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(4) If the rules remain vacated, FE RC will likely set <br />about rewriting both the interconnect and the.' <br />avoided cost rules, and proceed with the official <br />ruiemakinq process.. This could take approximately <br />one- to two- years:, <br />State Proceedings. _ <br />i <br />On January 12, 1982 ,the Colorado Public Utilities~Commissie~n <br />(PUC) issued. Decision'No. C82-73 regarding the PURPA requirements <br />as they .apply to o-ora-o. t required, amore other things,_ h$t <br />utilities interconnect and gay avoided cost rates. The utiiti:es <br />were required to submit tariffs reflecting standard: aw ided:cost <br />rates for units under .100. kW. <br />Due to the District of Columbia decision, ..the PUC i~sau+ed <br />Decision No. C82-138 on January 26, sta in Decision No ., C~3.2-73 <br />pending further order of the Commission, an exten ~. g `t a ~~ , <br />line for requests for rehearing-and reconsideration of 'that deci-; <br />Sion to March 1, 1.982. <br />On March 23, 1982, '.the Commission entered Decision No. C82-~~_ <br />436, which indefinitely pontinued the :stay entered in Decision <br />No. C82-138--.thus Decision No. C82-73 will not become effeetitze -: <br />until the .PUC-order to stay- is i to <br />Under Decision No. C82-436, the PUC. will initiate new -rule's <br />making roceedings for Colorado ase on o ora o aw, nr~t: <br />ase on PUP or the FERC Ruies. This procedure could take <br />several years to complete. <br />A brief polling of developers .presently holding multiple. <br />small scale hydro permits in Colorado indicates that; the federal <br />'court decision will not have a major effect on marketirx~ power <br />from- the bulk of their sites. It is not known what the effect <br />will be on other small scaYe technologies. It is our belief that <br />many hydro sites in Colorado have power-that. will. be attratctiue, <br />to the utilities in any case <br />It is the decision of the editor of this. ,document to prdceec'~ <br />with publication, even though portions of the document are writ- <br />ten as if the federal court decision had not been rendered. The <br />bulk o t e gui ante in t e ocument is sou in any case. The <br />reader will have to make ad'ustments in usin the enclosed inf r <br />matron, de endin on t e outcome 'o t e procee ings LscUSSe~ <br />ere. <br />r <br />