A municipally owned utility that submits an updated clean energy plan to the division must:Provide a detailed generation and transmission plan to the division with the updated clean energy plan;Provide an annual report to the division beginning January 1, 2028, and continuing each year until December 31, 2033, that contains certain information related to the updated clean energy plan;Cease burning coal by December 31, 2032; andSeek to achieve certain additional reductions in greenhouse gas emissions without impairing the municipally owned utility's ability to maintain certain electric reliability standards. The updated clean energy plan must be verified by the division.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Refer Senate Bill 26-182 to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · upper
Refer Senate Bill 26-182 to the Committee of the Whole. — pass (pass) · upper
BILL — pass (pass) · lower
Sponsors
A. Paschal — primary (person)
C. Simpson — primary (person)
J. Caldwell — primary (person)
M. Snyder — primary (person)
A. Flanell — cosponsor (person)
B. Kirkmeyer — cosponsor (person)
B. Marshall — cosponsor (person)
B. Pelton — cosponsor (person)
C. Barron — cosponsor (person)
C. Clifford — cosponsor (person)
J. Carson — cosponsor (person)
J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
L. Frizell — cosponsor (person)
L. Liston — cosponsor (person)
M. Bradfield — cosponsor (person)
M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
R. English — cosponsor (person)
R. Gonzalez — cosponsor (person)
R. Keltie — cosponsor (person)
R. Pelton — cosponsor (person)
R. Weinberg — cosponsor (person)
S. Slaugh — cosponsor (person)
T. Winter — cosponsor (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2026-05-21 Governor Signed executive-signature
2026-05-12 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
2026-05-12 Signed by the Speaker of the House passage
2026-05-12 Signed by the President of the Senate passage
2026-05-07 House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments passage, reading-3
2026-05-06 House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
2026-05-05 House Committee on Transportation, Housing & Local Government Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole committee-passage, referral-committee
2026-05-04 Introduced In House - Assigned to Transportation, Housing & Local Government introduction
2026-05-04 Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments passage, reading-3
2026-05-01 Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor reading-2
2026-04-29 Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Unamended to Senate Committee of the Whole committee-passage, referral-committee
2026-04-28 Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & Energy introduction
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/594199b6-c258-4875-b3f2-68cd815db692. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).
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