HB 26-1051

HB 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 bill continues the grant program indefinitely by removing the repeal date.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

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