Bill Sponsor
Colorado House Bill 1007
Session 2026A
Improve Customer Use Distributed Energy Resources
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 10, 2026
Sponsors
Unknown
L. Smith
Unknown
R. Stewart
Unknown
C. Kipp
First Action
Jan 14, 2026
Latest Action
Mar 25, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1007
State
Colorado
Session
2026A
Sponsorship by Party
Unknown
C. Kipp
Sponsor
Unknown
L. Smith
Sponsor
Unknown
R. Stewart
Sponsor
Unknown
A. Boesenecker
Cosponsor
Unknown
A. Paschal
Cosponsor
Unknown
A. Valdez
Cosponsor
Unknown
B. Marshall
Cosponsor
Unknown
B. Titone
Cosponsor
Unknown
C. Espenoza
Cosponsor
Unknown
E. Hamrick
Cosponsor
Unknown
E. Sirota
Cosponsor
Unknown
J. Bacon
Cosponsor
Unknown
J. McCluskie
Cosponsor
Unknown
K. Brown
Cosponsor
Unknown
K. Nguyen
Cosponsor
Unknown
K. Stewart
Cosponsor
Unknown
L. Goldstein
Cosponsor
Unknown
M. Carter
Cosponsor
Unknown
M. Duran
Cosponsor
Unknown
M. Froelich
Cosponsor
Unknown
M. Lindsay
Cosponsor
Unknown
M. Rutinel
Cosponsor
Unknown
S. Camacho
Cosponsor
Unknown
S. Woodrow
Cosponsor
Unknown
T. Story
Cosponsor
Unknown
Y. Zokaie
Cosponsor
Summary
The bill defines, and creates requirements for, portable-scale solar generation devices. In addition, the bill prohibits a provider of retail electric service or wholesale energy from, among other things, requiring a customer to obtain the provider's approval before installing or using a portable-scale solar generation device. The bill also prohibits a person from restricting, prohibiting, or imposing unreasonable conditions on directly or indirectly unreasonably prohibiting the installation, use, or operation of a portable-scale solar generation device. A covenant or restriction that explicitly or indirectly unreasonably prohibits or restricts the installation, use, or operation of a portable-scale solar generation device is unenforceable and void as a matter of public policy, though a real property owner may require reasonable restrictions.The bill specifies that a provider of retail electric service or wholesale energy is not liable for any damage caused by a portable-scale solar generation device and requires that the installation of a portable-scale solar generation device be in accordance with fire code requirements and applicable building codes that pertain to health and safety.Under current law, a utility that is subject to regulation by the public utilities commission (commission) must allow for customer ownership and use of a meter collar adapter through the utility's interconnection standards. The bill requires the commission, on or before December 31, 2026, to revise existing commission interconnection rules to explicitly require commission-regulated utilities to allow for customer ownership and use of meter collar adapters that are approved by a nationally recognized testing laboratory and to prohibit commission-regulated utilities from requiring a production meter as a condition of interconnection for a customer-sited distributed energy resource that has a power output of no more than 10 kilowatts . The bill also requires a commission-regulated utility to facilitate the installation of a meter collar adapter by an electrical contractor registered with the state electrical board.The bill requires municipally owned utilities and cooperative electric associations to also allow for customer ownership and use of meter collar adapters and prohibits municipally owned utilities and cooperative electric associations from requiring a production meter as a condition of interconnection for a customer-sited distributed energy resource.(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Actions (7)
03/25/2026
Senate
Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
03/10/2026
Senate
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & Energy
03/05/2026
House
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/04/2026
House
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
03/03/2026
House
House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
02/26/2026
House
House Committee on Energy & Environment Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
01/14/2026
House
Introduced In House - Assigned to Energy & Environment
Sources
Record Created
Jan 14, 2026 8:17:44 PM
Record Updated
Mar 26, 2026 5:23:23 AM