republic-os/legislation/us/states/co/2026a/hb-1225.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Distributed Energy Resources Requirements"
description: "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.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2026A"
identifier: "HB 1225"
citation: "Colorado HB 1225 (2026A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Energy"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["J. Willford", "L. Smith", "M. Ball", "S. Bright"]
version_count: 7
action_count: 17
vote_count: 15
first_action: "2026-02-18"
last_action: "2026-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e5c27b77-7d5c-4c4c-a1b5-1a4351f6d829"
source_url: "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1225"
source_hash: "7901146d1e9a5405c6f2ee079fa982ed989eaac2b62264ae81e9a03fbde7a5c1"
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 1225 (2026A) — Distributed Energy Resources Requirements

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.)

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/112144/download)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115240/download)
3. **Final Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116781/download)
4. **Reengrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/115296/download)
5. **Rerevised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116117/download)
6. **Revised** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116036/download)
7. **Signed Act** (committee substitute) — [source](https://leg.colorado.gov/bill_files/116977/download)

## Votes

- Adopt amendment L.015 — **pass** (pass) · upper
- REPASS — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Adopt amendment L.010 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1225, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Adopt amendment L.008 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1225, as amended, to the Committee on Finance. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Refer House Bill 26-1225 to the Committee of the Whole. — **pass** (pass) · lower
- BILL — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Adopt amendment L.006 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Adopt amendment L.011 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- AMD (H.001) — **fail** (fail) · lower
- CONCUR — **pass** (pass) · upper
- Adopt amendment L.004 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Adopt amendment L.007 — **pass** (pass) · lower
- Adopt amendment L.005 — **pass** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- J. Willford — primary (person)
- L. Smith — primary (person)
- M. Ball — primary (person)
- S. Bright — primary (person)
- A. Paschal — cosponsor (person)
- C. Kipp — cosponsor (person)
- E. Sirota — cosponsor (person)
- J. Bacon — cosponsor (person)
- J. Bridges — cosponsor (person)
- J. Coleman — cosponsor (person)
- J. Jackson — cosponsor (person)
- J. Joseph — cosponsor (person)
- J. Marchman — cosponsor (person)
- J. McCluskie — cosponsor (person)
- K. Brown — cosponsor (person)
- K. McCormick — cosponsor (person)
- K. Nguyen — cosponsor (person)
- L. Cutter — cosponsor (person)
- L. Goldstein — cosponsor (person)
- M. Duran — cosponsor (person)
- M. Froelich — cosponsor (person)
- M. Lindsay — cosponsor (person)
- N. Ricks — cosponsor (person)
- R. English — cosponsor (person)
- S. Camacho — cosponsor (person)
- W. Lindstedt — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-06-01** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-05-29** Signed by the President of the Senate `passage`
- **2026-05-29** Signed by the Speaker of the House `passage`
- **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`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e5c27b77-7d5c-4c4c-a1b5-1a4351f6d829`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).