C25-0652-I Interim Commission Decision Granting, With Modifications, Motion to Initiate Near- Term Procurement

A. It Is Ordered That: 1. We grant, with modifications, the Joint Motion to Initiate Near-Term Procurement (NTP) and Request to Establish Procedural Schedule (NTP Motion) that Trial Staff of the Commission, the Colorado Energy Office, the Colorado Office of the Utility Consumer Advocate, and Public Service Company of Colorado (Public Service or the Company) filed on August 22, 2025, consistent with the discussion above. 2. Public Service shall file proposals by September 24, 2025, addressing ways to encourage developers to submit bids both in the NTP RFP and the JTS base RFP. One of the specific proposals the Company must address is waiving the JTS bid fee for projects bidding into the NTP RFP. 3. The Commission adopts the following procedural deadlines for the NTP Process: RFP Responses are due on October 6, 2025; Public Service's motion to acquire NTP resources along with the NTP Report is due December 5, 2025; the settlement deadline regarding the motion to acquire NTP resources is January 12, 2026; the deadline for intervenors to respond to Public Service's motion to acquire NTP resources is January 12, 2026. 4. A remote status conference to discuss the logistics of the Interactive Technical Workshop is scheduled in this Proceeding as follows: DATE: December 12, 2025 TIME: 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. PLACE: Join by video conference using Zoom 5. A remote Interactive Technical Workshop is scheduled in this Proceeding as follows: DATE: December 18-19, 2025 TIME: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. PLACE: Join by video conference using Zoom 6. This Decision is effective immediately upon its Issued Date.