2019 JAN 23 PM 3:35

January 14, 2019

SENATE
STATE OF COLORADO
DENVER

Jeffrey P. Ackermann, Chairman
Colorado Public Utilities Commission
1560 Broadway, Suite 250
Denver, CO 80202

Frances A. Koncilja, Commissioner
Colorado Public Utilities Commission
1560 Broadway, Suite 250
Denver, CO 80202

Dear Chairman Ackermann and Commissioner Koncilja:

Colorado PUC E-Filings System

We submit these comments in support of the filing last month by Delta-Montrose Electric Association
(DMEA)asking the Colorado Public Utilities Commission to set a just, reasonable, and
nondiscriminatory charge for DMEA's exit from Tri-State.
As members of the Colorado General Assembly who care about rural economic development and
allowing all Coloradans access to less expensive power from local and diverse generation sources, we
urge the Commission to strongly consider exercising its jurisdiction under Colorado law and setting an
exit charge fair to both DMEA and Tr -State's remaining members.
We believe Articles 1 to 7 of Title 40 of the Colorado Revised Statutes apply to Tri-State as a generation
and transmission cooperative corporation. The law says public utilities, like Tri-State, cannot demand
unjust, unreasonable, or discriminatory charges. Ifthey do, then the Commission may prescribe just and
reasonable ones. DMEA's complaint says Tri-State refuses to give a just, reasonable, and
nondiscriminatory exit charge, depriving rural Coloradans of access to less expensive and more diverse
local generation that can serve as a catalyst for economic development on the Western Slope.
We look forward to monitoring the docket as it moves through the process and appreciate the
Commission entering our comments into the record in Proceeding No. 18F-0866E.
Sincerely,

Senator Don toram
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