How On-Bill Repayment was approved: PUC proceeding 25A-0036E

On-Bill Repayment exists because the Colorado Public Utilities Commission approved it in proceeding 25A-0036E. Every document below is public on the PUC's e-filing site.

How it got approved

• January 6, 2025. Xcel asks for an on-bill financing program, with the Collective Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) putting up the money.
• September 22, 2025. Hearing Commissioner Tom Plant recommends approving it with changes (Decision R25-0682).
• November 26, 2025. The Commission approves it with changes (Decision C25-0850).
• January 14, 2026. The Commission rules on requests to rehear it (Decision C26-0028).
• April 29, 2026. Xcel's tariff for the program, Schedule OBRP, takes effect.

What the Commission decided

Xcel can shut off service for an unpaid repayment, the same as for an unpaid electric bill. The Commission said the loan loss reserve it approved may lessen the need for that, and pushed Xcel to work out a shutoff policy with CCEF (Decision C25-0850, paragraph 60). It called this first version a "narrow financing program" to be improved, and listed lower interest rates and rebates applied before financing among the goals for Xcel's next filing in 2026 (paragraphs 13 and 83).

The renters case in court

The Commission found that state law doesn't stop a landlord from passing the actual cost of an upgrade on to a tenant. On February 13, 2026, the Office of the Utility Consumer Advocate, represented by the Attorney General's office, asked Denver District Court to review that finding (case 2026CV30568). On April 7 the court ordered the PUC to send up its record. As of October 13, 2026 the docket showed no ruling.

If you plan to rent the house out, call CCEF at (720) 263-2313 before you sign a lease.