HB26-1051 • 2026

Continue Microgrid Community Resilience Grant Program

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 m

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Rep. K. Stewart, Rep. L. Suckla, Sen. D. Roberts, Sen. C. Simpson, Rep. J. Bacon, Rep. A. Boesenecker, Rep. K. Brown, Rep. S. Camacho, Rep. M. Duran, Rep. R. English, Rep. E. Hamrick, Rep. J. Joseph, Rep. S. Lieder, Rep. M. Lindsay, Rep. M. Lukens, Rep. B. Marshall, Rep. J. McCluskie, Rep. K. McCormick, Rep. K. Nguyen, Rep. A. Paschal, Rep. M. Rutinel, Rep. E. Sirota, Rep. L. Smith, Rep. R. Stewart, Rep. B. Titone
Last action: 2026-03-25
Official status: Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Unamended to Appropriations
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not specify which rural communities are eligible for the grant program.

Extend Microgrid Grants for Rural Communities

This bill extends a grant program that helps cooperative electric associations and municipally owned utilities purchase microgrids to improve energy resilience in rural communities.

What This Bill Does

Removes the end date of September 1, 2026, from the existing microgrid grant program.
Continues providing grants for cooperative electric associations and municipally owned utilities to purchase microgrid resources.

Who It Names or Affects

Cooperative electric associations
Municipally owned utilities

Terms To Know

Microgrid: A small-scale power grid that can operate independently or in conjunction with the main electrical grid.
Resilience: The ability of a system to recover quickly from disruptions, such as power outages.

Limits and Unknowns

Does not specify how much funding will be available for grants.
Does not detail the criteria for determining which rural communities are eligible.
Does not provide information on how the program's effectiveness will be measured or reported.

Bill History

2026-03-25 Senate
Senate Committee on Transportation & Energy Refer Unamended to Appropriations
2026-03-05 Senate
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Transportation & Energy
2026-03-02 House
House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
2026-02-27 House
House Second Reading Special Order - Passed - No Amendments
2026-02-27 House
House Committee on Appropriations Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
2026-02-05 House
House Committee on Energy & Environment Refer Unamended to Appropriations
2026-01-14 House
Introduced In House - Assigned to Energy & Environment

Official Summary Text

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.)

Current Bill Text

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Second Regular Session
Seventy-fifth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
REENGROSSED
This Version Includes All Amendments
Adopted in the House of Introduction
LLS NO. 26-0248.01 Clare Haffner x6137 HOUSE BILL 26-1051
House Committees Senate Committees
Energy & Environment
Appropriations
A BILL FOR AN ACT
CONCERNING CONTINUING TH E MICROGRIDS FOR COMMUNITY101
RESILIENCE GRANT PROGRAM.102
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
http://leg.colorado.gov.)
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
HOUSE
3rd Reading Unamended
March 2, 2026
HOUSE
2nd Reading Unamended
February 27, 2026
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Suckla and Stewart K., Bacon, Boesenecker, Brown, Camacho, Duran, English, Hamrick,
Joseph, Lieder, Lindsay, Lukens, Marshall, McCluskie, McCormick, Nguyen, Paschal,
Rutinel, Sirota, Smith, Stewart R., Titone
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Roberts and Simpson,
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law.
continues the grant program indefinitely by removing the repeal date.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 40-9.8-104, amend2
(5) introductory portion; and repeal (7) as follows:3
40-9.8-104. Microgrids for community resilience grant4
program - creation - grant application process - report.5
(5) On or before December 1, 2023, and N OTWITHSTANDING6
SECTION 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), on or before December 1 of each year,7
thereafter, the division shall submit a report summarizing the grants8
awarded in the previous twelve months through the grant program,9
including:10
(7) This section is repealed, effective September 1, 2026.11
SECTION 2. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,12
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate13
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for14
the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state15
institutions.16
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