Colorado Revised Statutes

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 40-4-101 (2026)

Regulations, service, and facilities prescribed

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(1) Whenever the commission, after a hearing upon its own motion or upon complaint, finds that the rules, regulations, practices, equipment, facilities, or service of any public utility or the methods of manufacture, distribution, transmission, storage, or supply employed by it are unjust, unreasonable, unsafe, improper, inadequate, or insufficient, the commission shall determine the just, reasonable, safe, proper, adequate, or sufficient rules, regulations, practices, equipment, facilities, service, or methods to be observed, furnished, constructed, enforced, or employed and shall fix the same by its order, rule, or regulation.

(2) The commission shall prescribe rules and regulations for the performance of any service or the furnishing of any commodity of the character furnished or supplied by any public utility, and upon proper tender of rates, such public utility shall furnish such commodity or render such service within the time and upon the conditions provided in such rules.

(3) The commission shall prescribe rules and regulations for the termination of gas and electric service to residential customers. Said rules and regulations shall require that the customer be given reasonable notice and an opportunity to be heard by the terminating utility company before termination of gas or electric service and that such service may not be terminated during certain periods if the customer establishes that termination of the service would be especially dangerous to the health or safety of the customer and that he is unable to pay for the service as regularly billed by the utility, or that he is able to pay but only in reasonable installments.

Source: L. 13: p. 475, § 24. C.L. § 2935. CSA: C. 137, § 25. CRS 53: § 115-4-1. C.R.S. 1963: § 115-4-1. L. 69: p. 933, § 19. L. 80: Entire section amended, p. 748, § 1, effective April 13.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1976–1988 · leading case: Smith v. Home Light & Power Co., 734 P.2d 1051 (Colo. 1987).

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Smith v. Home Light & Power Co., 734 P.2d 1051 (Colo. 1987). · cites it 2× “The legislature has granted the Public Utilities Commission (Commission) broad discretion to adopt regulations for public safety, see §§ 40-4-101, -106, -108,17 C.R.S. (1984 and 1986 Supp.”

Mountain View Elec. Ass'n v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 686 P.2d 1336 (Colo. 1984). · cites it 2× “6 Section 40-4-101(1), 17 C.R.S. (1983 Supp.”

Denver Welfare Rights Org. v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 547 P.2d 239 (Colo. 1976). “1973; and the right to initiate enforcement and penalty provisions of the Public Utilities Act, see sections 40-7-101 to 40-7-111, C.R.S. 1973. The Colorado legislature has bestowed broad powers upon the Public Utilities Commission.”

Pub. Serv. Co. of Colorado v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 765 P.2d 1015 (Colo. 1988). “XXV; § 40-4-101,17 C.R. S. (1984); City of Montrose v.”

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Mountain View Elec. Ass'n v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n, 686 P.2d 1336 (Colo. 1984). “6 Section 40-4-101(1), 17 C.R.S. (1983 Supp.”

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