HB 26-1051
signedContinue Microgrid Community Resilience Grant Program
Plain-English Summary
AI-generatedHB 26-1051 is a Colorado bill that extends a grant program designed to help rural communities build microgrids, which are small-scale power grids that can operate independently of the main electrical grid. This program provides funding for cooperative electric associations and municipally owned utilities to purchase necessary resources for these microgrids, enhancing community resilience against power outages. The bill removes the previous expiration date set for 2026, making the grant program available indefinitely. Since it has been signed into law, this means that rural communities will now have ongoing support to improve their energy reliability and sustainability through microgrid technology.
Official Summary
The microgrids for community resilience grant program (grant program) in the division of local government in the department of local affairs provides grants for cooperative electric associations and municipally owned utilities to purchase microgrid resources for eligible rural communities located within their service territories. Under current law, the grant program is set to repeal on September 1, 2026. The act continues the grant program indefinitely by removing the repeal date.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Details
- Chamber
- House
- First action
- 2026-05-29
- Latest action
- 2026-01-14
- Last action desc.
- Introduced In House - Assigned to Energy & Environment
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Sponsors
- Katie Stewart (sponsor) · Democratic
- Larry Suckla (sponsor) · Republican
- Dylan Roberts (sponsor) · Democratic
- Cleave Simpson (sponsor) · Republican
- Jennifer Bacon (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Andy Boesenecker (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Kyle Brown (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Sean Camacho (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Monica Duran (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Regina English (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Eliza Hamrick (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Junie Joseph (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Sheila Lieder (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Mandy Lindsay (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Meghan Lukens (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Bob Marshall (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Julie McCluskie (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Karen McCormick (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Kenny Nguyen (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Amy Paschal (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Manny Rutinel (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Emily Sirota (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Lesley Smith (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Rebekah Stewart (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Brianna Titone (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Judy Amabile (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Adrienne Benavidez (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Marc Catlin (cosponsor) · Republican
- James Coleman (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Lisa Cutter (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Tony Exum (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Julie Gonzales (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Iman Jodeh (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Cathy Kipp (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Rod Pelton (cosponsor) · Republican
- Marc Snyder (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Katie Wallace (cosponsor) · Democratic
- Mike Weissman (cosponsor) · Democratic