Colorado PUC sends Black Hills EV plan to administrative judge
Commissioners deemed Black Hills Colorado Electric’s 2027-29 transportation electrification filing complete and moved the $2.71 million proposal into an administrative law judge proceeding.
The Colorado Public Utilities Commission on July 1 deemed Black Hills Colorado Electric’s 2027-29 transportation electrification filing complete and referred it to an administrative law judge proceeding.
According to the PUC meeting record, Black Hills filed the plan in docket 26A-0173E and proposed a $2.71 million budget for EV-related infrastructure, adoption programs and EV-specific rate changes. Staff recommended the commission deem the filing complete and send it to an ALJ, and commissioners approved that step by minute entry.
The filing is Black Hills’ third transportation electrification plan under Colorado’s EV-planning law. The next phase will allow parties to test the utility’s assumptions and cost proposals.
The public record from the meeting did not spell out each proposed charger, rebate, adoption program or tariff change. But it did show that the Colorado Energy Office, the Office of Utility Consumer Advocate and PUC Trial Staff intervened or sought to intervene, with UCA and Trial Staff requesting a hearing.
The case will determine what EV-related spending Black Hills can pursue and how those costs are recovered from customers.